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
美人迟暮。话题倒是比较开放，但实在接受无感。鸭鸭竟然也成为一种这么绅士的职业，果然贫穷限制了我的想象力。
老人需要做爱，太监也需要做爱，做爱是一件美妙的事情，活塞运动只是一个环节。你要正视你的欲望，你还要发泄出你的欲望，如果总是压抑自己的欲望，那和一个变态有什么分别？
拍得真的好说教看到后面就“像TED…”。性转一下丧妻男嫖年轻女孩儿还要给人当爹上课最后说其实我也性压抑，就是个毫无被拍摄成电影可能的稀松平常又让人讨厌的事吧。看不出来除了男主的脸和身材有啥好赞美的。
小品。当个下午茶看了挺舒适的，笑笑吃个爆米花就相互救赎happy ending了，但不能细想。比如underlying idea是不是：1虽然男主一直在重复每个人的身体都不一样，每个人的欲望也都不同，可是为什么最后仍以女主达到高潮作为全片高潮？是不是reinforce了高潮在性行为中作为目的也作为一个norm？2这一切的前提都是作为女性要有钱，有钱才可以雇人为你服务为你达到身体和心灵的解放，一切还是在一个资本驱动的结构之下。换句话说，女性只有有钱才能拥有自由，这是本片一切感人至深的救赎的前提。如果本片性别互换一下，一个老男人需要有钱才能达到性和心灵的解放吗？no。只能说和急着包鸭的所有评论遥相呼应了。我们的性高潮竟被资本如此隐秘地控制着。（中间一大段speech要求pc合法我也是醉了
If Leo didn’t use a roll top backpack he would’ve found the vibrator a lot faster.
Good luck to you, you and you.
话剧式的大段台词让我总觉得在看nt live ，那些情欲，那些冲突，那些唠叨，那些漫不经心，一切都让人微醺，最后彻底断片，午夜梦回时，你又会想起，然后仿佛昨日重现，终究在早上九点的人海里消失不见。
可能是到了年龄，不知不觉地迷离了交姌，消散了荷尔蒙
艾玛汤普森大胆的表演，值得她在今年的颁奖季拿下奖杯，影片全靠对话来推进精致的剧情，又不让觉得老套，勇敢的探寻了少有前人探索的题材，不必为衰老的肉体和容颜的伤身，也别羞于谈性，性能带来的快乐，overrated but necessary。如果说有什么流俗的地方，其实还是，如果不加那一点点的感情，编剧也怕观众接受不了纯粹的性。
站在我的视角和立场能看到的只有坦诚和真实。很多解读两性关系女性角色的影片可能都容易陷入一种自我感动的境地，好在这部没有。
故事设定很棒，55岁寡妇点鸭子，四次见面，先谈天说地再上天入地。可是作为一部话痨电影来看，大段大段的台词太不精彩了，让我疑惑到底什么时候才到正题，什么时候才能不要说那么多废话。结局象征意义很大，解放欲望，解放身体，是很多女人的重要命题。
一个人帅气有礼貌，会交流，耐心温柔，邀请你交配有什么可以拒绝的呢？看看那些约炮男有什么资本让人睡得下去？
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各自治愈了自己，所以亲密关系其实是来自匆匆过客，最后还是要自力更生吗？（手动狗头）
@Sundance 太！棒！了！从头到尾都在跟小伙伴兴奋尖叫。This is the type of the film I wanna make! Absolutely love how much agency Nancy/Susan has in the film, 最后自己给自己的高潮真的只有女导演才拍得出来！！
非常推荐！！虽然看的是英文字幕，没有完全百分之百get所有内容。 但，特别是最后十分钟一定要保持期待，保持惊讶，保持包容，保持惊喜！！ 就像orgasm，前面的探索与铺垫都是为了最后的come，但如果没有那么多耐心与包容，最后的惊喜/震撼也不会一下直戳到心里。 不用在这里赘述，前面具体的都讨论的哪些问题（母子关系，性工作者职业评价，教师职业定位，女性身体权利……）等真的这些都一一吊着胃口铺垫完成，最后10分钟就是所有惊喜降临的时刻，理论与实践结合，完成了一种绝妙的前后自洽与体验闭环。 不论当做一部爽片，或者具有教育意义的片子，都非常可圈可点。辛苦
也许我们只要做到爱自己，享受性爱，享受愉悦，其他的都不那么重要了吧。
8.5/10 男主Leo的眼睛太深邃了，盯著你看的時候很輕易地就陷進去，而且業務能力好強，完全不會給客人任何不舒適的感覺，而且還有可憐遭遇激發同情心，誰能拒絕這樣溫柔脆弱的性感尤物呢
老阿姨想法哈多，沙大啊
只会存在于电影里的童话故事。Whatever！Good Luck to you！
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