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
把一个政治不正确的话题拍成长篇喜剧电影很尴尬，用舞台剧效果会更好
精神的剥削比肉体的受难来的更苦一些。不同时空场景的转换和对比。大型PTSD现场。男主给我的感觉非常像麦叔，看评论很多都再说跟原著差太多，可能因为我没有看过原著，所以觉得作为一部完整的影片来说还是蛮不错的。最近看的一本书还有这部电影都提到了《奥德赛》，我决定找时间来看一下。
很荒诞又很影射现实的一部电影，字幕组也是人才，居然直接就翻出了黄秋生的大名，也搞不清楚到底说的是啥，不过行为嘛，倒是挺人肉叉烧包的。可以从很多的角度来解读，比如说，在婚姻中，两个人还是要有共同的语言和追求的，你看他们两个人，多么的嗨皮啊。
这其实是个讽刺极端素食者的喜剧片吧，就冲他们丫这德行我就得多吃两口肉
看完在座位上说不出话，眼泪一直往下掉。毁掉沟通、毁掉文字、毁掉音乐、杜绝思考，戏码足以预料又简单明了，但放在面前的时候还是真切地感觉痛了。
【20220527】法国人真敢拍，（极端）素食主义者跟一切狂热分子都让人讨厌，无论他们有多么政治正确----不过他们毕竟是草食性动物，肉质鲜美可以补偿我们这些杂食动物收到的惊扰。
我们国家上世纪就把这部小说搬上大荧幕啦。《黑白英烈》了解下。
不过抱着娱乐的心态去看，蛮爽的。
法国导演拍的恐怖片，一点也不恐怖呢，还挺幽默挺sunshine的。
结局太惊悚和唏嘘了，竟然一切都是主人公的想象。。。
还不错，挺欢乐的，关键是看饿了，也想来两块美味的火腿肉。。
看了10分钟了，牛啤，这也太重口了。真心扛不住。这是一个素食主义者拍的片子吧，疯狂讽刺肉食。
吃人是真是假单说，吃素的这套理论吓到我了是真
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真的挺过瘾的，节奏太好了，讽刺效果也拉满了，几种群体都讽刺个遍，有点黑暗邪典的感觉。是导演在致敬黄秋生的《人肉叉烧包》，还是字幕组在致敬。
信达雅的字幕，增添了很多笑点。杀人吃肉的连环杀人直接翻译成黄秋生可太秀了。
字幕黄秋生中枪，广东人中枪哈哈
看过之后还是很震撼的，唤起了我之前看过这本书的一些片段。这个电影让我再次看到了对人性的摧残是多么无所不用其极！也让我更加珍惜精神的力量。就像茨威格说的那样：今天的我们，应该矢志不渝地抱有一个信念，那就是，唯精神坚不可摧。（1941）
虽然很难再现原著复杂的精神状态和心理，已经是很优秀的改编了。
把人当做产肉动物这个观点蛮鲜明而恐怖的：长发男青年等于火腿肉，肥婆等于大理石花纹的雪花肉，小孩子等于滑嫩的小牛肉…发国难得浪漫的幽默哈哈哈…话说狗狗是天天吃升值器官怎么受得了emmmm
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