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
把电影停在石头宇宙hahahahaha哪里，会加多一星
如果能选一个平行宇宙待着，还是做stunning杨紫琼吧…
建议不会讲故事的导演不要拍电影。我真的会谢。实在太怪了。导演更适合去拍mv 全是元素堆砌 啥都带上一点 啥都讲不好…说它元素设定新奇吧 内核又刻板腐朽 说无厘头吧 它又太认真到完全不好笑 想搞点禅意 但又完全点错穴位 太太太太怪了（（首先需要宇宙跳跃才知道人类是多么small&stupid就已经够stupid的了 就好像有人神神秘秘说告诉你个很特别的事 让你去洗个耳朵 洗完一听 原来说的是1+1=2
希望在石头宇宙，一起坠落吧。
结束在两块石头那里就好了。
抱歉。
很少有这种越看越想放弃的电影，平行宇宙不是什么新鲜概念，里面每个人都很惊风，每隔五分钟就瞎打一通，有人说这是ta这辈子看过最好的电影，真想不通。。。
In short，电影大概就是前半段提了那个终极问题，后半段尝试去回答它；我想，大概有点“醒过来”的人至少都会有几次瞬间触碰到生命的真相——意识到人生终究不过是熵增定律下走向虚无的一场徒劳，然后不同的人创造、选择或者相信了不同的解释和意义，宗教、资本、权利、智识、爱好等等等等，只是这部片子给出的we are family之类的无条件爱对方这个解真的有点泛滥了，我只能代表我个人说sorry but not convinced.
而站在女儿的角度，我跨越无数的宇宙寻找妈妈，只希望她能真正的看到我的内心世界。
学渣理解中的多元宇宙就像被毕加索误读的汤姆森和爱因斯坦，徒剩满屏裂碎，可毕加索好歹对着追问敢于朝天放枪，这部电影却偏偏还要絮叨地自圆其说，连石头都不允许沉默（还奢谈什么爱的包容呢）。
高情商：多元宇宙，低情商：段子拼凑。
多元宇宙中心呼唤爱只会轻飘飘地把前片搭建起的现实意义摧毁殆尽。生活逼疯母亲，母亲逼疯女儿，父辈没资格在疯女人发完疯之后出来收拾烂摊子占尽便宜。
石头后面不太想看了已经，对“爱能战胜一切”的结局感到疲倦
以假陽具和肛塞解構異性戀氣質和父權威嚴；
还是不够Asian嘛～真·东亚be like：“你怎么能希望走进一个甜甜圈黑洞里一了百了呢？你在难过什么？你这个养不熟的白眼狼！你怎么有脸说难过——你以为我每天忍受洗衣房的事儿逼客人、忍受永远报不完的税和税务局那事儿逼老娘们儿、忍受你那成事不足败事有余的爹，都是为了谁啊？还不都是为了你！要是没有你，老娘早就离婚了，早就做出大事业来了，还用窝在这个破洗衣房里挣命？我辛辛苦苦大半辈子，换来的就是你大学辍学、搞同性恋，还躲我远远的？你以为我会让你走吗，我是你妈！我就得拴着你，你得给我养老送终——你得像我孝顺你姥爷那样孝顺我，知道吗？”
这什么玩意儿？八十年代的美国中式家庭吗？挺简单的主旨拍的乱七八糟。这TM也叫天马行空？千万别上中国院线，纯属骗钱！
欣赏不来。过于无厘头又把剧情切得稀碎不仅让人难以投入又没法完全放弃理解而娱乐不起来。选角和剧本在华人设定下互相绑架。一比较终于体会到星爷的功力了。
Shhh... Just be a rock
用多元宇宙的外壳包裹家庭温情内核的做法是有效的，但这种高概念新鲜劲一过还是要靠故事来把观众按在座位上，然而本片在多元宇宙的高概念运作上还是有些流于形式，特别是到了后期甚至成为了叙事的一种累赘，而文本方面本片的救世主觉醒也落入了前期铺垫远比后期高潮更有意思的俗套，况且还有不少其实并无必要的荤段子型笑点，而杨紫琼虽然凭借着喜剧和功夫两立的卖力表演维持住了全片的节奏，但这个故事在表面的全程高能和花样百出之下，显然并不像它宣传的那么有趣。
讲真，绕这么大一个圈，只为了讲母女关系的和解，真没必要，母女矛盾也不必上升到宇宙空间才能引起注意吧，何况故事讲得还不咋地。
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