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
自自然然，凌乱又美好。该出手时就出手！/北京-法国文化中心
出乎意料的好看。太喜欢最后安娜伊斯说“我不同意”了。还有艾米丽说“我就在这儿，如果你想要我的话，我就在这儿。”
法国人太会拍爱情了!看得我心旌摇曳，一颗心荡来荡去
妹子啊，咋就这么随心所欲呢？虽然不能接受但还是不反对 但还是不喜欢看这种
三星半//着重使用了空间并试图生出联想 幽闭空间被类比为严肃关系 阿娜伊斯除了幽闭空间并不给自己设限 夏日恋情也想加倍延长到秋天 横冲直撞探索人生得好有生命力 一股来自年轻的无所畏惧//就是莫名有点时代发展后小妞电影现有样子的感觉
被法國人浪漫暈了⋯好喜歡這麼直白的坦率的愛著
一个一直在奔跑，一直在索取，知道自己要什么，明确拒绝自己不要什么的女孩儿真是太可爱了。成年世界的不堪，屈服，对生活本质的看透，对爱的放手，在这团奔跑的火焰里都被烧毁，堙灭，不堪一击！最后和女作家在电梯里拥吻真是太太太浪漫了，幽闭与亲密在此刻终于融为一体，绝妙的隐喻！
7分。不会就是女主阿娜伊斯的爱情故事吧？这么巧同名么？法国人的浪漫，阿娜伊斯的热烈情感，不要在意道德约束。不管是之前的感情还是现在的，阿娜伊斯都是主导者。只要阿娜伊斯喜欢，睡完老公，再睡老婆又怎样？就是洒脱，就是随心所欲。阿娜伊斯真的太有诱惑力了，最后女作家大道理说了一堆，表达了坚决不能继续的决心，可是根本抵不过阿娜伊斯的一个吻，立马就溃败了。不过，浑身沙子的沙滩情欲戏并没有很舒适的感觉。
呼...最近是疲倦得说不出任何话来。太法国了，永远随心所欲不停奔跑奔跑，年上作家姐姐真是毫不扭捏，好喜欢，一句I don't agree就缴械投降被小朋友拐走嘎嘎
女主长得像Carla Bruni，镜头里跑动的她是按耐不住的青春，是追随直觉的欲望，是率性而活的勇气。电影很戳，走我心里了。💖
Anaïs，一个喜欢远足、总是推着坏掉的自行车迟到，顺嘴说出“对了，我下周去打胎”的姑娘，一只自顾自地野蛮生长的小狮子。对于任何一个自我意识不够蓬勃到与之对峙的人来说，那些兀自汹涌、心不在焉的喋喋不休，乃至她活力四射的存在本身既是引力，也是威胁。其他人千般万般要把她拴在身旁，只有E选择把她放归山林，不愿让她委屈。我太爱这结局，太爱Anaïs最后仍能展现出的勇气。稚嫩鲁莽的奋不顾身也好，二人权力关系的逆转也好，无论怎样，这里没有流俗的是：年轻的姑娘并非一时兴起，也不只是青春期茂盛的欲望与强加的想象——也许她真正知道自己想要什么，就像那条多年得宠的连衣裙。况且即便这仍是幻象，也是足够真实的幻象。“玫瑰都开了/我还想怎么呢”。她拒绝接受任何人以为她好的名义作出的安排：一个真正的笃信者与反叛者。
果敢说出“我不同意”的阿娜伊斯，往后也要继续奔跑下去！
很放松的电影，镜头和心情随着女主在夏日里奔跑，轻快明媚。
后半段完全没有预料到这个风风火火的女人的真爱竟是情人的伴侣。作家的淡雅是56岁女人完美的体现，年轻姑娘的大胆与激情也有着随性的魅力，可惜老男人好像谁也配不上。
那些从没花时间学会独处的人因此也没学会如何爱他们自己于是请别人来替自己完成
长镜头带出的法国街景，海边美景，还有片子里明亮的色调，看了让人真是舒服。
好温暖啊 阿娜伊斯的热情奔放主动 大胆的眼神却又小心翼翼地试探 艾米丽的温暖从容主动发出信号 一切都恰到好处 氛围感拉满了
“我不同意”可以瓦解所有深刻的理智。就停在那刻，就让那扇门关上吧……
Anais在巴黎街头狂奔、大大咧咧的样子很难不让人想起弗兰西斯哈，不过我自己记忆深刻的几部女性影片都有塑造类似的女主形象，神经大条，横冲直撞，生活窘迫但内心洒脱，都在27-30岁左右一无所有的年纪，可是坦诚又勇敢的个性还是带来了很多奇遇，最后不一定指向美满和成功的人生，但一番折腾起码更深认识了自己的渴望。我觉得自己更喜欢这个故事并非因为同性的爱更打动我，而是感动于可以不失自我又彼此欣赏的爱，没有妄自菲薄，没有自我怀疑。再理性的分析也抵不上这种热烈而直接的爱的冲动。好喜欢有生命力的女人。
结局对比《圣母》，竟然有点洪常秀的意思了xs
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