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
二、英美的选举政治挺坑广大人民群众的。地产商和政党政客勾结赚得盆满钵满，炒卖房产，让老百姓住棺材房，其心可诛，这部影片也讽刺了李嘉诚为代表的香港地产商。
整个剧情撑不住最后的发言。廖启智总是演的很好。
三星半吧，因为故事情节基本和猜测一致！没啥难度！但是不知不觉就看完了，另外方中信也挺帅的。
20211028戌时，睡着了
主演: 方中信 / 谭耀文 / 陈家乐 / 鲍起静 / 廖启智 / 曾江 / 张建声 / 何珮瑜 / 张松枝 / 骆应钧 / 陈嘉莉 / 陈保元 / 黄定谦
正义、金钱和亲情的博弈，题材很好，可惜冲突部分拍的太弱了，最后，怀念智叔，哎。
香港一帮老戏骨撑着勉强看完，剧本不够扎实...可惜这强大的卡司，为廖先生勉强3星
马马虎虎可以看，个别演员发挥还是可以，但肯定为了上映，做了很多调整改动吧，最终就成了一个极为中庸的俗套律政剧了
这案件需要信仰？这需要信仰？麻烦编一点复杂的案件经过吧。还以为是法庭戏。。。
是一个可以更加精彩的故事，但拍的略显平庸，普通话版本的对白没什么情感冲击，配乐和剪辑也没有使电影更加好看，最后的理想化独白也是强行升华主题，看完只觉得可惜。
比想象要好，就是最后有种神之手破案的感觉…
从一开始就是找他爸不香吗……看到有人评论 东邪西毒，秒啊
律师查案，警察没点作用
智叔遗作，一看到主角阵容就容易想起之前tvb经典的律政剧《律政强人》。东方李察基尔方中信确实很适合演律师，睿智的眼神，正气的形象很贴合。我看的粤语版，也算原汁原味吧，看国语配音版就比较吃亏，会嫌弃。谭耀文这次不再演坏人了，而一路向西的男主咋看都是坏！整体剧情还是有点不足，结局那一番正义凛然的发言应该就是能过审的原因吧，正能量满满呢！
港片真是没落了，多加一星给阵容和演技。其实是权力金钱的决斗，不过最后的结局也不错，起码没有冤枉了那个小青年。
非常不真实，导演和编剧水平很一般，一部好剧拍的稀烂。
這剛上映的電影，還熱氣騰騰的，我確定我沒有倍速播放，怎麼才編輯了幾個詞的工夫就演完了，我甚至不知道在說什麼⋯好像是一個窮人被官二代冤枉殺人，背黑鍋，大狀伸張正義的故事。話說方中信不顯老，另一位老戲骨就不說了，人都不在了，這是他最後一部戲吧，都沒等到今天上映T_T
虽然最后反转的手段比较不够给力，做假报告和收买黑警有点作弊的感觉，但整体还算不错的港式律政片。缺少重磅卡司和缺少动作元素，导致这部影片还是只能停留在表层，无法深入挖掘更吸引人的内幕。
不少港星老戏骨。凶手接受采访时那帮记者群演太不专业了。一个警察转移证人太假了。开头时口口声声说法律是信仰不是生意的人，最后也要放弃，这也是为什么他连输12场的原因吧。结尾处的自白是唯一亮点“为下一代维持一个不论贫富、不论身份，在法律面前人人平等的社会”。这时廖启智的眼睛从侧面看是泛白的。
很无聊的剧情，没什么高明的技巧，倒是一干人等义正言辞但又故弄玄虚的表现极具讽刺之能事，真是醉用之意不在酒也，😎
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