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
PS:我希望中国和好莱坞的电影制作人能想开点儿，搞些什么政治正确的肤色长相，直接大大方方的上大美女他不香吗……
清明假期以烂片结尾，好片越来越难寻。动作片连动作戏都不好看，真是药丸。
在剧情不拖沓方面，还是值得国人学习的。印度版战狼
哈哈哈，虽然足够老套，但是也足够精彩……😂😂😂印度万岁的时候真的是笑到我了，哈哈哈，看来在哪个国家和文化里万岁都是个好词儿
No.2500 故事可以是个好故事，但这部电影讲得也太简单了。而且就凭一个农家院里的十几个人，就能干这么大一票了？
挺可的，一开始是幸福终点站，然后是机械战警，然后是孤胆英雄式的XX营救，哪个电影我忘了，反正英雄主义的片太多。
背后是谁？不重要
复盘一下，当初新冠刚出现的时候谁最先站出来说自己有特效药的？有疫苗的？
铺垫过长且无聊，很多前后穿插的镜头实际又没什么意义。剧情中间突兀的转折也没给一个很好的解释，就让观众非常迷茫。
Actually, quite good.🤜
枪战区域主角光环太严重，尤其是河边战斗。抛开几处逻辑硬伤，整体完成度不错，有种九十年代的风格。
复盘一下，当初新冠刚出现的时候谁最先站出来说自己有特效药的？有疫苗的？
看了6分钟，对男主的铺垫也太多了，又一看见评分，顿时失去了兴趣。
男主被国家无情解雇后，路过兵营还对国旗庄严敬礼，如此弱智主旋律的情节要是放在我国早就被精神美国人们喷个体无完肤了，但是不好意思，这是好莱坞出品的，金发碧眼说着鸟语，所以只有感动
这部电影所传递出的积极意义在当前环境下显得尤为可贵和重要。性别特性的差异不应被贬低和歧视，尊重Ta们心中真正的自己，那是Ta们独特的色彩。
这剧本怕不是AI自动生成的。白瞎了派派的气质。
老战友也是被现实压垮的人，铤而走险。发现被黑老大利用后，上阵还需亲兄弟。
前面鋪墊略長，最後隊友在主角救兩次之後還是掛了，太慘了。本可以不死的。自己不覺得自己離譜嗎？是應景了，可戰場下來的在那大大咧咧看傷口？戰術動作全忘了？喝個啤酒看個樂呵吧，這個結尾的槍戰顯得有點草率了。
我直接从半小时处看观感并无影响。动作戏及格线之上，再加上点战争鸡汤
印度版《美国队长》＋《白宫陷落》，两天看了两部印度商业爽片，其实都是抄好莱坞玩剩下的，但是相比较《野兽派特工》，这部还是合理很多，也装逼，但没那么装逼。
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