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
寂寂无名的男人stan ，没有珍惜自己的机会，被欲望所淹没，在杂技团里利用前两个女性，无意酒给Pete反而害死了pete，那是的Stan还有些良心和愧疚，但随着时间的推移，Stan 贪婪越发的膨胀，一步一步，最终玩火上身，把最爱他的Molly 也伤透了，Stan害死了自己的父亲，天道轮回，最终自己亲手把自己变成了怪物。
2.5/5 比较喜欢前半Carnival的部分 虽然拖拉了 但至少发挥了陀螺的风格 后半部分叙事乏味 演员之间又毫无火花😪
三星半，结局烦人反转和结尾，厉害。片名翻译的太傻了
前半段不得不沉浸在德尔托罗恋物癖式的美学趣味中 当重心开始叙事一切便开始崩塌
任性到很多时候都可以把叙事扔在一边
讨厌的点可太多了，剧作本末倒置，Bradly Cooper也垃圾，陀螺回家继续养小怪物吧。
没看过原版，但两个半小时的时长太拖沓！开头悬念，男主放火烧尸，中间回忆几度闪回，尽管有因有果，可男主性格有着说不出的别扭，感觉是剧本强行让他走向geek之路。《卡罗尔》两位女主几乎零互动！啊！宣传照骗人！
終仍然走向了無法回頭的道路，裝神弄鬼的最高境界，就是深深相信自己是神能看穿每個人，但是看不穿的是人家早已預謀多時要反咬你一口。片中最好的表演就是凱特女王了，無時無刻散發女王氣場，魯尼第二好，達佛和克莉蒂戲份表演持平。郎普曼就跟別抬頭一樣是湊湊熱鬧，女王應該可以靠別抬頭或是這部角逐女配，至於布萊德利庫柏..正常發揮啦哈
劇情很一般，Bradley Cooper蠻有魅力的，兩位女主跟之前的角色太相似了，Cate Blanchett還是演大魔王，Rooney Mara還是演小白兔，沒有什麼驚喜突出之處。。。
我怎么感觉这要是在中国，这老板真是无敌的好老板，这些员工才全是刁民，呵呵
挺难让人看进去的 但陀螺的艺术细胞还是彰显淋漓尽致 PS BC的裸戏完全没必要并且不好看 PS2 大魔王这种角色我有点看腻了。。
中规中矩，整体上就是讲述了命运的循环（geak出现的第一眼，我就猜到这是未来的男主），剧作没什么太大新意，更像是一则有点过时的社会寓言——咱们做人还是得诚实，别搞偷摸抢骗，妹有好果汁吃。
我不信你没玩血源。收尾太露没啥亮点，不错的氛围营造。但剧情上，读心术偏抽象不够直白，就是一种编剧咋编观众咋看的感觉。
机关算尽太聪明，反误了卿卿性命。
結局加一星，沒有落入老套的壞人伏法好人平安的發展。公司的經營理念“努力”“平衡”“忠誠”在黑心老闆的詮釋下變得如此諷刺，公平從來只是上等人用來放縱的藉口。
陀螺又把自己最喜欢的那些东西拍成了一部电影，但这个剧情确实差点意思。
故事不错，但真没必要这么长，马戏团部分1个小时大可不必。陀螺你还是去搞环太2吧... | 大魔王“I‘ll live.’”
作为故事铺垫的第一幕马戏团部分有点太长（估计是因为托罗权力过大），大魔王和小白兔都很迷人，可惜角色并没有被剧本深挖，等找原版来对比一下。
第一个小时的剧情和后面太不相关以至于我总觉得像看了两部电影
视效和美指无可挑剔，故事和节奏无fuck可说
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