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
日本电影总是能找到奇奇怪怪的切入点来探讨人的心理，不过这电影的剧情确实有些脱离现实，感觉更像是一场人性实验，结局也没什么亮点，最后也没出什么大事，一部较为平庸的电影，也就这标题比较唬人
三星半。也许“生活就是个慢慢受锤的过程”？
看过田中圭这么多戏了，这是我第一次真正get到他的魅力，不得不说，变态属性就是性感值的重要加成。整体上和他去年另一部《哀愁灰姑娘》挺像的，在极端情境的假象下写人性，触达的永远不是真正的人性。
揣摩和想象一种挣扎、无爱而又无从前进的生活状态，并非是深入骨髓的痛，也非互相控诉就能缓解的茅塞顿开；靠灵修、靠宠物、靠酒精，却终不能自愈。最开始为极少文本的行进感到无奈，但看到夫妻俩双双戴着口罩，足以想起疫情之下那些因为“听说”而知晓的周遭被困于其中的伴侣状态”，就豁然明朗于它的表达。有些可惜的是小三那场戏，在这里被作为一个提醒着收尾的“高潮”，却多少因为太戏剧冲散前面所有仔细铺垫的“内感”；能换个方式，或许有更多余味。
陈湘琪和黄柔闽都演得有点好，让人有点害怕。
他早已厌倦了日复一日，而她也习惯了日复一日的所谓的照顾。音钵发出的声音蛮好听
看人物演技？很无聊也很压抑不想慢慢看那种。有过小三真的麻烦，所以还是不要行差踏错。
像拼凑的剧情，设定和张卫健的伙头智多星类似，不过明显后者有趣多了，儿时看和瓜果蔬菜交谈的张那叫一惊艳。这个片倒也用了这个有意思的点，但这展开就有点狗尾续貂了，感情戏实在无聊完全可以整个纯喜剧。现在不是那个车马邮件都很慢的年代了，如今每天都有年轻男女一边吃快餐一边做快餐式的爱而在网站上泛滥。你还变着花样讲那点陈芝麻烂谷子的旧情复燃，就很假，就像郭45度角仰望天空，那个非主流年代给很多人感动的屁滚尿流，但过了那个年纪了再念叨这些就是一傻波一。所以无论怎么变爱情片还是要靠真实和贴近群众生活去打动人
创意挺好的其实，让我羡慕的功能。也可能是物品的拟人化都挺善良，尤其是那盆绿萝。怎么那么感人呢哈哈。
很搞笑啊，嗯，有点漫才的感觉，一个人的世界变得很热闹了，多好
我就记得田中圭一丝不挂在浴池里差点憋死那场。剩下的没了。我甚至有时候感觉是个病理研究片……
题材很有意思，但除了老爷车上真的有老爷，全片槽多无口。幻想无创意、段子好土气、人设不可爱。所有的角色除了外形都像一个模子印出来的，都是歇后语+混不吝，这种角色就像香油，一两滴提气，一盆就很油腻了。
5.0，导演拍片和夫妻相处一样，也是一种修行，只不过修成这样不如不修，导演参了半天这种电影枯禅，其结果也不过是俗汉一个。
剧情单薄，演员表现不错，创意十足，要是能有所延展就更好了。中秋唯一选中的电影，老少咸宜。
autassassinophilia慕自我暗杀癖。结尾出乎意料，逃得出设计，逃不出怪圈。有精神分析的轨迹。
修行，，是一次次看见生起问题的心，再一次次息掉充满问题的心。
让人窒息的中年生活，婚姻真是活人冢吗？陈湘淇和《回光奏鸣曲》比真是老了不少，角色还是一样，欲壑不满的躁郁神经质女性，鼻梁那块是早面填充的假体老化了吗？从陈以文老师的形象里看出了杰克马的样貌。他们养的狗叫“严泰瑞”，哈哈，而且还得了性病。按导演的这个意思，如果中年生活真的是一场修行的话，也是种相互折磨让人窒息的苦修！
整体说来还行，不至于豆瓣评分5.7这么低。节奏的确缓慢拖沓，看得人想睡觉！最初是7.5第13届两岸电影展之台湾电影展开幕那天在本月刚恢复开放的资料馆2号厅看了20多分钟，觉得还可以，不那么闷（之前nana说了她接受和欣赏不了这片子），但今天看了一小时都是这节奏时确实有些难耐。很真实的夫妻生活，窒息沉闷却日复一日。演员演技是真的好！仿佛就是他们自己在生活。这样的婚姻，确实有如不死坟墓。今天原本想补上《魔法阿妈》，想不到有较高清资源却找不到字幕！闽南语听不懂只好改看完这个了。网盘资源投屏TV。今天是伯格曼诞辰104周年，我豆瓣注册14年“生日”。
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