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
万合天宜在早年的网络剧时代积攒了不少正经的经验 是这个短视频时代所没有的 剧本经过了推敲和思考 虽然没办法做到每个细节都能够四两拨千斤但也比绝大部分的国产剧情要好上几个档次 前半部分有致敬自己的嫌疑 喜剧部分相比而言确实拉胯 最后的反转是即使承载了这么多使命成片依然是个大烂片
尹正用力过猛且力没打到中心，喻恩泰也见到了不少秀才的影子，邓家佳倒是很稳，开头全员话剧感节奏慢的时候她就相对稳住了，后面越来越好，也好美prprpr
还挺应景的，当下从业者的抗议与宣泄，什么也不说了，都在电影里了。
故事完整。夹带了大量吐槽以及“导演看过很多经典电影”
有点利刃出鞘的风格，但故事还是报告老板的故事lol
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可看。剧本中规中矩，有些匠气，但是春秋笔法的部分挺难得。表演都很浮夸，没有谁演技比谁更好，张本煜还行。视听很普通，完全没有调度，按理说这种室内戏更讲究，但成片很电视剧。七分，同为记者，我做不到片中尹正那样，多加一颗星。
特别有画面感的剧本杀，在一幢恐怖豪华的别墅中的密室杀人案，聚集了一众电影从业者以及凶手和警察。烂片之王的导演、过气女明星、孤注一掷的制片人、有正义感但却屡屡得罪权贵的编剧、武功并不高强的武替，除了尹正演的编剧一身正气以外，其他人都有各自一些小缺点，但是就是这帮平凡人，却总能在最紧急的时候保护善良的人，闪耀着普通人的光芒。看似悬疑推理的剧本杀，其实是讲述关于守护和正义的故事，没想到年轻的导演一出手就剧本硬核、内涵深刻，人物饱满，场景华美，中国电影未来可期！
难得在国产片看到结局暗示主角团灭的，但是演技实在有点浮夸了，夜莺唱歌邓恩熙连嘴型都没对上，设定和想法还可以，也吐槽了很多演艺圈现状，但落实的有点点粗糙。
父王這次肯定過足了戲癮，小姨媽穿旗袍的身段也太婀娜了
干的好。老屁股们要是拍不出来好电影就他妈赶紧的把位置腾出来给新人。干。
父王這次肯定過足了戲癮，小姨媽穿旗袍的身段也太婀娜了
今年大爆的黑马影片，上映前谁也没想到能卖这么多吧！就是一个好懂有番儿的故事，顺利讲出来了。最好的应该是两个反派的表演，其他的也都没差到哪去。不太喜欢这个结尾，光明温暖了点，在密室里面被一举灭翻多带感，你再怎么逃也逃不出爷的掌心儿啊！这就是命。
我们可以去拍这个时代，然后去告诉世人拍的不是这个时代。这个电影人密室追凶探案的故事拍到真相解明其实完全可以交差了，但余皑磊的登场告诉人们导演的诉求远不止这么简单，这就让电影中的情节与电影外的现实交融到了一起，第四堵墙在影片的最后被彻底打破，一个实际上极为严肃的问题被抛到观众面前：对于艺术家、媒体人、知识分子这些靠语言和思想谋生的人来说，扬名立万的方式很多，是选择做踩灭火苗的帮凶还是做勇敢传火的斗士，答案在每个人的心里。
但是模仿的痕迹太重了，从表演到配乐都是这种感觉（或者说是玩梗、致敬？）
说真的这年头我是真的对表演特别拿腔拿调的电影喜欢不起来，像之前《血观音》就是一个例子，这里现在又多了一个。尽管你说这些电影的立意再怎么高深都好…尽管你讽刺了官官相护的习性、影视圈的潜规则和对电影审查制度的影射，且不说你讽刺的好不好，起码从情节阐述来看讽刺已经到位了，但，能不能请你收一收，别整这么夸张的行吗，鸡皮疙瘩都起来了。
里面的几个角色正是社会上的各种人:资本家、艺术家、执政者、女性、中老年，还有作为一个少数族裔在海外的华人。他们的互动是隐喻，揭露了社会上残酷而现实的众生相。
可能是我个人期待值过高，看完并没有感觉多么惊喜。整部电影说是剧本杀形式不如说是话剧形式。毕竟剧本杀就是个低配话剧。喜剧部分做的不错，还是典型的万合天宜的笑点，恶搞的《闪灵》《英雄本色》《无间道》《爸，我回来了》这几处迷影歌曲内部梗最好笑。而喻恩泰的角色明显在映射王晶。然而悬疑部分差点意思，作为社会派推理题材，悬疑气氛营造的不够，始终没有让我感觉到紧张，节奏也不够紧凑，这点可以对比一下《唐人街探案》就做的很好。而最后反转用的《非常嫌疑犯》的创意，不算新鲜但还算是个小惊喜。影片整体完成度很高，把喜剧和悬疑两种元素融合的很好，并且还讽刺了娱乐圈的各种现象。作为一部导演处女作，能看出刘循子墨在导演各方面技法上还非常稚嫩，但能看出用心，而且票房口碑都很成功。万合天宜终于在大荧幕支棱了一次。7分。
可以说是年度最大惊喜了，放在近几年，也称得上是国产最佳悬疑片。关键是他悬疑吧，还巨踏马搞笑，演技也全员在线，台词水平很高，让人欲罢不能，意犹未尽，很想二刷。
8.0/10 分。初看。就电影本身而言，7分足矣。但对于一部国产片而言，真的非常不错了。情节紧凑，一点都不拖拉，整个故事表现得很有趣，一点都不沉闷，没有一般国产片最爱的那种又臭又长的刻意煽情。为国产电影里有想法的片子加一星！。。。没认出喻恩泰来。没玩过啥剧本杀。。。
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