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
22.1.16
看完前半段 三星半 看完后半段 两星 前后分裂感太重 想了个点子写不下去大概就是这样吧？片子里随处可见的物化女性总让人觉得难受
如果電影結束在警察打電話回家落淚，把衣服送給莎拉分別就結束的話，我會覺得這是一部不色情、不狗血、沒有不切實際的浪漫，非常真實完美的電影。可是最後竟然還是發展出了結尾的那一啪。不過電影中也幾次藉由其他人物或對白暗示警察是雙性戀，也可能早就知道莎拉的本體。如果真是這樣的話這個結尾也算合情合理。不然不動手打人真的就是最大的溫柔了😅
女装大佬pua网恋男金叉，连拉美基片也开始偶像剧化了。一股子湾湾味
3.5，失业男警察满世界寻找网恋对象算是一个很有趣的题材，我看着看着，才发现原来后半段才是影片的重点。男警察从直到弯的转变确实让人诧异，甚至让人怀疑后续强烈情感建立的基点，但在王家卫风格一般的光影世界里，这似乎合理，似乎也不够合理。私人荒漠，看似孤独，但只要付出了情感，哪怕最后一无所获，在干柴烈火之际，世界只有你我。
爱和勇敢去活成自己想要的样子是人生中最值得去做的事
LGBT真是没有题材拍了，三碗豆腐豆腐三碗。
抓走了小狼妈妈，美其名曰为了繁育，真是可恶。把动物抓进马戏团同样可恶
虽然中年男人网恋奔现在都市人看来让人忍俊不禁，但这个结合了网恋对象是queer身份的题材仍然吊足了胃口，落后的南美连带观念都迂腐不堪，男二的压抑只能通过唯一的姐妹和变装夜晚聊以慰藉，男一的压抑一方面来自于原生家庭另一方面中年不惑的他一路探索自己的身份认同，影片通过克制又沉稳的对白以及两个主角的试探交锋呈现出了破柜和解放的成熟酣畅，近几年来难得不cliche又值得细品的佳作。
这片确实有王朔的东西，比如男主迥异常人的视觉速度的概念，对死亡的焦虑、那些混不吝的台词，以及大飒蜜的女性人设。有些讨论也很动人。但剧本就像一块压缩饼干，它自诩有所谓个人史诗的厚重感，就逼迫着观众吞咽。后半程越发离奇，已经到了荒诞不经的程度了。
求求导演别再拍了 难看哭了 一份不能再多了 为什么没有负分
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非常让我着迷的片，看完一直在想。
我服了 看的我难受 几度想起身离开 你要是只讲感情线也好 偏偏乱七八糟 像一个魔幻片 我也看了不少王朔的书 并没有感觉像啊！
“你走进了我孤独的私人荒漠，而我给了你一片爱的绿洲”，虽然无关结局，终究是意难平
节奏较慢，在不重要的事情上一直设悬，最后的剧情有点突兀
烂！Mozart Dreamer 和风景各得一星
《不老奇事》去年因疫情下线，相信自己是金子，而今年此刻的上映，不夸张来说，他应当发光。
如《月亮与六便士》一般选择逃离，去追寻软件背后那个打动你，牵动着你的灵魂。随后，你发现你爱的ta的灵魂，有着一副别样的皮囊。
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