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
彻底记住了滨口龙介这位鬼才/天才？三个故事，分别用玻璃窗、门和升降梯三种装置，在极为日常的场景里，完成了一些关于爱情、性、幻想和时间的讲述，像哲理诗，像科幻小说。固定机位，一次妄想，一次现实，以玻璃窗为界，两种前后景，两种爱情走向；闭门或者敞门，ASMR式的朗读，声音和无法象征化的残余，作家和读者的情欲切磋；上上落落的升降梯，也许是同一个躯体，然后有两个灵魂、两种记忆，升降梯上上落落，突然寻回的记忆。
完完全全没踩上滨口两部新片的点.. 有偶然 无想象 错过台词等于错过一切 不太对劲
这种特意的引导使得日常对话也变得具有仪式感
看一半就感受到了洪常秀，镜头语言上。文本上不像，在情绪递进中以不稳定的控制关系推向反转的边界很棒，情绪张力弥补了单一故事线的平淡。个人偏好1，2的大包袱（邮件）略生硬，3有点傻不是很能get到
我们所经历的都是偶然，那个状态下的另一个选择，另一个字母送达的那个邮箱，还有重逢的那个高中老同学，偶然之外都是想象。电影看完有种久违的兴奋感，确实很妙很喜欢，情感冲突有种细腻的设计感，又丝毫没有狗血的感觉。可能大量对白会劝退很多观众，但就如文字能给予更多的想象空间，偶然间或许我们就错过了更多的不一样的人生，不是对与错，而只是各自经历与体验。
虽然这可能并不是真正意义上的女性题材电影，但老雷的作品从来不缺乏坚强，勇敢无畏的女性，《最后的决斗》再到让我再次感受到了《末路狂花》的那股狠劲。
三个短片都喜欢，好像每个女主都有教授说的那种，在情感和欲望被压抑的社会中“可以不受常识的束缚而思考和行动”的能力。
马特达蒙虽丑，但实在没有丑到能把亚当司机衬成大帅比的程度。
精心设计的对白，大量的长镜头，人变化的微妙情感被展现的淋漓尽致。尤为喜欢第三个故事，偶然中相遇的两个人，在想象中扮演、坦白、治愈。就是字幕质量不是很高，期待之后的二刷。
很厉害，三个故事的冲突都是拉满的，那么多碎碎叨叨，一点不无聊。
在这里这两者都通过电影化语言调和了现实与主体
“偶然”奋力在帷幕后提拉绳线，把控几支有了意识的木偶。
很难想象仅靠对话驱动的、没有夸张起伏情节的短篇故事还能够散发出精巧微妙的魅力。
命运之一种错过。短片一的女生看似勇敢，但遇到真正心动的人时依旧心有余悸，在车上聊天的神态足以表明沦陷太深，所以最后选择了成全；短片二的女生借着欲望逃离束缚的家庭，虽然身体戒不掉学弟，但心早属于教法语的教授，开着门意味着欲望和情感都无处躲藏，直面自己的人生，最后她不再是欲望的奴隶，因为她挣脱了束缚（即便是被动的）；短片三是两个女人的命运交汇，也真是棋逢对手，角色扮演《原合法副本》，回望过去相遇当下，因为陌生所以熟悉，因为懂得所以慈悲，在小林想起钢琴家名字后的两人相拥（高潮处）戛然而止。是偶然也是必然，是真实也是想象。感觉导演很喜欢洪常秀阿巴斯，电影性十足，配乐隐隐约约，在真实日常的生活里制造浪漫场景，超越日常，电影的奇妙性在此展现的淋漓尽致。四星半
连刷两遍还是看的津津有味，既有上世纪欧洲文艺电影的精巧结构和剧情（侯麦+安东尼奥尼），又有日式日常琐事描述的丰盈隽永（村上+是枝裕和）。（不想捧一踩一，但洪尚秀真的不是一个档次）
最后反而是通过想象，找回了忘记已久的重要名字（真的只是名字）。 喜欢第一个故事，女孩子迷人。 北京剧场
第二段出现的邮箱地址居然可以访问：https://mailbox.neopa.jp/
7.9/ 三个都是魔法时刻，只在日常对话里就发生了。
BJIFF21，娱乐性很够！个人最珍惜的还是一些时间静止的独白时刻，刻意收进背景的马路或工地声
尤其第三段，想象太暖心了！久久回味ing
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