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
洪导这个把控力 真是一笔多余的地方都没有 小说家的电影中的金敏喜那场戏我死了
将无意义放到最大，将偏爱的人放到最大，是属于给金敏喜的情诗，旁观者的我完全嗨不到啊
两星半。朱迪科莫不错；演员没问题，疗养院的视角和切入点也不错；但叙事不过脑子，剪辑也是；
7分。疫情中成为孤堡的一个英国护理中心。说孤堡也不准确，孤独的坟墓比较恰当。最精彩的一幕是朱迪·科默值夜班那段。病患在床上极度不适，所有的救援机构都没办法提供援助，朱迪·科默饰演的护理人员束手无策。哪怕想要帮病患翻个身也不行，最后只能向护理中心早期失智的一个男病人求助。那一夜的无助、无望、愤怒和恐惧让朱迪身心疲惫，只有那位男病人在关键时刻给了她支持，这也是她后来把男病人救出护理中心的原因。已经发生过这么多的不幸，丰富的经验和教训能不能让人们在再次面对此类事件时不重蹈覆辙？
3.5，很有导演风格的一部导演的作品，活得久有什么意思吗？的确
随意中的拘谨
小身材大作为的一个惊喜，看过的关于这场席卷全球病毒灾难的第二部剧情片。Stephen Graham再次印证了戏骨本色，让我已经养成只要他出演的作品必投入关注的习惯，Jodie Comer作为后起之秀也贡献了出众演技。大量近焦镜头结合推摇，可有效让演员发挥并营造一种切合主题的紧张感和压迫感。
“天色尚早，但很快就会暗下来。趁着白日漫漫，我们一起去散步吧。”
影片的动机和科莫的表演都令人尊敬，中间那个照料临终病人的长镜头尤其。不过最后逃离疯人院的段落显得过于跳脱，男女主角之前的情感累积感觉没有到这个份上。
你好漂亮，你很有魅力，那么我们就合拍电影吧。雏菊美丽，用黑白镜头很可惜，那么彩色拍摄也可以。电影结束，角色散去，明亮而空荡的过道，刻意提醒着这不是“纪录片”。可是，多少自我和爱意，心知肚明，早已潜入画中。
is it getting better or do you feel the same?
英国体制内还是有清醒的人的。这场灾难也会让越来越多的人从麻木中觉醒。
无处不在的尴尬就像人与人之间是岛望着岛，可能沉溺于此的人才会乐在其中吧。
“小变态”演技肉眼可见的提升，无助绝望时的崩溃，保护善良的逃脱并自我隔离，对社会现实的反问...不是说我们的一股脑歌功颂德式作品不好，只是这样的醒脑作品更好。
突发新冠症状的病人那段看了非常揪心…阿兹海默患者 新冠疫情 护理院 英国，一开始就奠定悲剧基调 有些戏剧化的出逃也显得像对现实的宣战 无力但也要发出声音
但后半部的突变的文艺片画风把之前好不容易营造的现实主义氛围一下拉垮冲淡了，使的朱迪对着镜头的控俗也变成了个人恩怨的发泄，拉低了原本电影所要传达的立意和主题的沉重。
与歌功颂德类的医护片背道而驰，这是在书写普通人的善良与责任，同时在斥责社会运行机制的失效，影片多次运用失焦的手法表现女主的无助与迷茫，最后的出逃像是一种发泄，结尾对镜头开炮也是相当直接了。
疫情下的生活不易，很虐心很治愈的观影体验。“小变态”朱迪科默演技不得了，基本上是素颜出镜吧，几次情绪上的爆发太让人心疼。影片以小见大，细节做得非常真实可信，与《中国医生》完全相反的路子，更突出个人，小环境
当中那段“No one's coming”的崩溃戏道出了一种全球大流行背景下普遍的心理创伤。这样一部戏，虽然质问的是NHS，但对于那些只允许存在胜利叙事的地方，反而显得更弥足珍贵。可惜结局处理得太刻意、太跳脱了，大大削弱了整个故事的现实感染力。
导演从一开始就目的明确，以小见大。前面一切看似感人、柔软的剧情铺垫，甚至最后女主和托尼稍显尴尬的强行“私奔”，都是为了能在结尾借女主之口，对英国政府展开直接有力的控诉。当个体面对失序，绝望之下还能有所行动，往往意味着要“破坏”某些陈腐的规则，女主的操作略显冲动，却令人佩服。本片确实是现如今疫情下极具批判反思精神的现实主义佳作。
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