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
范伟yyds。镜头语言克制，不靠台词推动剧情的抗日新美学。但是，其他角色实在是不立体，不过也对，中国人抗日，还要什么理由？
电影中设置了不少 callback ，有巧思，起到了推进观众情绪的作用
铁道英雄 可歌可泣 再次展现战争中最为重要的既是情报成功传递，也是奋勇杀敌不畏生死。
个人评价：
片中有句台词"just like old times", 前面加上一个Not，可以作为全片的一句话影评。本来想写一篇评论，看完兴意阑珊，也因为片子，因为自己，全片的主角不是英雄，甚至不是反英雄，只是两个被工作被孩子被岁月拖得疲惫不堪的中年人，我真是不想代入这种角色啊。以前和一个教授聊天，教授传授做研究混甜妞的心得，说发文章只要有三篇有创意发顶刊能打就行，后面就可以自己抄自己了。这4抄了123上百次，现在的她抄当时的他们抄得理直气壮，老粉接了无数老梗，而一个时代终究是过去了。
熬到头都秃了一看表才过了一个小时。这片子要是没了范伟可咋办啊你说。
坚持了全场以为是东北铁道游击队，谁知最后出了个鲁南。。。哎呀妈呀原来山东也能下这么大雪呀！范伟演技真不错，张涵予一贯硬汉，周也完全为出场而设定，魏晨混演艺界这么多年还没那个吃苹果的小鲜肉演技好，果然，一切事情想要做到最好都是要看天赋的。。。
有个小bug，护士点头时工头正好埋头在喝粥，应该看不见吧？ 点开豆瓣前猜评分：5.4 实际：5.8
两个小时真就是纯靠范伟的神级表演撑着
很多电影还能扣个新瓶装旧酒的帽子，这片子只能说是旧瓶装旧酒了。谍战的内核，套个铁道游击队的壳子，糊弄糊弄没看过《铁道游击队》和《保密局的枪声》的年轻人还行，老人儿谁吃这套。可你给年轻人看也别整上范伟张涵予俞灏明啊。咋想的？
拍的这是个啥
个人觉得很好看，故事情节紧凑，情怀感人，没啥问题啊
很“元”，各种意义上的。开篇调侃华纳，中间调侃观众，最后调侃自己，从数字媒介到女性议题，从娱乐至死到催眠洗脑，侃来侃去还真的侃出了些颇具时效性的思考，算是对上个十年人们共同探讨的一些大母题做出了回应。诚然动作戏难看（如果那些升格和抽帧不是为了解构前三部的话就实在是太蠢了），但这也好像是作者的有意为之，毕竟这么多年过去了，她似乎变得比任何人都更相信“爱”，更相信“实体”的重要性，所以你看，虚拟世界中的奇淫巧技皆是虚无，有真实温度的“触碰”才是永恒，宇宙大爆炸的起点不过就是“两只紧紧握在一起的手”，它们属于Trinity和Neo，它们也同样属于我们。
对我组织的基层建设产生疑问，为啥牺牲以后才追入呢～章程里面又没有名额限制，优秀的都可以吸收进来呀。每次这样的故事片，都要上演一段信仰的力量，我也不知道这是不是高级黑、低级红。反正我是想不通～
感觉看了个铁道版林海雪原，从头到尾雪没停[苦涩]
剧情推进，影片节奏，动作设计，通通都有问题，通通都不入流。前20分钟的不出声还是有点意思的。
范伟扔手雷的戏的确帅气到我了。
电影整体一般，不紧凑。
张涵予会不会披上硬汉的外衣就脱不下来了，每次饰演的都是差不多的人物形象，表情也都差不多，有点审美疲劳了。周也也是没什么存在感，护士的职业也没什么太大的意义，就是刚好张涵予受伤倒在她回家的路上，被她捡回家疗伤了。印象深刻的反倒是最后他们集体入党，宣誓的时候在玻璃上画出的党徽。
本片是根据发生在1935年-1945年间，洪振海、王志胜、杜季伟、刘金山等“铁道队”队员的真实事迹改编，将最大限度地还原“铁道队”的英雄故事。
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