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
好希望，他能好起来，
故事渐渐就狗血起来了，但U1S1，后半部时不时给你来一段意识流感觉还是不错的，抛却剧情，意识流透露出的人物的情绪和感受还是很可的。
大段旁白用得太多总归是减分项，确实讲了一个漫长而絮叨的故事，从青梅竹马的错位开始，中间对专业领域科幻又疯魔一般的展现，结尾似真似假的理想结局与穿越时空，都能看出想表达的永远主题。岁月在每个人的生命里留下痕迹，我们却希望痕迹越来越多，得以永存。可哪怕容颜不会改变，心境还是不断在变。
整体制作挺好，但是内容太薄弱。一个娇小的女人是怎么把两个高大男人拖到高层废弃屋的？从技术上就说不通。
很不错看的电影，讲的很深入，探究社会和政府福利的问题:低保的申请以及发放，老奶奶生活困难却因为福利部的推脱以及对抛弃的女人的面子问题无法申请到低保导致死亡引发了一些列的杀人案件，最后不在于杀人凶手有多凶残，而在地震后政府的不作为未对困难的人给予应有的保障。kaya酱演的真棒！！！尤其绑架那时候眼神很到位，不愧是最佳女配角，实至名归！！！
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震后创伤和社会问题写得又硬又泛，推理是不存在的，结局非常索然无味
中山七里的原著，阿部宽的表演，桑田佳佑的歌声；好题材、好表演、好音乐。不得不感慨只有在健康的社会中，人们在灾难之中或灾难过后才能形成公民自组织的有序生活。这是真正的“久久为功”。遗憾的是，如此值得咀嚼的底，被挖掘出来的部分还是少了些。(6.5/10.0)-真的喜欢阿部宽，眼中总是有股坚毅和对弱者的怜悯。
还可以，文艺电影，说不老主题有点牵强了，但王珞丹真的好适合演这类文艺电影。整体还是不错的，个人挺喜欢。
后面tm越来越扯
这个电影其实题材还可以，卡司演技也都还可以。
挺好看的，但悬疑推理部分也挺弱。五五开，两边都没讨好的感觉。
这世界上，还有关心我的人，这是每天努力生存的意义。
311伤痛文学 可你们有些问题就算没地震也会存在不是么
没有恸哭，却悲情得压抑始终……在天灾中，生与死像是被随机选择，去问“为什么”得不到任何答案！除了接受现实，自我吞咽痛苦再，凭意志，慢熬着时光消化，没有别的任何办法。一旦偏激到片中的孤女小干那样，不认命去迁怒他人，只会再酿人祸～这世间，不是什么都能判个对错。
王青伟他爸是《隋唐英雄传》里的徐茂公。受精卵和克隆不是一回事儿啊，文艺癌真可怕。
好希望，他能好起来，
又是一部日本绝望系列电影，给那种不给别人添麻烦，不给社会和国家添麻烦的人刻画的很生动，像那个在电话亭住很多天的阿姨，电影里面感情比较真挚，但是整体元素不多，看到后面就会累，二倍速三倍速四倍速的往后希望剧情快速推进，不太推荐，没有特别的亮点
“这当然是你的幻境，但它也是真实”幻境亦作为突触的暂时连接和神经细胞间的电活动而物理性地存在，只是它转瞬即逝，我们的眼睛无法看清
奇幻版安妮海瑟薇的one day 吗。看完有种淡淡的忧伤，爱情还是勇敢点，不错过才是最好。人生这么短暂，不要让一辈子嘴里苦，靠高粱饴取甜何必呢
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