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
开心麻花的戏，你要说好看吧，看后又记不住任何，你要说不好看吧，毕竟你也跟着笑了
很旧也很新 有些独特的观感 以至于看完后会久久萦绕脑海 散漫的叙事 胶片的质感 70年代的青春 其实每个时代都是世界末日 后来再听life on mars感觉是不一样了
太真了太接地气了真他妈甜，活该我今天看这片，活该我，我活该！！！
三星半，这应该是开心麻花节奏最成熟，情怀最真挚的电影了。前几部不像电影被诟病，这一部干脆直接以戏中戏的构造承载话剧式的质感，反而比较成功。情怀非常纯真，影片中的小人物仿佛是对开心麻花团队自身的一种映照，而且致敬的许多电影也是非常惊喜。但另一方面，这一部的笑点退化的非常严重，主角都像是没有生气一般一句一句的挤出那些苍白无力的话来逗乐，没有了一开始那种让人眼前一亮的创作理念，有些许失望。
开头的暧昧情愫不错，很吸引人，但后面拍得越来越没有逻辑，缺乏灵感
莫名其妙摸不着头脑但又挺甜的，没什么营养但就是补糖（Cooper Hoffman真的像他爸）
就是一部很纯粹的、关于青春懵懂恋爱的电影，想起02年的《私恋失调》
一个安德森喜欢流光溢彩的川渝火锅
1麻花所有爆款电影全是翻拍（抄袭）；2演不了男主角是有原因的；3麻花演员们永远分不清什么是喜剧，什么是发神经；4三谷幸喜的魔幻时刻随时都让人感受到他对电影的热爱，杀手有什么，春节档投机者丑恶的嘴脸罢了。
三星半。再没有多少事，比青春年少随心所欲的奔跑更让人羡慕。过了那个年岁，人们奔跑就只是为了健身，不再有漫长的夏夜空旷的街道，和一定要用跑、用狠狠拥抱去见的人了。
三星半，哎我还是很喜欢的，你会发现安德森拍爱情片真的很有情调，他总能把巨无聊的剧情拍的进自己的节奏里，抓住那些重要时刻然后你会感叹这该死的荷尔蒙这该死的浪漫！
天那些老直白男演员的joke如此陈旧几乎是惨不忍睹，但也衬得alana过分可爱哩🍐💛
在这部里松散的现代结构并没有给故事带来什么不可言喻的神秘，以往围绕人物、关系、环境、时代或氛围的诡异组织能力消失了，二人关系角力的核心并没有足够强大的吸引力和能量，我们也就几乎看不到镜头语言服务到的理念对象是什么，它不够持续而只是局部上单一的技术层面的好看而已（几个奔跑的长镜），于是我们便该意识到以往pta电影里的一部分魔力是来源于演员表演对角色本身核心意志的把握和于其外表、行为中四散而出也不可捉摸部分地准确演绎的结合。
最佳剧本，细腻的衔接找不到瑕疵。可惜评分被所谓的不知所云的男性/女性视角毁掉了。
还可以吧，前半段的剧情还是很搞笑的，电影院里全场笑得不行。但是转折点有点草率，米兰选择放走魏成功和魏成功选择回来帮他们的理由不太有说服力，这就导致这部片只能是一部纯纯的搞笑片。
我们可以不要再扮大人了吗？脱下那件虎皮吧，不管十八二十八三十八，玩玩弹珠球也不一定可耻，不是非要喝马提尼，不是非要聊政治和伟大。让我们都渺小一点，不怯懦地爱下去。
丑男丑女也就算了，年龄差距也不是啥新鲜事儿，这种故事有什么可以拿出来演绎的，都是各种无聊的破事儿，所谓的创业就像儿戏。比《吸大麻的孩子》差出十条街。也就61岁的西恩·潘那场戏值得一看，库珀出来几分钟演了个啥。奥斯卡越来越三流。4
6.1/10 #Landmark 纯粹直接的20世纪Rom-Com，毫无预兆地直接将男女主的相遇丢给观众，然后便开始了一场以奔跑为载体的疾驰，将七十年代的Oil Cargo油荒与焦灼的越战全然抛弃，剩下的只有以两人为中心的自成世界。绝大部分的镜头构图与调度都是恰当且优秀的，可惜太多以人物为中心的笑点过于陈腐与冒犯(或许是因为其追求极度“复古”却不够“怀旧”的潜在氛围缺失)，无论是对日本带有Orientalism式的视角，还是对同性群体嵌入传统两性对立的描写，都让这些角色或身份成为被剥削利用的道具，成为了被刻意创造的“事件”，来营造主叙事线上的章节，而本可以用被大体忽视的时代与城市地貌来创造。不过对于男主与女主的刻画极为细腻(女主值得影后)，让这些疯狂与幼稚也值得反复凝视。
我直说了，恶臭boy:)小到十五大到六七十的男人都是一个德行:)男凝的还不明显吗。
当警察都去抓捕嫌疑犯，只有我去营救白色裤子的你。当观众都在聚焦摩托车，只有你来扶起摔坏吉他的我。我是倒车一流的女司机，却应付不了感情没油的窘境。你是舌绽莲花的推销员，却售卖不掉彼此试探的真心。越南战火连天，石油不断减产，政客在掩盖真相，演员在编织谎言，只有你说不会忘记我，是真的。
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