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
应该晚上睡觉前窝在被子里带耳机看，然而是白天外放看得，蛮先锋蛮cult的，类似某种噩梦。
这种几乎没有对白，并且意识流的电影，其实80分钟真的过长，再瑰丽也太长了
因果循环，从诞生到毁灭，再诞生再毁灭，一切从混沌中来，又归于混沌。
看不懂，但我大受震撼。不过我看到了稀疏的中国味。
配乐和美术值三星，一星给不明觉厉的故事，凌晨看这个属实是跟没有熬夜反而是做了个噩梦一样。
崩坏的废土，这是旧约的重演，也是末日的审判
特效很厉害就是了，不是很恐怖，有种怪诞异形的美，宗教意味很浓厚
这部片的风格，太符合我的系统了
预告挺惊艳，正片挺失望的，感觉导演没有在好好讲故事，想靠装逼猎奇来吸引观众但那特效和画面还不够装逼
宗教，资本异化，极权统治，历史循环上演，太多太多隐喻。制作疯神这批人一定在宇宙边缘的赛博小酒馆里和八只眼的外星蠕虫举杯畅饮，然后跑进黑洞里磕上一整天的药，不然怎么能制作出如此瑰丽而带有独特粘腻气质的定格动画。整部片看下来，即使视觉上被各种猎奇之物与色彩不断冲击，我也不会感到恐怖，取而代之更多的是一种喘不过气来的压抑感，一种久违的对于幽闭与未知的本能性反抗。疯神不适合大部分人，它终将是疯子的呓语，亦或者，我们才是疯子？
下载后看了几眼，看不下去，欣赏不了。画质又渣又糊。网飞2022定格动画《房子》比这好多了。…………………………………………看了大家的短评，从回收站捞回来，坚持到13分50秒，电击开始，顿时不困了。看完整部电影，改观了。
你看到草扎小人的不幸，你以为自己可以置身度外；你被抓住并被解剖，你以为自己只是倒霉，但其实你自始至终都是生产链上的一环。
細節非常多，隱喻也非常多。需要考據党幫忙考究一下。人類文明文化輪迴史與寓言。就是，不建議拌飯看，會有點胃不舒服...
剧情已经不重要了，视觉慎宴，神仙做的定格动画
观感太割裂了，我承认画风很“特别”，但就是这种特别让我在“这是一坨屎”和“这是神作”之间反复横跳。通篇意识流的拍法让我难以接受，我花了三天才看完这逼玩意，结果最后你告诉我这就是一场梦？
宗教式的惩罚和对末世的想象。刺激出恶心这样一种强烈的情绪来触发抗拒、厌恶的反应以达到避害、警惕的目的，影片或许是一个警世寓言，混杂着疫情时代的焦虑，让人类反思所有自我毁灭性质的行为。
前十分钟嘴就没合上过。后面逐渐适应了，到结束还觉得意犹未尽。这种末世游览片还挺合胃口的，核战争，资本主义这些象征还挺明显的。其他的只看出来个库布里克。个人喜欢，畸形老头还有他的缸中世界，钟与时间流逝还有最后的萃取婴儿粉末之宇宙诞生。
令人叹为观止的场景设计，前所未有的视觉冲击。第一次看这种级别的意识流电影（主要还是看得少），里面的隐喻懂是不可能懂，但在一知半解中那种讽刺的味道总会缓缓品出来，期待以后二刷的收获。
虽然有很多细节看不懂，但大体还是能够体会到那种无限轮回的虚无，绝望与毁灭
“教隔壁做人系列”/再長一點，再長一點就好了/多瑰麗啊~
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