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
顶级的制作，拉垮的剧本，还要我3块钱付费观看。国家队败北
2022年了，不敢相信这阵容能做出来这么土的东西来！
政治不正确，让小姑娘牺牲拯救东京，凭什么？
拍本土家庭题材剧本能不能先回家给妈看看？多少也符合点现实生活，太尬了…
华丽的画面，流畅的动作，一部美妙绝伦的跑酷电影，可惜，它的核心也仅仅只是个童话故事，看完后只觉得自己看了部跑酷运动mad，剧情简单的令人发指，没啥感觉的感情铺垫，也只能为其叹息了，如果是大屏幕或许体验会好些吧，可惜了，多给一星给牛逼的画面和音乐，泽野大佬的音乐还是不错的，但那个洗脑哼唱是不是用太多了。
充满温情，充满关爱，夫妻、父女、母女、姐妹间互相关心、扶持。父母总是为儿女着想，不想拖累，儿女希望父母健康长寿。当父母不在时会发现，自己将独自面对死亡，那个挡在你前面的人，已经走了。妈妈演得真好，就象过过这种日子一样。
三星半，比好多看着文艺范儿十足但莫名其妙的片子好多了。起码很踏实认真地讲了一个故事，塑造出几个很鲜活的形象。影片是关于阿兹海默症的（不止于此），前面半小时比较中规中矩，像一个传统的家庭亲情影片，略显老套。不过剧情很扎实，演员非常到位，令人感到真切可信！后半段开始加入进幻想的场景，让影片一下丰富灵动起来——快到结尾的地府一瞥和女主站在满是水洼的旧房子里，意象出人意料且值得玩味。影片对死亡的认识理解还可以做得更深，不过已经是让人可以唏嘘回味的作品了。
网飞和IG合作真部部灾难，剧本差得一塌糊涂，浪费制作。
拍的很稳，这是平遥影展这几天看的情感最真的一部电影。某处段落也被感动，作为新导演第一部已经很不错。结尾一镜可以去掉似乎更有力量，当然只是个人想法。
阿兹海默，普通家庭面对疾病。但有些艺术手法看不懂
动画效果做得再好，没有一个好的故事作为内核始终是不行的，真的是个泡泡
以后一定要补文学积累！！！
人物太多显得臃肿，比如送葬者五个人像是坏逼，结果就是群卖鞋的，两个主角的故事还没讲明白，就想着弄群像塑造。结果背景交代的不清楚，前因后果也没整通顺。整个故事就显得很不完整。
又是最后泪流满面的动画。音乐真的很抢戏。动画而已啦不要那么较真...我觉得不错
55/100 #ParisIFF# 视角太多变，演员不自然，后半段又过于苦情，一些长镜头不知是为何，虚幻梦境的段落多半不太凑效，对比一下《慕伶一鸣伟明》真是又克制又聪明，哈内克？哈内克 my ass
叙事紊乱，很多东西都只是粗略讲讲，100分钟感觉只过了30分钟，这也导致结尾没什么冲击力，当然剧情问题也不少。画面和音乐倒是加分项。5.6分
全片基本上就剩下一个背景设定了，故事老套平淡的基本上可以忽略了，可惜制作了。
小畑健的角色原案咋变这么丑了，女主这一身又乱又花的衣服，真是土又村，男主就整个常规日漫男主脸，看过就忘，配角倒是都挺奇怪的，但审美上也没有愉悦感。当年DN连配角都个个有辨识度又帅气，也不花里胡哨，这部就真的拉
这个场景值得去电影院一看，就是这个剧情有点子供向
@4th PYFF 看哭了，虽然表演和剪辑上还需要打磨
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