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
完全没有人物内心戏，所有角色从一出场，就一目了然。这港片拍成这样商业化，我也是服了。让我想起小白文，果然我还是接受不能。
-那邦主你呢？
“我还是我，只是站在正确地方的我。”
当年如果是你去追可乐，咱们的命运会不会反过来
如鲁邦三世等侠盗故事，好久没看这样亦正亦邪一群动物们搞事动画了。觉得还挺不错的，就是这3D画风有点让我难以接受，哪怕搞成《疯狂动物城》那么毛茸茸也行啊！
因为刻板印象，所以坏人只能是坏人的设定，当然了这个设定注定是为了推翻而来的。很梦工厂的风格，插科打诨有想象力，但是没那么疯，两首音乐特别棒。
嗑到了狗哥狐姐，以及全程在思考橘子酱烤荷兰猪是什么味道……
“我们的确挺坏，但我们太擅长当坏蛋了。”
和四岁儿子在影院看完的第一部电影，孩子第一次知道好人会变坏，坏人会变好。反转够多，飙车够爽。
另外市长黛安狐摘得挺干净，她和大坏狼的性张力好强，忍不住回去看文了😋
用动画还原漫画，即便最终还是归于阖家欢的陈词滥调，风格质感上首先赢了。
纵是国语版，也能稍稍穿过配音来到香港实景
这个年头没人想做炮灰
酣畅淋漓的怒火。这一段被搅乱的人生，这不公的愤怒，要如何宣泄。谢霆锋的狠戾与不退，太有张力
好久不见的电影院，不过3D属实没啥必要。有点疯狂动物城的意思，人设很立体很欢乐，捕捉的也很到位，看得很欢乐。CBD万达。
看到甄子丹掏出甩棍谢霆锋耍匕首瞬间梦回杀破狼，只是最后有人成为中国队长，有人成为小丑。反派弧光加的如此之满以及崇邦片尾的沉默，我想即便是来看动作戏和谢霆锋扮帅的观众，也能感受到谁才是真正的主角。任达华聆讯那段看似煽情实则充满黑色幽默，当然要给你二十小时去除掉疯狂复仇的高层心头大患，但谁知道走出教堂后等待的是什么呢。只可惜我们可以继续好奇未来邱礼涛会拍出什么，却无法再期待陈木胜。
明明知道所有的动画套路，还是很喜欢！看得很开心！
2星，情节俗套，就这也能和疯狂动物城对比？ 最突兀的是动物和人类共同生活，而不是像疯狂动物城那样动物拟人化，共同生活在其他动画片里也有，但是怎么说呢，这部就好像没磨合好这个度一样，别扭
能去电影院看的都可以去看一下，毕竟现在电影院能看下去的片子真的不多～
仅仅适合十岁以下的小朋友观看！！！
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