Set to broadcast in two one-hour films, this family treat is inspired by the classic books of Barbara Euphan Todd and is pegged to be the TV event of the season. Mackenzie Crook has taken Scatterbrook farm and the infamous characters of this well-loved tale and injected them with a tender and authentic charm. This is the perfect family adventure, packed with a fun, mischievous spirit and delivered with an environmental message.
Mackenzie Crook, (Pirates Of The Caribbean, Detectorists) who has written, directed and stars as Worzel Gummidge, has gathered a host of both accomplished and brilliant actors who are set to appear in this eagerly anticipated adaptation.
Playing The Green Man, creator of the scarecrows, who arrives to Scatterbrook in episode two, is comedy legend Sir Michael Palin. He says: “It’s a lovely part for me, but the whole script is very memorable and touching, and very funny too. It quite skillfully weaves in something for everybody all the time.”
Zoë Wanamaker (My Family, Harry Potter And The Philosophers Stone) will play the eccentric local aristocrat, Lady Bloomsbury Barton in episode two. She says: “The whole thing is so charming and inventive. It’s the sort of thing I’d watch. I’m sure it will be a huge success. I know it will - it’s divine.”
Vicki Pepperdine (Getting On, The Windsors) takes on the role of the formidable Aunt Sally in episode one. She says: “There’s something for everybody. It’s got this heart to it, and you’d be hard pushed as an adult not to engage with it.”
Steve Pemberton (League Of Gentleman, Benidorm) will play Mr Braithwaite, the farmer. He says: “This is the kind of show the whole family can enjoy together. It has a lot of humour, a lot of visual humour too, and I think kids will enjoy watching the children being central to the story.”
Rosie Cavaliero (Gentleman Jack, Cleaning Up) will play Mrs Braithwaite, she added: “It’s a story about the imagination, and children escaping into this different world. Mackenzie’s version is totally contemporary.”
Ones to watch India Brown (Hetty Feather) and Thierry Wickens (making his TV debut) will play Susan and John, two city children spending their summer at Scatterbrook farm who quickly befriend Worzel and begin a summer of adventures.
The first episode, The Scarecrow Of Scatterbrook, sees two young strangers arrive in the village of Scatterbrook. It’s not long before Susan and John encounter Worzel Gummidge, the Scarecrow of Ten Acre Field. Their world is sent spinning into confusion when they realise Gummidge comes to life. The only person more shocked is Worzel, when he discovers that the children are not in fact fellow scarecrows but humans.
Their worlds should never commune but fate has conspired to create an extraordinary union. The seasons have stopped and the harvest hasn’t arrived. The rhythm of the natural world is out of kilter and this unlikely trio must try to put it right. Magic, mystery and mayhem unfurl.
The second episode, The Green Man, welcomes another mysterious arrival to Scatterbrook. The Green Man is the creator of scarecrows and keeper of scarecrow lore. He isn’t at all happy that Worzel is consorting with humans. Elsewhere, local aristocrat Lady Bloomsbury Barton is holding a fete, with a Scarecrow competition that Worzel is determined to win. What will The Green Man and Worzel's most competitive rival, Soggy Bogart make of it all?
Worzel Gummidge is written and directed by Mackenzie Crook and is a Leopard Pictures, Treasure Trove Productions and Lola Entertainment production for BBC One. It is Executive Produced by Kristian Smith for Leopard Pictures, Lisa Thomas for Lola Entertainment, Mackenzie Crook for Treasure Trove Productions, with rights holders Patrick D. Pidgeon and Eric S. Rollman executive producers for Pidgeon Entertainment, Inc. It is produced by Georgie Fallon and Alex Moody is the Commissioning Editor for the BBC.
