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
他挺惨的，一直看着亲人朋友爱人一个个离他而去。是吧，这部电影应该说的就是死亡和分离吧。
王璐丹已经沦落到接这种烂剧本的地步了吗，你自己演的自己相信吗?
故事杂糅，看完后感觉都老了，但是很感动。说说苏，在郭小鲁出国研学时，她说“他好的时候我不用在”，在郭小鲁问她要不要注射干细胞时，她说“如果我会忘了你，我还是我吗？”的确，相较于表皮的年轻永续，记忆才是最重要的。昨天和朋友聊天，我在想自己也是更加注重记忆和体验的人，如果给我多一次机会，我想回到小时候，不用改变人生，只要完完整整再体验一遍当时的感觉，那就很好很好。年轻的时候，身处其中反而没有意识到那是最好的时光，最好的时候就是普通的生活，即使知道终究要离别，也想再经历一次。
本借片名，简介和题材对内容加以揣测，期待能有看本杰明一半的感动就算赚到
只有一个男主和俩女二的电影 感觉导演想讲的很多又不知道到底是什么 看得头昏脑涨的 王传君去完非洲竟然还疑似带了一点爱国主义（?） 还剩半个小时了不老这个事还没出现 我都有点焦躁了 不过三位主演演技还行
整体叙事架构还是有些问题。软弱无力。不管是不是郭小鲁的幻想。还是应该好好处理一下。 还是姜文说的那句，电影没劲谁看啊。对标《本杰明巴顿奇事》的话。明显弱爆了。
导演想表达的东西太多，但是控场能力太差，可惜了王传君
朔爷味儿在前段儿很浓，很怀念：摇滚青年的油嘴滑舌和仗义；北京姑娘的嘴上满不在乎，内心敏感脆弱；
男主爱不爱女主，有多爱我倒是没看出来
本来以为是环形时空叙事，结果就只是讲完了这一生而已，全程用诚意讲述遇到的那些人那些事，因为是mv式的快剪加解说，得以让叙事时间可以尽量拉长，虽然到最后的感动，不过是时空堆积后累加生离死别的伤感，但终究还是有一瞬间被打动了。
看的时候，我并不知道是王朔的片子，但还是很明显地感受到了王朔小说的味道。
影片前半部王朔风格强烈，接地气的台词透着老北京的鲜活，后半部风格骤变，在探讨哲学的路上一去不返。还好苏和晓鲁从头贯穿到底的感情线和“不老奇事”扣题，虽然错过了无数次，最后在甲板上相遇的瞬间让人无限感慨。就是捷克的部分其实可以适当浓缩，女二的戏有些喧宾夺主了。
关于死亡，和两个女人的爱。
20211227 人生啊，一眨一闭就是一辈子，王啸坤是亮点，小痞子演的不错！
有时候想，人生真的很无奈啊，哪里才是我生活的尽头呢。
有一种老派的美和伤感，对生命衰老死亡这些人生命题看的很透彻，同时又无比悲观颓废，但台词又带着一丝不经意的讥讽不羁，痞痞的。感觉这电影的“文化素养”不错，一看编剧：王朔。噢，秒懂。王珞丹演的好，同时自身带有一份别样的凄美冷艳，令人难忘，王传君吧、演好人挺僵的，生硬，总觉的怪怪的，还是小老流氓适合他，这个书呆子造型也不适合他。电影居然有去布拉格取景，应该是疫情前拍摄的。
本来因为这个片名我不抱有什么期待，但是因为王传君+王珞丹决定看看，开头整体节奏都可以，当我以为这是个起错名字的年代剧的时候，当与王珞丹重逢我以为这是个悲情的爱情剧，两个相爱的人因为王珞丹的自卑和成长环境没能在一起，随着郭小鲁的出国这个故事就开始变得魔幻了，老学姐教授不是已经在自己身上成功试验了吗，为什么他俩就好像从零开始一样，从丁萌萌去世、郭小鲁去非洲真的是离了大谱，他去非洲干嘛？？？最后苏DY郭萌我真的无fa可讲，两个多小时真的又臭又长，因为跟我妈看还不能倍速，我可太难受了，太浪费时间了，相比之下，王仁君的演技也让我有点失望，本来开头还挺有希望，没想到后面这么崩…
一开始就心动的人，会心动一辈子。
不好意思，时间讲的久了，这就是我的故事，我的旅途，我的亲人们，我的朋友们。
情绪到了，但是后半部分简直没收住，完全不知所云。
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