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
药神这个基调太高了，虽然有降低预期的准备，还是觉得有落差，不过电影细节一如既往的好，演技也不错，希望文导再创佳绩
喜欢文牧野 一个把寻常故事拼接成奇迹的作者
做好电影容易，做好人很难，现实中可遇不到这么多好人。
最后妹妹抱抱他，说“你很累吧，谢谢你”很破防，确实是盔甲也是软肋。
2021威尼斯最佳导演奖。片名可能是《犬山记》更好一点。确实厉害，看的时候居然联想起《聂隐娘》（风，光线……），藏了太多”情节“而留了太多”细节“甚至”风景“，以至于后劲巨大，看完有点懵，但越想觉得越厉害。坎皮恩完全不在意精心构筑的”谋杀“，而是着眼于”男性气质“的定型想象对三个主要男性角色和女性角色的压迫；”虐待“和”精神控制“写得太有压迫感了；卷福塑造的这个人物逻辑看似拧巴，实则太准确了，自我厌恶导致的自我保护，以及自负和自虐并存的自我驱策。这种电影拍法确实高级且需要观众琢磨。音乐太亮了，甚至具备了”评论性“，这奥斯卡得给五个提名吧……
一份作业，导演的水平也就这样，bgm太多了
补标，大过年带着《药神》的期待看的，后悔没带家人去看《杀手》。整体看下来感觉视角过分聚焦在男主身上，其他配角多少有点工具人的意思，不像《药神》的群戏来得精彩与生动。
没人能抵御这种底层小人物的温热，虽然对套路化的情节设计做到了比较完整舒适的呈现，但依然没有逃脱刻意煽情，取悦于初级观众的弊端。日韩的同类型电影，已经可以将情感融化在最日常表达中，而非单独拎一块出来彰显情感，这也是目前这类华语电影面临最重要也最需要解决的问题
有一个评论说得很认同，这种影片就像一份要完成的作业，特别是最后那种点明每个人结局的结尾。我觉得值得肯定的一点是，大家都知道是“奇迹”，结尾肯定是合家欢喜的，但中间依旧经历了各种变故各种劫难，没有轻描淡写带过。不过帮助主角成功的buff还是开得有点过于顺利过于巧合了。
就是心疼到不忍心减星的那种，一个小孩拼成这样照顾家人书都念不上～电影的节奏还不错，全员好人也不讨厌，只是现实中，人们总能一起熬过困苦的日子却不能知足地共享富裕。时势，英雄，拼搏千千万，电影涂抹了一个最理想的缩影
编造
整个故事的后面半段好像飘在天上，一点都不真实。
命题作文，其实是个非常简单的故事，并不那么戳到我
也不知道文牧野导演尝过多少人间疾苦，对小人物的把握还真是很到位，而且和曾国祥一样，把四字用得特别好，比在小红花和湖里都好。反倒结尾给每个虚构人物安排结局太刻意了，哪来这么多成功人士啊🤔
如果你没来过深圳，可以看看电影里的这些片段，展示了深圳独特的一面。除去深圳湾一号/地王大厦/平安金融中心/前海蛇口/宝安中心等等等等的天际繁华，剩下的就是万年在修的路，城中村里的烟火，黄金铺位地摊儿式的华强北，地铁巴士小电驴来来往往的都是打工人打工魂，深圳真的是这样，五湖四海的人来到这里，接着地气努力拼搏，想要创造自己的人生奇迹。片尾的“海阔天空”一响起，那哗啦啦的眼泪就根本停不下来，与其说电影感动了我，不如说深圳奋斗的剪影感动了我。ps深圳图书馆的空地上也总有一个乐队在唱海阔天空。pss.以上，来自一个深圳搬砖人的Record
那貌似伟光正的结局，又用beyond
红利与主旋律的片子，说实话看到创作背景可以理解这样的故事结构了
虽然不敢认可 “多少付出就有多少回报/经历过天大苦难之后就能迎来顺遂” 的美好 ，但是继小红花之后再度为四字弟弟的表现落泪……
四字弟弟和小女孩都很可爱，但是剧情太平了，像是一条横线
反正我是太喜欢了。隐忍克制隽永的西部片是最偏爱的那一种。文明与野性、母爱与父权、权力与情感的对峙缠绵纠缠，最后都在自身的欲望和偏执中难以厘清。非常喜欢那个转换，男人和第女人驻足看着茫茫荒野，男人说天地之间不是孤身一人的感觉太好了，镜头转到另一个男人于狭小空间独自弹琴的咬牙切齿孤寂。简皮恩其实很决绝，在以为要和解的时候，她选择了一种非常现代性的弑父。
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