Further casting:
Francesca Mills - Earthy Mangold
Tim Plester - Clarty
Colin Michael Carmichael - Soggy Bogart
Andrew James Spooner - Flat Alistair
Phil Hulford - Hannah Harrow
Tom Meeten - HMS Odney
Christopher-Robert Barlow - Rag Bag
Kiran Shah - Chopper and Root Bound
Charlie Mayhew - Rustle Sprouter
Lucy Montgomery - Jackie Pudding
Gus Brown - Oswald Pollypop
Malik Ibheis - Trike
Ben Langley - Driver
Mariam Haque - Receptionist
强烈推荐你去电影院看这部电影
可太好看了！嗲得嘞，灵得嘞！虽然浮于表面，可这皮相真是美啊！观众看得开心，演员演得开心，导演拍得也开心！
期待蛮高的，看完之后觉得，好是好，没那么好。总觉得，几个女性角色依旧在围着老白转，她们自己的样貌依旧没有那么清晰。以及，老乌的故事没有很打动我，我不懂她们为什么流泪……
伪男性视角的女性题材 把男人放在女人的位置上 他们就变成了女人 但即便赋予女人权力与造反的底气 底色依然是戏谑甚至有些心酸的 也许比起老乌饭桌上红红的眼眶 格洛丽亚挑逗完老白关上门后黯然神伤的表情转换 才是“可怖的真实眼泪”
喜欢拉拉杂杂进行无效对白的片子都请移步这里，学习有效对话。
骨子里是大型的情景喜剧，妙在剧本、 对白、演员的拿捏。剧中的语音很罕见的是生活的语言。但这剧的成功和矛盾都在与此。因为完完全全是虚构的人物和场景。没有一个年届50的中年艺术男会住在这样的弄堂里（我的家人依然还有住在那样地方的），更别说展开浪漫了。一方面人为的感觉很强烈，另一方面又带来了久违的喜剧张力。导演似乎很乐意把自己定位在这里（而不是任何艺术高度，影片里有好几处这样的机会）。公允地说，我觉得片子很成功，让我放声大笑。最后，配乐太糟糕了。
8.6 补缺了国内电影的三大空白:城市电影，中年爱情，男女关系，并且不同于费里尼中大多数作品中男人身边围绕着女人，从男性的视角去凝视女人，这里通过女性来对男性进行解构，甚至徐峥的角色其友人和儿子都是反传统男性气质的，上海这群富有经历，学识，生活气的毕竟少数，未来这个基数会扩大，就像《爱情神话》从古典来到了现代
画室的三人谈话，两场聚会，阳台和门槛男女主对话，鞋匠的男女之见都写的非常有趣且深刻。
这电影真的不是拍给我的吗？
灵啊灵，看的过程是轻松愉悦的，而且还有几次让我鼻子酸酸捏。其实我个人看下来并不觉得就是个“三女争一男”的故事，虽然有些不足，但导演想表达的观点是我喜欢的，每个人都应该有掌握自己人生的勇气，要勇敢地点开一部电影，哪怕最后发现是一部烂片也没关系。配乐居然有我喜欢的白密和布朗尼，还都是两首我最爱的歌，不过说实话我觉得用的确实不算合适哈哈哈。鼓励鼓励，是我会想回看的电影，期待导演之后的作品~
真不愧是2021年国产最佳。
挺喜欢的，值回票价（比平常高1/3）。因为以前做过城市摄影所以会比较在意都市的呈现方式，这部给人的感觉耳目一新。电影从第一个镜头的（话剧）[幕后]走到（电影）[台前]，本身是有一个空间维度的转变的，这里要用到一个建筑学的术语，叫facade立面，每个人物都试图维持自身的精致立面（一如上海遗留的老建筑），但只有白老师是在试图展示和衔接侧面（多面，最终在餐桌上相遇）。每当立面崩塌，就会出现不同的空间调度，一如寻找展厅时强调的空间错位，这些差错深深浅浅，偶有触碰到中年人的脆弱时刻，但却并没有一刻失去气力。从幕后到台前，爱情的神话是渗透立面的努力，排队没有领到糖，好歹有共享抗糖化妆品嘛～
在上海影城看的，前后座都笑疯了，窝不知道灵不灵，就是小资得想打110了
可能真真切切在上海生活过的人代入感会很强，虽然他是小洋楼里的上海，但里面表现的上海男人，上海女人，上海的下午茶，上海的梧桐树，特别是藏在方言里那个性的劲，真的非常灵。剧本结构非常扎实，音乐和本体特性的使用很有伍迪艾伦的感觉。就像每个走在上海街道的夜晚，散步，小酒..
我想，徐峥已经来到了这个人生中最好的阶段。
有点离谱了，这都能吹得起来？难道我看的是另一部片吗… 这不就是一档优秀的国产电视剧吗？它投放的终端真应该是荧屏(电视)，而不是银幕(影院)…
要素过多。。健身不练腿 早晚要后悔 非礼你看不下去切了个bgm是M83吗？？
《愛情神話》好看。靈的。很驚艷國產片有這樣不矯情不狗血的生活片。妙趣橫生。有況味。了不起的。幾個中年男女。互相折磨。互相糾纏。生活淡出個鳥來。但人生無時無刻不悶騷。年度好片。喜別2021。
上海离异中年男女的生活日常，无聊的昏昏欲睡。最后结尾还不忘记讽刺一下看不懂的观众。而且全程上海话看的真心累，烂片，鉴定完毕。
拍中年人的没有那么“纯粹”的爱欲，很轻盈很聪明。名叫“爱情神话”，但电影中含爱情量又不高，跟普通人生活中“生活/爱情”的配比量差不多，由此电影的格外落地，不悬浮，真。导演私自夹带了一些元素：“红拂”杂货店、“夜奔”酒吧、“艺辉国际学校”，卖电子烟作为艺术从业者的副业，一个山西人迁移了自己与男友在上海旅居的经历用于创作，十分“私房电影”了。尤其喜欢最后聚众看碟的场景，大家先是正襟危坐，而后昏昏欲睡肚皮饿，揭示的真理是：爱情固然有神话性，但它亦兼有瞬时性，留不住太久的才美丽。导演在学校里学习、欣赏的就是费里尼的《爱情神话》，然后这么学院派的一个高贵的名字配上这部一个如此生活世俗的内容，十分有张力，四两拨千斤，就像好学生交出的一份模仿大师的优秀习作，结构精巧，工于制作，也能看出导演身上的大师天赋。
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