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
我不是药神告诉你有一种病是穷病，奇迹告诉你穷病可以自救。小人物的光芒也是光芒，新年的第一剂的元气鸡汤。
我真实会打三星，但这会儿在气头上，我就半天假期呀！给两星，等我气消了再来改分吧。
3.5，合格的春节档作品，一些追车桥段过于夸张，以致到了不合理的程度。结合时事和春晚，本片里坚韧勇敢的女性角色让人热泪盈眶。（四字真是优质原始股啊）
七零后观影全程泪目，谁家的儿子谁家的父亲，前赴后继冲锋在枪林弹雨！永远铭记为保家卫国付出鲜血和生命的人们！
文戏武戏是挺分裂的。胡军演的是真好啊，朱亚文也不错。战争场面急需画外音解说，又黑人脸又看不清，不知道咋回事就结束了。还是期待一下下部吧。
也就是说，如果把抗美援朝题材的影视作品也视为中美之间战略博弈的一部分的话，那么从一开始就失去了主动权。
带孩子去看的，以为会因为血腥让孩子害怕，不过出乎意料的竟然获得孩子的好评，说下次还要看。
“这次有定金吗”
还是觉得六年后那段很没必要，有些留白挺好的。
三星半。确实有着一眼看到头的叙事套路，但是考虑到肩负着城市的宣传任务，可以理解。不过就在固定好的方向里拍出良好的观感也不是特别简单的事，这样的商业片肯定会结局美好，但该有的危机叙事也按照节奏有条不紊的分配，紧张感一点也不少。虽然有着类似《十一罗汉》式的任务小队的人物配置，不过这次这些帮手们没有功能性，全是普通人反倒是更拉近观众感受电影的距离。现在的社会环境里，过去的奋斗叙事不仅失去往日荣光还在承担着一定风险，所以文牧野在电影里也尽可能弱化成功学的带来的颠覆性改变，并在过程里用景别镜头展现空间和人的对照以此表明自己并非视而不见，即使最后的结局还是会回到既定路线。但是我并不觉得这有什么大问题，毕竟这样的奋斗比在咖啡馆面包店里摆弄电脑，操着洋泾浜、玩数字游戏搞金融套利有意义有价值的多。
永持敬畏，电影结构很好，演员的表演也很好，虽然很多镜头语言真的太明显了，但是依旧是一部好电影
在长津湖之前我是绝对不信会有电影的技术跟不上剧本的质量
看长津湖后过圣诞节🎄“过你大爷 他们听着铃儿响叮当吃着火鸡和各种热气腾腾的美食，而我们的中国志愿军却在冰天雪地里啃着冻硬了的土豆[微笑]”
好温暖 看完之后 久久不能平静 真的有一种幸福感 太幸福了 易烊千玺真的撑起了整部戏 演出了小人物的心酸苦楚 整个人被带进去了 易烊千玺又一部佳作 最佳男主角指日可待
但是兰晓龙他做到让电影工业化程度跟不上剧本的质量
“好景”常常会与“不长” 相接，但这部电影组了另外一个四字词语：“好景常在”。这是一个双重意义的文字游戏，是祝福，也是预言。
有笑有泪！春节合家欢剧！
打着现实主义的童话都是对现实里受苦的人的二次伤害。
大过年的真晦气，妥妥的商业片没剧情没感情，票房不够还出书继续割韭菜，也就一些ncf还上赶着给割
刘秘书，你若没牺牲多好。人民万岁！！！回到这电影，给3星是终于正面点出了土地革命，以及没有抹黑刘秘书，扣2星是没有把早期志愿军仓促入朝，后勤没跟上的真正原因说出来-------因为张东荪你个狗公知卖国贼，把我军的情况告诉美国，导致我军不得不提前入朝，那么多战士活生生冻死了，而你却好好的，你的后代现在还不知羞耻过得好好的。。另外，胡军演得糟糕透了，演得不像战士，倒是像国民党的兵痞，角色是个好角色，奈何胡军演得根本不行。。
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