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
只要不去在意会议主题是种族清洗，你可以看到一场常见的讨论组建新业务的跨部门会议，头头脑脑们所有的讨价还价、勾兑妥协都让人非常熟悉乃至感同身受，只要不去在意会议主题是种族清洗。。。这种会议纪要式拍法完美展现了什么叫平庸之恶
这是一群披着人皮的禽兽，西装革履、满脸正义同时又张着血盆大口正在舔舐双手上的鲜血，讨论如何符合法律、道德、信仰，系统化、高效化、程序化的实施那该死的种族灭绝政策。由此可见，纳粹分子干着最肮脏的交易还要为它盖上一层遮羞布，德三的法律、道德、信仰才是整个人类社会的退步！
怎么才能知道自己可以呢？在经过了那么多的困难、打击之后，怎么才能知道自己的梦想会成真呢，没人知道，但是坚持到最后的人，他更值得去得到吧。和朋友在餐厅那番谈话，其实觉得是最有触动的，到了一个年纪的人，他总要决定，自己是曾经端过餐盘的作家，还是只是一个有着爱好和梦想的服务员。
非常精彩，年度最佳候选。编剧的台词功底令人折服，严谨到几乎滴水不漏。戏骨们飙戏飚的忘我，连续且毫无破绽的演出值得玩味。固定空间内纷繁登场、性格迥异的高官之间为争夺各自利益的唇枪舌战，不顾脸面厚颜无耻的讨价还价，小集团之间的相互拉扯与斗智斗勇。在100分钟内，电影将那场臭名昭著的「恶魔会议」铺平展开、逻辑清晰且高潮迭起，人物性格、时事进展、世界局势被一一呈现，酣畅痛快，淋漓尽致。观影之余不禁感慨，1100万犹太人的命运，仅由15个人，在短短的九十分钟内就做了决定。何等仓促，何等讽刺，何等残暴，何等悲凉。
作为电影来说不如英版的更具有观赏性，德国人来拍哪敢有什么发挥的空间
这应该是一部恐怖片，几个衣冠楚楚的军人和博士在这个安静的别墅里讨论的却是如此灭绝一个种族……而更可怕的是这是真实发生的，欧洲六百万犹太人被屠杀了。
几乎以纪录片的形式呈现了那场惨无人道的邪恶会议，让后人看到纳粹对犹太人种族灭绝背后的故事。
台词密集，下半场会议很精彩。这种解决问题的会议纪要，换成那啥也通用。
看这部电影的同时也想到了《波斯语课》，电影中的德国男人，绅士、挺拔，是好丈夫、好爸爸，是爱护德意志民族的好军官，在一场平静而短暂的会议中敲定着一千来万犹太人的命运。他们对于处理犹太人的方式存在争议，也只是关乎成本、结构、流程、时间、以及给德国士兵造成的心理阴影......
光看会议组织，是一场很精彩的高效会议了。
总会幻视成碇真嗣。外形，性格，声优合起来有80%的相似度……纯爱vs大义。
理智，有条不紊，精简会议，与“犹太人清除计划”的议题的反差，就足够具备戏剧效果，然而它是基于真实结果的推因想象，不寒而栗更加一层
马趴，第二季快点出！
当代恐怖片，一度反胃，就像一个稀疏平常的例会一样，一切都有条不紊的进行着，这个种族屠杀计划就这样定了下来，每个生命在这些座上宾的嘴里不过是一个数字，升官发财的工具，但放到现在又何尝不是？
一千一百万犹太人在大多数与会者眼中只是一个简单的数字……
他们面无表情地讨论种族清洗和大屠杀，讨论二分之一和四分之一的犹太人该不该死，讨论国防军和党卫军中的犹太混血该不该死，讨论清洗犹太人的地理顺序，会担心起义和暴乱，讨论如何运送、如何执行，枪决方案因被认为会影响自己人的心理健康而被否决，最后决定用毒气“十五分钟内完成”。后面发生的事情我们就都知道了。
看了个还算ok的抢版，就还好吧。所以第二季什么时候来？
影片历史基础主要基于保留下来的15页协议，还有1961年艾希曼在耶路撒冷受审时的证词。根据艾希曼的说法，与会者们在会议上大都“直言不讳”，由于当时没有留下发言记录，谁讲了什么，会场发生了什么。幸好自1984年以来，相关历史研究已经做得更为充分和细致，使得影片在这方面，能比同题材的1984版和2001版优秀不少。
极简，冷酷，句句逼人，逻辑吞噬法则，人道主义的怜悯在压倒性专权决策面前不抵一根稻草，谈笑间，百万生命命运已定。时至今日，此种会议仍能对标到任何场景，这才是最可怕之处。
他高叫把死亡奏得美妙些，死亡是来自德国的大师，他高叫你们把琴拉得更暗些，你们就像烟升向天空，你们就在云中有个坟墓躺着挺宽敞。
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