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
我觉得一个早孕的单亲妈妈不会让一个陌生男人跟自闭症女儿待在一起然后自己去洗澡。其次自导自演的导演你最好本人也这么sweet，不然太给自己贴金了哈哈哈哈
一部对话流电影，自导自演的宝藏导演，直白的讲了一个要爱自己的故事。将时间、金钱、精力、感情都花在自己身上，年轻迷茫的时候，适当的have some fun也无伤大雅，谁能一下子就认清自己呢。如果像这样约好了再也不见面，那曾经一定是相当在乎的人吧。
差强人意。但是自编自导自演到这份上也算不错了。
或许soulmate真的不止一个，人生也不可能了恰恰丝滑，growing up is hard.
没有预想得那么丝滑。观感有点割裂，有时候觉得真诚动人，有时候又觉得有点矫情。流了两滴眼泪。
影片应该是要表达理性克制，但这种一秒钟就能想明白的事，25岁导演愣是郑重其事的拍出一部近两小时的电影进行讲解。好吧，大家都有青葱年少时。4
毕业生？好磨叽，矫情。要不是里面有个自闭症梗的妹子和男主他弟那么可爱的孩子，估计早弃了
年轻人还是要多为自己的前途着想，不要浪费年轻的资本。
虽然又是一部女性角色帮助男性角色成长的电影，但是毕竟是自导自演，男主角太可爱了。he‘s a 10 but…no but…he is a 10!
“I’m a dumb kid”
对我而言，这部比PTA的甘草披萨更私人更容易共情。Cooper Raiff是啥宝藏男孩，好喜欢他的作品和演绎，决定有空找来Shithouse看看。4.5
美版《世界上最糟糕的人》，同样让我提不起胃口。
Andrew is really a sweetheart，爱情就像黑巧克力，丝滑苦涩又透出些甜蜜
A typical semi-tragical fling. I wanna know the details of that first kiss tho...
我觉得一个早孕的单亲妈妈不会让一个陌生男人跟自闭症女儿待在一起然后自己去洗澡。其次自导自演的导演你最好本人也这么sweet，不然太给自己贴金了哈哈哈哈
一个观察不一定对，只有片子有句类似“Growing up is hard”这样抚慰又煽情的废话，就总能戳中不少人心窝子哈！最好笑的一句台词是那个discount Bradley Cooper，看来男主对自己导+演水平定位还蛮准的。还要等多久好看到Dakota能胜任（大）女主的片子？
男主自导自演的小成本治愈系小品电影 免不了平淡 免不了话痨 免不了无趣 在此时此刻抱着猎奇心理看这样一部新电影 收获和期待不成正比 但拍得再廉价 剧作也在克制之下显出了一些心思
圣丹斯的独立气质一直都在，但关于独立的人与事已经时过境迁。千禧之前朴素的单人间住的总是怯弱懦夫或者孤独勇者，ta们在飞速运转的社会齿轮下被碾磨殆尽绝望的怒火，不公与愤激。而千禧之后，绝望的来源是与抛锚的社会齿轮达到了某种“和解”，这一批新生代的独立影人看到是如何用最细小且细腻的氛围感营造最密集的催泪弹，如何绕开前人险象丛生的自我救赎之路去诉说被前人遗忘的关于成长关于自我的成长阵痛和当下耽溺。
终于到来的2022暑假看的第一部，成长确实挺难的，但电影没那么drama，好像是你的我的生活艺术化处理，我挺喜欢，可以小哭一下。对假期也开始期待起来，突然好像放下了必须放的够久的执念。四星半，入选年度系列。
难看 甚至不如十年前的青春片 达科塔演得特别做作
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