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
根据真实事件改编，最后官员推诿扯皮的嘴脸真是够了
韩国至少还有部叙事电影 天朝恐怕反倒要把你投入大牢
看了这种平庸的作品才知道从前那些优秀作品有多优秀
韩国的社会良心剧已经拿捏的非常成熟了，值得我们学习的影视作品类型
3.5。作为电影来说乏善可陈，但是其反映的内容让人无法不联想到往三聚氰胺里加奶粉，以及之前、之后的许多年来屡见不鲜但最终不了了之的诸多事件。
如果对欺骗Conner一家（fake的幸福）和抑郁症（明知这些都是fake）之间矛盾心理着墨更多的话可能整个深度会不一样
绝望里的反转，大快人心，也让人明白善恶到头终有报，正义可能会迟到，但绝不会缺席
永远最可怕的都是真实事件改编！整体剧情设置，反转推动，演技都是韩国的标准产物！另外总有人说韩国拍了电影又不能改变什么，我只想说，电影存在的意义是什么你们真的知道吗？！可以自由发声本身就是件值得骄傲的事情啊！！
超越《歌舞青春》比肩《冰雪奇缘》 另外这是电影版，请不要和舞台剧比对，拉低分数。主角的演唱功底，和演技都无可替代，年龄大一点又有何妨？
韩国加湿器…… 可怕
6.9/10 虽然影片的部分段落, 因强力的台词与足够的视觉冲击力, 观看价值得到有效的提升; 虽然故事的部分情节, 因意料之外的数次转折, 阅读趣味得到有效的保障。 然而对于角色设定的浪费, 对于实话加工的敷衍, 在依照类型公式按部就班的制作方式下, 不仅使影片拥有了与同类型的高重合度, 也一定程度上毁损了影片的质量。
幸好因为懒，家里加湿器就不用了，之前我爸总催我清理加湿器，单单是净水时间长了都会有杂质细菌，幸亏没在添加什么乱七八糟的液体，现在想想也挺警醒的这部电影
没有最后的反转，又是一次资本的胜利，没钱没蒜的普通民众没有地方发声，连最基本的诉讼费都交不起，所以大多时候，受害者不是不想等法院有一个公正的结果，而是他们根本等不起，不得不接受和解拿钱，生活成本，治疗成本让他们不得不妥协
无论经历前人多少刻骨铭心的痛失亲人 忍辱负重的调查真相 即使将事实摆在眼前最终也变成政客资本家互相推诿的皮球而已 万字诉讼和实验报告换不来一句三个字的道歉
三星半，太久没看过这种题材了，棒子国还是很敢。
老太太病床上的女儿，有水俣病那味了。
普通人真的很难能对付得了权贵~~要么靠点小运气~要么~得等他们的内部瓦解~
根据真实事件改编，中规中矩，可以理解。毕竟某家大公司还活的好好的，说不定也在看
之前因为看过相关真实报道，一直给身边人普及尽量少用加湿器，尽量不要用自来水，尽量不要在里面倒任何含化学的液体，虽然身边没有多少人倒除菌剂，但加湿器里放精油的真的很多，这种东西雾化了对肺部怎么可能没影响。真想把这部电影推荐给那些不听劝的人看看。电影里还有打入权贵内部的复仇者，现实里却多是沉默者，每天都有这种不公在发生。韩国至少还能拍电影，咱们的三鹿奶粉谁敢提，喝这些长大的00后10后都已经不知道这个事了。
若不是利益集团内部由于种种巧合生出嫌隙结果可想而知。
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