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
当一个群体已经成长到无法忽视的地步时，我们没办法忽视他们，争取更多的权利，把事情往好的方向引导，也许是我们最应该做的。在这里也有girls help girls
这个女权表现的有点过了吧，各种动作都在模仿男人，还有大佬帮忙，表现的过于表面了。但是故事是好的，人物是令人敬佩的。
以这个情节为观照，出让小情人，干倒老区长，为妓女发声，与总理见面，想必都有许多对甘古拜的美化。但无论如何，一个曾经因天真无知被拐卖到淫窟里的女孩，最终能成为这个街区的女王，不但掌控了自己的命运，还能保护四千多妇女的安全，甘古拜的确厉害。
性工作者，无论在哪都是一个备受歧视的职业，但印度作为卖淫合法化的国家之一，性工作者也任是夹缝求存，《星期四》中，有个描述让我至今难忘——“从你开始看这部电影，据统计印度已有8名妇女被强J，同类型的电影却是一部比一部更让我震撼！印非电影总是能让我庆幸我生中国。
太魔幻了，观影过程是还蛮有意思，但太魔幻了，3星
两分给画面。。。女主解决暴徒的办法是靠另一个更凶狠的暴徒。。。。。后面居然还希望卖淫合法化。。。。。不理解。。。。。。
很难讲的一部片子啦
看到评论区一些读者说，她到最后还是靠着男人一步一步胜利的。世界上除了男人就是女人 ，那个时候的女人可以被买卖 她们能有多大权利？ 关于电影内容有很大争议，但是 电影里一些台词也是相当好的！二刷的时候一定把他摘抄下来！！！
不管是愤怒、心痛，还是喜悦，全片感情表达都相当克制；叙事详略得当，几乎没有废镜头。最喜欢女主不卑不亢地要求成为黑手党生意伙伴，而不是直接接济；最不喜这个黑手党老大的形象太理想化。
有一种人身在沟渠依然仰望星空，有一种人身在沟渠也要奋力爬到岸上，甚至努力把沟渠填平，我佩服这种人。
合法化要“双标”，这样的市场里，女性是受害者却承担所有的风险与侮辱，男性永远不该被合法化，他们才是形成这个市场的原因以及根本。
大女主爽片。其实女主就只想给自己同一阶层的姐妹争取权利和利益而已，还没拔高到女权那个高度吧……
还有人提什么女权。我都无语了，好好的一部电影为什么要加这么多其他元素来评判。
片中无声表演动作设计和调度都太棒了！可惜剧作是爽片风。
就是一个女权爽片，不经细推敲，女主光环太闪耀，但是演员还是很美的。
虽然不赞同卖淫合法化，但影片对于人们对妓女的态度的辛辣批评还是很到位的（把去世的尸妓女腿绑起来，因为“男人是不可信的哪怕是一具尸体）。歌舞也很棒，美术在我看过的印度电影中名列前茅（女主抱友人孩子那里让人想起圣母玛利亚）。但最赞的当属女主角的演技，少女时代的天真、陷入爱情时的深色、mafia queen的气场还有发表演讲时的范儿。不过剧情有点地方铺垫不够（比如如何刚被卖到妓院时从绝食求死到决心run this place又如何和另一位妓女建立了友情，什么原因促使她决定为红灯区的4000妓女争取权益等等）。
我还以为会比想象中的更好。不过拍摄手法和配乐我都蛮喜欢的
说服大哥就是这么容易……说服警察就是这么容易……说服总理就是这么容易……
好帅好美！（我的devanagari变好了哈哈哈哈我可太开心了
看到印度的报道总是女性地位十分低下
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