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
有个疑问，严华已经毁容，为何根据目击者的描述竟然画出了严华的容貌？3星半。
比起大上走钢丝的游刃有余，继承者明显有点力不从心，黑白夹缝中生存
没有了役所大叔，就仿佛失去了灵魂，即使是主役的松坂都被铃木亮平盖过了风采。
色调构图和取景故作文艺，但根本的剧本台词寡淡无味故作矫情
属于那种容易唤起高期待但表现则平平无奇甚至很差的片子。完整拉完全片，发现只有那张素描海报堪称优秀。
酷刑大赏，切指、断头也就罢了，完全无法忍受挖眼睛的段落，画面过于血腥，令人不适，以至于看完好久还难受😥
说话就吼，嗓门很大，还很暴力，两个组没有大规模的火拼，只有黑老大和警察的肉搏
就大林子这种精神病型yakuza，通常活不过三集，怎么会作威作福至此，他手下每个人都有责任，暗地里给他一枪什么都解决了，也不用承受如此巨大的职场压力
我的西野七濑ptsd又犯了。。。轮到你了后遗症。。。反派是个疯子。。。
都知道暂时的停战状态下乱入了一个疯子，但都不处置，任由他在那边想杀谁就杀谁…就无语，疯子是黑社会随身带枪你们难道不是吗？？这一部看下来感觉就是无脑，全都是为了剧情波折而波折。幸太从放出来继续卧底就疯狂立flag不死都不行。还有非要搞一个喜欢挖眼珠子的反派人设吗，大晚上看完属实有点恶心到了。
看到结局突然懂了，“狼”的意向是旧时代精神的回归，可如果年轻人眼前仍是已经固化的阶级，五六十年代的精神又如何归来呢？
主角是我看过的电影里面少数的一无是处还各种讨人厌的主角了，情节各种逻辑不通，最后单挑的设定简直是侮辱观众智商，这个系列就到此为止算了。
剧情有点老套，好像港片里有无数这样的片子，如果不是看了第一部，也不会去看第二部。
相比前作，略有失望，孤狼不在，徒留疯狗。并没有一张接一张的底牌，还是年轻了。
想问最后一幕那个水边群山是哪里啊？真是好一幕远山淡影，十分切题。
血腥和暴力都有了，但总感觉差口气，劲儿憋着没放出来。
我的西野七濑ptsd又犯了。。。轮到你了后遗症。。。反派是个疯子。。。
比较良心的作品，细节处理虽然不足，但是比网大流水线作品还是稍微用心了的，值得给个四星。
明知道上林是个疯子，不以暴制暴，非要讲道理，这不是自找苦吃吗。枪法确实需要多练练
如果说日冈刑警继承了大上的权衡之术，那大概只能应付正常的黑道，遇上上林这样的疯狗就很难预判了，因为其目的只是为了毁灭，再者日冈也没有完全领会前辈的制衡反而成了警方的棋子和弃子。剧情连贯，场面够血腥够暴力，相关人物一个个不出意外的遭遇意外，全程高能，但结尾略显无力。
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