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
尽管是翻拍，感觉就完全是2个故事，整个故事又是韩国工业电影惯用的套路，黑暗血腥暴力，却失去了整个故事的亮色调，而且说真的尽管绑架犯看上去很变态，但说真的这种变态太外在了，第一次认识王千源就是这个电影的原版，那才叫恶。尽管是黄政民的表演，但说真的，很多不应该有的身份特征加上动作戏就让人感觉假了，你就是个普通人没那么多乱七八糟的东西。最后，原本其实把警察的故事线弄得很通顺，但是翻拍警察就是一个工具，如果不是为了让黄政民像个普通人，我估摸着导演和编剧都不打算有警察这条线。
毕竟是翻拍，对于国内观众来讲确实无趣又过时，无非是看另一个国民级演员重新演一场大家都知道结局的故事，至于过程又能有多与众不同呢？适合拆成3分钟×30集的网络小短剧。
好差……这绑匪比纸钞屋里那几个还蠢，人质不是黄政民xi就不会看了，不过这次黄政民演的也不是很黄政民。
绑匪没有与时俱进，现在这路数就该各种视频录起来，然后发到某网站上...
“这里要出现五个反转”
2.5星给黄演技。主要是结局，黄不光救了人质还救了两警察…
几个恶棍非常出彩，政民欧巴稳当，编导差点意思。
一般般吧，黄政民演黄政民也挺好。五个绑匪不算多，要是进电梯一个都跑不了
黄政民最差的一部演的是“黄政民”。整个匪徒团队都太戏谑了。因为黄政民一直智商在线，所以只能靠匪徒团队和意外来推动剧情，而匪徒中就没有一个正常人。结尾居然变成雨夜互殴，奇怪。比起【解救吾先生】，后半段的改动莫名其妙，硬生生把硬派的警匪片，拍得像偶像动作片。这一轮国产片明显赢了韩国翻拍，但刘德华的演技依然输黄政民。
故事倒也平平无奇，黄sir演了这么多打戏，很能打挺正常的吧。就是绑匪的嚣张跋扈显得太无理，内部破裂的太快，不像是干了这么多起案件的团队应该有的。其他的也没啥说的，黄sir在模仿自己的比赛中没有拿到头奖，就离谱。可看可不看吧。
虽然国内版本都忘得差不多了 但不比不知道 演技 真的有点在华仔之上 这就很尴尬了 最后的两人对决 真的好过瘾 黄政民 yyds 请继续出演更棒的作品吧！
开头结尾不错，比起大陆版本，里面的黄政民就扮演的黄政民，很有真实感。但是绑匪有点降智，内斗我都有点没看明白。而故事又太个人英雄主义，演员把绑匪都干趴下了？警察都成了陪衬。一个演员智斗可以，但以力破力真的太玄幻了。
整体节奏很紧凑，不过最后部分的剧情设置太中二了！
虽然是翻盘解救吾先生，但和原作几乎没关系。改的面目全非，还特别无聊。流水线水平都打不到。4.5分。
❌黄晸珉是演惯了小人物的大明星 这次本色出演大明星黄晸珉 反而不对味了 或许演@黄千源 那样的反派绑匪 才是黄晸珉更适合的角色
但也正是因为这点让演员显得太聪明了
唉，c罩杯领盒饭领得太早了。这电影跟解酒吾先生比真是差的太多了
我觉得不如中国版的好，中国版偏纪录片，那种真实感更能让人紧张。这一版感觉演员还在戏里
尽管是翻拍，感觉就完全是2个故事，整个故事又是韩国工业电影惯用的套路，黑暗血腥暴力，却失去了整个故事的亮色调，而且说真的尽管绑架犯看上去很变态，但说真的这种变态太外在了，第一次认识王千源就是这个电影的原版，那才叫恶。尽管是黄政民的表演，但说真的，很多不应该有的身份特征加上动作戏就让人感觉假了，你就是个普通人没那么多乱七八糟的东西。最后，原本其实把警察的故事线弄得很通顺，但是翻拍警察就是一个工具，如果不是为了让黄政民像个普通人，我估摸着导演和编剧都不打算有警察这条线。
一直觉得韩国的本土改编能力还是挺不错的，没想到这次翻车了，原作《解救吴先生》是在力图还原真实事件同时加入戏剧色彩，更多的是在展现人质，绑匪，警察间的斗志斗勇，而这部完全就是黄政民的个人独角戏了，真实事件不在韩国，编剧就在戏剧化的道路上一路狂奔，剧情夸张而老套，人物塑造也是灾难，绑匪的弱智，警察的无能，完全沦为了工具人，黄政民强大到完全不需要解救，甚至到了让人觉得带个妹子都能逃跑的地步，最后的黄政民扮演黄政民，朴成雄扮演戏中戏的黄政民还挺有意思，但灵感估计也是来源于《解救吴先生》中刘德华扮演原型，原型扮演警察解救戏中的自己，一比较，发现还是后者更震撼
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