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
天气一直是下雪，就不能给一个晴天么？小护士这一出有点生硬啊，当然范伟的演技还是值得肯定的
自己都在吐槽自己炒冷饭，可还行。
以范老师的精湛演技也拯救不了一部没有代入感的影片
唯一也是致命的一个问题，就是并不能带入到当时的历史环境中去。如果说剧本发生在3xxx年的废土朋克时期也毫无违和感。作为一部院线爽片，并不足以让人在家国情怀上触动到
这不就是第一部的中年疲惫版翻拍，基努的动作戏还是一如既往的笨重啊，基督味倒是越来越浓了
场面不够大，神枪来得过于玄乎，不过人物塑造得可以，范伟演技值得一赞
虽然是主旋律电影，但拍的真心不错的。特别是张涵予跟范伟还有很多演员的可圈可点，是部可以看的片子
有些模仿西部片的痕迹，但还是太神剧。日本军官不仅话多，还非要拉着对手喝酒，最后被反杀，这教育我们没事别劝酒。
电影已经死了，游戏也过时了，我们需要更多 cat videos。
一部非同一般的抗战电影。在我的观影参考系中，无论是质感，还是节奏，都是战争电影中的中上之作。范伟和张涵予搭档出演，配角亦发挥出色。在各种评价维度上都鲜有缺点。当然，后期收尾过于仓促是本片无法回避的一大问题。 总体来说，同档期个人更推荐《扬名立万》。
“范伟准备暴露行动前，把亮闪闪的小刀给到添煤小工，说"是时候了"”这个是时候一层是自己即将完成组织交给自己的使命，二是小工在最后关头能自裁而不成为俘虏
1.画面很有电影感。范伟送情报扔手雷的动作帅到炸了。在雾化的玻璃上画上镰刀铁锤宣誓的画面既庄严又充满艺术感。用冰锥除奸。
正派抖精神大推运镜，反派掐指算推理达人；
伟大的抗日战争，除了我们广为熟知的主力部队与侵略者的英勇搏斗外，还有众多小股部队的豪不畏死的抗争，它们同样需要被铭记与歌颂。《铁道英雄》即是讲述了铁路兵的故事，他们活跃在铁路沿线，为抗日战争的全面胜利，做出了不可磨灭的重大贡献。
这导演真可以拉黑了
剧本糟糕，节奏缓慢。平铺直叙，昏昏欲睡。非常非常糟糕的电影，因为浪费了好演员。
剧情甚至弱到了前半个小时都几乎没有信息量的地步了……
大部分时间都是黑漆漆的，没啥亮点，太普通了。
公司组织的免费观影。如果最后一段能升华，那我也就忍了前面的拖沓，可最后一段太特么莫名其妙了，全拖垮。划入“好演员救不了烂剧本”标签。额外一星给范大爷，一星给因为我曾是芋头。
多一星给范伟的演技。
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