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
很离谱的展开。有一些好笑的逻辑。但是不吓人。
地狱空荡荡，恶魔在人间？中间有一部分挺想睡觉的
剧情起伏安排的非常合理，从头到尾都不会无聊。傲慢与偏见内核假结婚场景设定，总体来说很有趣！
必须打5分好吗！要吓人有吓人的点，要思考有思考的点。真的看了招魂3和这个对比简直了
整体其实都还蛮好的 但最后的驱魔仪式 确实有点雷人..
设定还挺新颖
有意思，“每次驱魔仪式都一样，你以为恶魔是傻子吗”，于是恶魔活学活用，厉害了！
三星（6.4分）。讲述神父自我救赎和自我解脱的故事。人性本为神魔同体，善恶乃是一念之间。结局稍感意外，没有给出happy ending，算是剧情上的亮点。前半段略显拖沓，交代过去的篇幅过多，叙事稍显零碎。采用现在和回忆两条线索混合剪辑，惜手法略感生涩，两条线索之间的切换偶尔不太顺畅。整体叙事节奏尚可，不至于跳戏出戏。美术和视觉效果一般，未能很好地展现驱魔过程的恐怖和监狱环境的阴森，整个镜头色调偏暗，略微影响观感。
这个脑洞可以，神父恶魔对着施法。比哈利波特的魔法厉害👍
这种电影存在的意义就是让人快乐哈哈哈哈，完全不费脑子的快乐。男主长着一张gay版蝙蝠侠的脸，女主就是大眼睛小可爱。
不错的 一直害怕后面会崩 但还维持的挺不错 是那种会推荐给别人看的爱情轻喜剧 适合在放松休息时想看个恋爱片的情景看 6、7分吧 尤其在我看了好几部爱情烂片之后 这片真的感觉不错 编剧编的误会冲突等等都还算合理 除了没屋子必须住一间这个梗偶像剧里哈哈真的太常见了 台词也还不错 欢喜冤家虽然老套但用点心编还是会让人百看不厌 男女主身高差和打嘴炮火花十足啊 达西真的是完美伴侣啊 又被cue到了 男主演绎的这个强迫症性格加上他的身材 显得他很hot
梵蒂冈也被渗透了
刚看完美剧驱魔人，这部简直槽点满满，观看时音量建议调低。非常简单的驱魔场面，最厉害的驱魔人（白发牧师）第一次见面就被咬掉耳朵，打一针镇静剂被附体的人就安静，老牧师喝酒壮胆。最后的监狱驱魔全体囚犯被附身了，更像是丧尸片！最搞笑的是中年牧师觉得老牧师可以驱魔，老牧师觉得中年牧师可以驱魔，结果两个人都不可以。最后的正邪对决来回拉扯，其实有点出戏，不过氛围还行吧。
没啥新颖，唯一的亮点在于最后，神这边终于派出使者，一直没搞懂基督教这种驱魔，一直都是人和魔对抗，那你们这些神干嘛去了？所以还不如康斯坦丁这样的驱魔人，至少天使恶魔齐上阵。
god always lives inside everybody until you reach him
还不错，恐怖气氛比较到位，只是结局的妥协不够解恨！
第一幕出来的时候我以为下成了别的什么片……后面还好，不过用镇静剂科学与恶魔斗争也是没想到，特别最后有种比谁的嗓门大的意思……感觉可以来第二部
学了一个词。邪典电影。cult film。
most motifying thing is I even read the book....
整装高升梵蒂冈，圣所从来笼阴霾。
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