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
对潮汕市井生活与风土人情的一次很好的还原。结尾收得很好。
你不看我不看，导演啥时候能出圈。素人演员非常亲切可爱，看导演说有些台词是演员用自己的语言发挥的，虽然听不懂潮汕话也能感到自然。机场追了人却只是送了特产笑死人了，套路中的小逆反加分。
质朴、真实的感动！近十年最好的国产电影！没有之一
另一方面，男主配不上珊珊的勇敢，他在面对来自母亲的阻力的时候，他退缩了软弱了，最终被伤透了心的珊珊回到了杭州，在此我只想对珊珊说一句:快逃！！！！！别回头！！！！！
田螺弯弯为仔死。
老古板封建传统思想真是挺恶臭的。
从客观的角度看，整体呈现不错。不过有些片段，还是让人感觉有点不舒服吧。
少见的潮汕方言电影，市井气，生活流，将潮汕本土特色都呈现于镜头中，大家小楼，排队洗澡，三姑六婆，邻人嘴碎…由封建守旧的原乡潮汕，与搞钱神话的特区深圳，形成两代人无法消解与面对的情感矛盾，很有现实意义。最值得夸赞的是男主妈妈，演得真好，那股出于泥土的表演，简直就是每个潮汕妈妈的缩影。整部电影最后的情感升华都在妈妈游杭州的vlog，非常真实、动情。
出乎意料的好，印象深刻拿起鸡毛掸子那一瞬间，母亲把儿子的手拉住防止他跑了，俨然孩子仍未长大一般。结局是美好的，但看得苦涩，毕竟现实不见得这么完满。另外，麻叶是真的好吃。
我很喜欢，这部潮汕话电影的情节和设定都很真实且日常。潮汕话对于我这个广东人来说都是一种加密语言，印象里潮汕人好像很封建很重男轻女但也很团结。片中确实有部分这样的现象hhh。当然这部家庭片更聚焦于有着传统思想但刀子嘴豆腐心的母亲，接受儿子找外地离婚女性的“思想斗争”。我会觉得有一些代入，我未来的婆婆会不会也不满意我呢？结局是有些理想化的，但如果不理想，我会很伤心吧hh。
这是一部很有烟火气的方言电影，全素人演员展现了潮汕地区本土人文风貌，市井小镇的日常，民间祭神的繁盛景象，当地居民看戏曲的热忱，阿公阿婆的家长里短……浓郁的潮汕文化底蕴扑面而来，全能妈妈，沉迷戏曲的“甩手掌柜”爸爸，只想抱外孙的可爱奶奶，一不小心说漏嘴的“坏事”小舅，龅牙婶邻居……所有的演员贡献了最真实动人的演出，不是为了搞笑而搞笑，每一个笑点都很自然，男女主角分手那段看得人很揪心，明明深爱对方却不得不分开的无奈应该是现代很多年轻人爱情的缩影，潮汕本土音乐更是神来之笔，太接地气了！素人妈妈真的把那个为了儿女为了家族操碎了心甘愿奉献一生，用自己最朴实无华的方式彰显对儿女对这个家全部的爱的伟大而又敬爱的形象演活了！
后面飞机那段，大概让我难过了有半小时，太真实，也太让我遗憾了。每次到这种时候，看到类似情景，我都会开始成千万倍的想你，好多年没体会过这种温暖，我快麻木不能爱别人了。我最亲爱的妈妈，后天又是母亲节，这辈子没能给你过一次节日是我人生中最大的缺失，漫漫人生，还有很多个类似节日，你说我何时才能释怀
3.5，潮汕方言喜剧，令人感叹的是生活和人情味浓厚，家里人对未婚子的关怀和未来祝福，新旧观念冲突植入，街坊邻里的刻画着实有些入木三分的程度，最大亮点是妈妈的选角和刻画，抱有传统观念而又能干的乡下妇女，又有在不断的学会接受，给人感觉很接地气。不过总体来说其实问题也有不少，主要是对传统婚姻爱情观念的相冲，及母亲学会接受理解的转变的地方还是浅尝辄止了，没有继续深挖，这是一个遗憾，但在这个院线电影大环境集体摆烂的现在出现这么一部方言喜剧着实算有些小惊喜，因此值得鼓励。
和全程几乎上海话的《爱情神话》情况类似，这是近期上映的另一部方言电影，绝大多数角色说的是潮汕话，讲的也是潮汕传统家庭婚育思想与现代都市爱情观的碰撞。剧中人有不少看起来像非专业演员，但在影片颇为生活化的呈现方式下，却透着一种独特的质朴。其中男主妈妈的塑造尤其成功，似乎充分展现了全天下中国母亲的共同特征，极具说服力。整部影片看下来，属于那种适合细细品味的文艺片，感觉很舒服，推荐了。
韩寒真该看看这部电影，就知道他拍的四海就是一坨屎
深圳人应该比较有共鸣，细节很用心，很贴近社会现实。
几个配角里爸爸挺有意思的，一开始会觉得和妈妈感情一般，但是从两次妈妈出门时候的态度看还是挺可爱的。
小桓也看完了，我也是。
全片围绕打工仔凯带女友回家见婆婆这件事展开，影片中的笑料真实自然，与精心包装过的喜剧包袱相比，带有浓烈的生活气息。没有个体和城市命运的隐喻，有的只是生活中最琐碎平常的细节，但影片却异常抓人，看得人津津有味。
妈妈是主角啊，唯一有人物弧光的角色。很多桥段很干很硬，工具人也很多，男主长得像仁科，女主长得像张碧晨。。。
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