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
漫画风格的电影，甚至说台词那个腔调也很动漫风，时下的年轻人应该比较喜欢这种风格吧 故事情节简单，聚焦在动作场面和酷炫上面…
简单粗暴我喜欢，魏君子等人多拉点投资，再找些大咖，打磨一下剧本，不得了。
原来 浪客剑心 里的志志雄 是学的瞎子啊：）
事了拂衣去，深藏功与名。首尾呼应，演技在线，画面美，最后一场决斗戏的光影黑白分明，没有多余台词，短而有力，刻画的英雄恶人形象都很鲜明，是久违的爽戏。
古人云：大丈夫行事，论是非，不论利害；论顺逆，不论成败；论万世，不论一生。
动作片里最近少见的好片子了，就是剧本稍微简陋点，制作不错
算个短片吧，但结构很紧凑，故事线也简单，功夫的展现很扎实，算是值得推荐的网络电影。
一个小时讲了一个完整的故事。美中不足的是琴娘这条线太弱了，有点像为了给演员加戏匆匆多写了几笔，从剧情上看这琴娘完全就是个大冤种。前传后传都挺好写，值得期待。
侠客精神，先人已经告诉我们，这部电影，还原的很好，唐风满满
放在网大维度考量算是精品了。它也是如今难得的能做出武侠风范的国产片。动作场面有氛围上的铺陈，场景、构图、打光都有雕琢感；具体到武打设计，走的是偏写实的硬派路子，尤其是错骨手，招式起落都见细节，断骨一幕好评。成瞎子为了一壶好酒和一个公道，便毅然踏上了锄强扶弱之路，不问生死，不求功名。侠义之心，因其质朴才显珍贵。在国产武侠式微的当下，这样的作品太值得鼓励了。
故事简单，时长仅70多分钟，剧情也并非毫无破绽，但是胜在节奏紧凑不拖沓。作为一部网大，能看出成本很有限——没有大场面、全是影视城的景，但却一点也没摆烂，导演显然在摄影构图、叙事氛围上是有自己的美学思考的，更为难得的是拍出了最近几年影视剧里少有的“侠以武犯禁”的江湖气。比一众S+，也比好些院线电影都好看。
作为类型电影只是及格线上而已。电影是一个整体，好动作、好摄影并不意味着好武侠，又一个例证。毕竟《泰坦尼克号》是经典不是因为游轮豪华，《壮志凌云》优秀也不是因为战机酷炫。
《绣春刀》在致敬《浪客剑心》，而这部电影则在致敬《绣春刀》，虽然剧情就是简单的复仇故事，但场景和打戏部分都很棒，在最近两年里算是很不错的武侠片了，三星半
明明早已標過，為什麼沒了？記得當時很震驚，沒想到安是安非他命。比起艋舺之流，這才是真正的壞胚子電影。片子拍完沒多久阿兜仔譚志剛就車禍去世，阿國毒品槍炮竊盜各種前科，最後因綁架罪入獄11年，兩個無知少年的現實人生竟也走上不歸路。少年們，何時才能安。
我理解电影时长篇幅有所限制，但是这个“讨公道”的缘由动机太牵强了，全天下那么多没有公道的事怎么偏偏瞎子就选了个美女帮还把自己好友搭进去😅
“凉城不管去洛阳，洛阳不管去长安”！当公理不在，实在是需要“盲侠”一样的侠客路见不平，拔刀相助！琴娘被捉最终死去的情节大可不必，有些多余！网剧里算是用心制作了，弘扬正气除暴安良！
试问有多少个武侠剧剧情是屌爆的呢？看的还得是其他方面的，不过这部剧的渲染力还不够强或者说我太满足于我
故事简单，但是讲得很用心！台词讲究，有深意！
宇文老二宰了老的像他爹的老大后，给老大办的葬礼，家的装扮，他妈的日本风？离了大谱，前几天看的盲战，给人评论说该叫盲侠，结果今天就看到正主了，哈。挺有侠骨风，电影不赖，就是有点短，才1小时12分钟？
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