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
# 75 Cannes 主竞赛# 两个小时的煎熬，全程没有停的大幅对白不知所云，除了外科手术没有其他了
不过倒是也能自圆其说，算是个还不错的故事。
四颗星全都献给同床手术xing 爱 💉 掏腹高chao器官视觉 还有我大爱的耳朵techno舞者💃🏽😎 把人对xing 感官嫁接到其他媒介以放大是cronenberg 熟练的把戏了 还是原味儿 还是那么让你在电影院里就能跟着horny .至于故事本身，与这些相比则似乎失去了光彩🤷♂️ 但作为电影节中恐怖类型片 都值得最少四星！
谢谢这部电影的所有人员、真的很久很久没看到能让人上头的网剧了，4星剧打5星，祝愿中国电影蒸蒸日上。
2022-07-04
冗长且无趣。国产可怕片，相当不可怕，甚至有丝幽默。
剧本的骨架挺不错的，但是还需要精心细致的修改。
早前吊人胃口的尺度原是过家家级别，对人体改造/演化的讨论更像是份大纲，同理还有贫民窟般极简复古风的置景和各处细节留白，略显突兀的转折，充分折射了老导演思考的冷峻和压抑。三岛由纪夫曾在《太阳与铁》中提出借运动（打造一副健美的肉身）来保持思想和信念的纯粹，本片则是对其观点的反向推论：当身体知觉退化，器官机能的异变成为“衰朽”的同义词。剧场里奇观化的开刀表演，不过是为了掩盖人物安全感的匮乏，以及艺术创作空虚的本质。于是只能拥抱“非人”的宿命，才能重掌行为主权，在这个理性无声陷落的黑暗时空里，找到和大脑突触间那最后一丝感伤又脆弱的连接。
我前几天我精心安排给我爸还有对象以及对象妈妈，放了杨紫琼的《妈的多重宇宙》，看完之后，每个人给我一句，不知道看了个啥球玩意，还一直在坚持到最后……你现在懂我想表达啥不。
如果你期望看到恶心、变态的奇行种，那你要失望了。这部电影非但不重口，跟真正重口的B级片比起来反倒有点小清新。
对不起，我的9年医学教育不允许我理解这种东西
其实，如果不是大陆审核严格，这个剧本可以更露骨一点，更真实的显示出人性的丑恶
（ps网大胜过国产垃圾电影，指日可待）
感觉还是缺点反转，很快就猜到结果了。
别被这个名字骗了，这片真的不错，剧情都能圆回来。
有一说一这情节虽然烂，演员演技不是吊打那些流量吗。
虽然受限不能有鬼，但是叙事逻辑还是可以的，多视角讲故事还是有用过心的。想看狐狸大仙！希望狐狸最后还是出来一下的。3.5分可以有。
4- “attractive in a bureaucratic way.” 存在为数不多的能够击穿所有虚假性和建构的“泪涌”时刻（部分得益于演员的表演），不过大部分时候还是在极安全的界域内游转，几无任何“边缘”的暗示。以及，K的气质倒是相当符合本片的应有样貌，她在出场的那一刻就是极不自然、戏谑的，几乎是要自反地宣示强力的解旋---一个完美的卡夫卡式角色。
打死我也想不到莫腾森会在柯南伯格片里当一回处女
整片不算太拉胯，观感可以，值得一看！
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