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
2022.07.09
这片看到最后不是觉得恐怖，而是觉得晦气。
台湾电影的风格相比香港更乡土化，更接近国内的文化，会更加有带入感，这个课桌小纸条式的恐怖故事让人会觉得自己被欺骗了，所以才会被打低分吧，还是很有意思的
本身设定和悬念就比较弱，剧本整体又透着廉价的味道...
给观众下咒的做派要说恶心不至于，观众智商低到这份上那我也无话可说，个人只是觉得无聊，因为电影本事质量低，这个下咒之举就非常幼齿。这部电影所有元素都是别人玩剩下的，我是真心没有被吓到，不是我对恐怖片免疫，是真的看过一遍了都，吓人的节奏我都给你算得准准的。相比之下同时期同样有着广泛舆论褒贬不一的“灵媒”和“南巫”都在各自领域起码还有的聊，突然就显出优点来了，这玩意真的超无聊~~~~
没想象中那么好看，但也不错，比灵媒好看！
评论区说的这一切都不过是场局，六年前女主就在谋划这一场局了，感觉脑洞很大很有意思，但总觉得还缺点什么没解释清。好的恐怖片就这点好，看表面故事感觉很简单略无聊，但会细思极恐，而且会有好多种猜想与解读。虽然没被吓到，但很喜欢。而且很喜欢叙诡，无论是推理小说还是影视作品，觉得叙诡很好玩
虽然说还存在着很多恐怖片的通病，主角作死和降知，然而这部电影在结构上给我了很大的惊喜，和观众互动，在观众心里留下种子，诅咒观众，太狠了
有点懂老中观众为啥这么生气hhhhhh 毕竟林水井都一亿热搜，对着这种故意气观众的套路较真是肯定的了。但真的有恐怖，果然东亚民俗恐怖是最恐怖？我觉得全片高潮还是阿清嫂预告那里。（密恐人还是别看了，我有特意暂停看想强行治疗，还是看起鸡皮疙瘩了）
4.0。氛围到了自然好，伪纪录片大杂烩，丧尸元素、探穴元素、直播元素、桌面电影元素和宗教招魂元素等等。
為了煽情而做了許多“細節”的安排，手法粗糙，反而把故事變得破碎。
进行本土化处理。
但最有质感也是最“丧气”的
所有的亮点都剪进了预告片，以及手持摄影类恐怖片一定要靠主角团作死来推进的话会让我觉得变低级……算了，跨个火盆吧
3.5吧。最恶心的其实是原案里的高雄中邪家族吃屎喝尿充饥…整体质感还是不错的，有些邪典的味道，美术布景（包括佛像设计）和特技效果也能令人满意，最大的问题还是故事过于单薄，着眼点在亲情，和大多数伪纪录片一样，大部分的时间都用来故弄玄虚了。结尾的设计导演应该是想让更多的观众来祝福自己的小天使吧（虽然不知道发生过什么事），倒也不必过度解读，否则像《午夜凶铃》这类的作品诅咒不是更加狠毒？期待续作。
遇事不要慌，先拿出手机录个像，全知镜头无处不在，这种伪纪录片真的氛围感越来越差了，恐怖是真没有，如果再没有最后那点晦气的反转，可能更没劲了。
2022年了，还有玩这种拙劣的故弄玄虚，感觉更像搞笑片
粗糙且破碎，如同那些口口相传的都市传说和灵异故事。借鉴了不少日系恐怖片的元素，血液和蛆虫的镜头太直白，以至于生理不适。最恐怖之处就是打破第四堵墙，引导观众上当，给观众下咒。对于无神论的恐怖片迷来说是创新，对很相信鬼神之说的人，可能就有点冒犯了。但我蛮喜欢这种冒犯。
向来都不喜欢伪纪录片形式的恐怖片，假装弄个手持摄影，结果就是吓人的手段永远都是镜头转动时突然来个面目狰狞的鬼脸。
创意不错，有解读空间，玩了一个“戏弄”观众的结尾反转，个人感觉没必要对导演扩大化批评，世界都如此贫瘠无聊了，偶尔调皮下也没什么，何况以前我们对一部恐怖电影可不是那么敏感的。究其原因，可能还是贾导所说，目前电影遇到的一切问题，都是经济问题，现实压迫人心，一点就燃。
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