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
如果接受了这是一部文艺片的话，或许也就能接受它在案件细节上的一些bug了。
网大里面算是用心的一部了，画面质感有，光影可以，舞蹈还是挺美的。悬疑性不足，故事编排的不顺畅，有点可惜。
8分吧，现在的评分太低了。这画面和质感，太有文艺片的范儿了，喜欢。文艺范的悬疑推理剧，你值得细品。
没理由啊，凭啥要杀林音？和照相那人有啥关系，干嘛嫁祸给他？不好好当库管，成天想着杀人….
很好看。年代、道服、悬疑、情怀都在线，而且以嫌疑人的带入角色推进剧情很有新意；美中不足叙事有点凌乱
中规中矩的悬疑片 我都可以猜到反转
被抖音骗过来，坚持了20分钟，然后2倍速看完的……
不同时间和场景的切换很完美，人物内心刻画得特别出彩，台词也经过打磨。十几年前和十几年后的道具感觉也没什么变化，且最后的反转有点戏剧性。最后的远山淡影算得上点晴之笔。有几个瞬间总觉得在看《芳华》。
拍得还行吧，就是觉得一会儿去了《杀人回忆》片场，一会儿去了《芳华》片场，那个说着一口甘肃？宁夏？青海？口音的刑警（看了演员的条目，原来是山西口音）故意耍横的桥段太俗套了
这个名字的字体设计很喜欢！是不是在暗示什么。居然是根据真实改编，那就没有暗示了。。节奏有点儿慢，摄影好像行，也不是摄影，几个空镜很不错。超现实探案，一个画像直接把最难的地方不用写了，这种设定都是设定了也不好说啥。。略傻逼的角色好写，但是难看啊。为什么要写模版式的角色。说的就是那个警察。整个剧本好像还挺可以的，最后能成闭环。还能模糊化，让人遐想，谁是谁，谁死了。色调不错，暗黄暗黄的。 @2022-06-29 23:28:40
看的时候感觉有点好玩，这些演员都有其他大牌的影子：
网大里面算是用心的一部了，画面质感有，光影可以，舞蹈还是挺美的。悬疑性不足，故事编排的不顺畅，有点可惜。
华语近年少有的经典，有时代的衰落，有人物的挣扎，也有舞蹈者的绝代风华，更多有流畅的剧情推动，满格的案情推理，精致的人物扮演，丰满的人物塑造，到了最后的反转，大赞
虽然故事毫无悬疑可言，不过敢于采用分段闪回的叙事手法还是值得肯定的，为中国独立电影人点赞。
编剧和导演都没意识到，影片的情节和表演，还有配乐（八十年代小城市人民剧场舞蹈节目中的《布兰登堡协奏曲》），充斥着残雪式的荒诞疏离感。这要是故意做成的效果，算颇为耐人寻味的。无奈创造者在这方面比较单纯，致使作品充满了诚意和傻气。
难得有一部朴实的推理剧，尽管有点过于抒情的毛病。
镜头很漂亮，特别是跳舞的镜头，故事相对简单。
如果有好演员，如果有好一点的对白，如果少一些BUG，这个片子真的很好了，总体来说值得一看，时间压缩一些，情结紧凑一些会更好，不过还有一种可能就是导演就喜欢这种节奏，我还是觉得这个片子挺好的。
借用了石黑一雄的书名，最后模拟画像师刑警去了白银，可以拍成神探系列了。文艺风格非常独特，画面很美，逻辑基本能通，不容易了。
2022..7.3凌晨熬夜看完 很喜欢画质和选景 摄影画面太美了
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