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
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偶像剧路子，套路多过新意。跟《有顶天酒店》不好比。南朝鲜言情片痼疾，每次稍微碰到点人心，马上帅哥美女比颗心，假的比真的强，真心不招人待见。
热腾腾的火锅，苦中作乐，皆大欢喜。资本永不眠，童话永不灭。
酒店背景下，平凡又有点老套的几个爱情/友情故事，不过作为贺岁片看还是觉得很温馨～每条线都有一个大牌撑着很养眼，智敏欧尼太美啦！
烂到匪夷所思，这么俗穿地心的梗怎么真的敢拿来用，尤其是李栋旭那条线臭死了，这酒店有林允儿韩智敏还找那个小清洁？
揭示了一个人最终的结果！一个人的一生始终在等待，夏天的母亲在等待夏天的爸爸，而夏天的爸爸也一直在等待死亡！ 😭
But not everything can be forgotten
影片开始的伪长镜头确实惊艳，另如评论区所说，与贾导的社会纪实风很有同感，只不过在不过的国度有不一样的境遇。
4颗星是是鼓励导演的，因为低成本加一颗星，因为跟制片人是好朋友，真诚的带着80岁的老妈看了首映，看的时候有点担心老妈看了会不适，结果老妈一直是以观影人的角度在看，看完之后问观后感，说这是很现实的问题，很接地气，我看后觉得导演想拍完美是看得到的，但是有些地方还是有点刻意煽情，可能通过人与人之间的温馨来表现生活的不如意和艰难、无奈会更感人。阴间的戏可以拍美一点温馨一点这样可以缓解人的压抑，否则有点多余。祝福导演不断进步！
又是一部凑齐大咖拍烂片的电影，很老套的故事，韩志文美女你怎么接这种要拆散别人的恶女剧本🥺李光洙好像演什么都一个样子，也可能是接的都是这样畏畏缩缩的角色，允儿很美，姜河那这个屌丝气质也是蛮足的，一出场贴快递单那，头甩的这么有劲，有点搞笑，就是说真的这么干活的话脖子还能要吗？全场吻戏由李栋旭和元真儿包办了哈哈哈哈，这对的爱情线也是很老套的霸道总裁爱上我
还不错，看到主演我就非常非常期待了，整体偏冗长，但还看得下去，有很多欧美电影的影子，但是大咖们聚在一起演这点已经弥补作品的不足了，是跨年的作品，不想挑太多缺点，还是有感动温暖的片段，挺好的，如果可以再多点欢乐和笑点，更能开心和温暖的开始新的一年。
很好的剧情片。不能大规模放映挺可惜的。难得有引发思考而且剧本细节充足的片子。给10为鼓励坚持在这艰难的国内环境生存。
棒子的杂烩耐情贺岁，浪了两个多小时林允儿拢共露两面，不开心，这酒店服务也太好了，把漂亮女员工全贡献出去了，霸道总裁还自己收了一个，烂俗归烂俗，暖暖的跨年题材还是不要太苛刻了，合家欢
“父母在，人生尚有来处。父母去，人生只剩归途。”阿斯海默症的父亲慢慢不记得自己的女儿，生活不能自理，尤其是大小便失禁之后女儿帮忙清理时情绪的崩溃，很戳心窝子。看电影的时候想起了奶奶，那个时候她已经不记得我，但是拉着我的手说：我孙女媛媛也这么大了，在广州工作呢。
实在难以抗拒这种文艺暴力电影，一开场的vovo被孩子群殴就讲清楚了“为什么要这样生活。”vovo根本没有选择——如果说自己跳进坟墓也是一种选择的话，生活在那个地区的所有人们都应该在还没长高的小人类时期就被一颗子弹击穿脑袋。吐槽一下翻译，实在狗屁不通。要不是8分多钟的伪长镜头吸引了我，实在是受不了这翻译的字幕的。最终“悔过”的行为实在太艺术了。让人想起本命年。这样的成长故事线才是最正宗的Character driven。剧本很好，可以拉片。
30/100。#Venice#前半段特别惊艳，尤其是以开头一段囿于狭小空间内却呈现出时间变换的长镜头为代表的一批高级炫技，充分彰显了导演对于影像掌控力的自信。然而在短暂的高级之后整部电影便迅速进入了令人闹心的阶段：沉浸在血腥作呕的画面与吵到令人神经衰弱的音效中的观众还要接受一套陈旧的直男式说教，黑帮老大在经历人生渡劫后的自我觉醒这样看了就不想再多看一眼的情节到了2021年居然还有人大肆渲染，看完真的觉得威尼斯的选片委员会真的品味有问题。而女性在其中依然迂腐地充当着在身体和心理上被双重凌辱的工具，更是让人无法忍受。 @2021-09-10 23:34:17
确实挺平庸，作为群星汇聚的贺岁片，本该更有趣吧。
一部极其生活化的电影，一部毫无记忆点的电影。所谓“关关难过，关关过”只不过是安慰人的鬼话，生来致死，总有过不去的关。老人被扒下裤子的那一幕，好像他什么又都想起来了，又什么都清楚了，是人就有羞耻心。电影里的每一帧，不都在我们身边吗?
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