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
以及，有些角色可能作者自己都不知道存在有什么意义吧。
情怀占一大半，多了些政治性情节，少了生活韵味，没有黑道家族的感觉了
之前非常期待，结果不如人意，设定不错，演员演技很无语，整部剧看下来一言难尽
另外，作为很多排名中历史前五甚至前三的系列大剧，黑道家族系列豆瓣观影人数才区区几千，作为前传的纽瓦克众圣想有高分是很难了
7.3。女演员都挺漂亮。最后的推理也算把几条线连贯串起来了。去掉床戏分能再高点。
浅薄无聊做作垃圾，分不清男主的演技和片子本身谁在拖后腿
铺垫实在太漫长，剪得又乱配角又多，到最后串起来的时候我都已经对谜底没有兴趣了🚬
并没有那么的感动，有更多极限运动拍得更好。比如威瑟斯彭的《涉足荒野》
白男糟粕回魂，如此“白男”式的电影中还单独插入了一条和主体剧情毫无关系的黑人线，貌似是暗示黑人崛起白人没落，实则整部电影传递出的思想十分糟粕封建、白人至上、男权至上、歌颂丑陋。
没看懂，有些片子是要了解背景才能看懂的，不清楚美国的黑帮历史
只记得一个Motherfucker了，还有，后妈很有味道。
在我們活著的時候，身邊總有奇妙的事情發生，並且在短時間內我們一無所覺，一無所知！
有点意思又不太够，感觉故事本身应该挺巧妙的，但拍出来却不够精彩
之前非常期待，结果不如人意，设定不错，演员演技很无语，整部剧看下来一言难尽
格局拍的小了点，要是找个好导演，凭着娜奥米的演技，可以勾一勾小金人的边的
还蛮有意思的，但是没有想象的有意思，有一点伊坂的味道，可又差点火候的感觉。风pon戴眼镜帅得认不出……
感觉挺好啊，选角花了大心思，托尼、托尼姐姐，托尼叔叔，以及另外几个打手和黑道家族原型非常神似，那时候就有卡米拉了？6.3分太低了，确定你们都看过黑道家族？本来想打四星的，为了中和一下打了五星，哈哈。
看之前也没抱什么期待，看完后果然也就那样。
拍这样的黑帮题材，需要很强大的内心才行。尽管，有【教父】【纽约黑帮】【黑道家族】这样的屋脊，有汤姆哈迪这样可以一部电影里分饰二角、天生丽质的黑帮戏骨，还是很好看。因为黑帮戏里最抓人的，依然是心狠手辣、暴躁戾气、情义无价、柔情似水掺杂一起的另类人生。表面的招摇过市，财大气粗背后却是自知罪孽深重，又无从救赎的苦闷。很不错的黑道电影了！
全篇人设致敬原剧黑道家族，片尾曲感觉对了，电影略仓促。Tony受叔叔的影响太大了
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