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
我说实话我没看懂，但是我又好像看懂了，准备在看一次，结局好有趣哦
小爱只字不提爱情，却处处都是暧昧....
1.5，想起之前看到的另一个故事：一个女人从小活在她妈妈的管制下，小时候看日记，长大后被跟踪，结婚之后她妈妈跑到她老公的公司去质问她老公为什么出轨。后来女人和她的两个小孩在国外生活，未成年的小孩在房间里飞叶子，她只默默把门关上。她说她太抗拒被管制，对小孩宁愿放任不管，在母亲的葬礼上，她痛哭，但也感到一丝轻松。
2.5 有一个地方打动到我，女儿开车走错路俩人下车对话那里。
固化到这个地步，真得是难看死了。中国商业电影是一款浓汤宝，导演只需要加水就可以搅合拍出来。唯一的不同是哪个演员来当水。
仪把小美的叛逆、倔强和孝顺都演的很好，而且随着情节发展，有明显的成长递进。
缺乏真诚的平淡之作。总体上还算及格，但这种故意惹你哭的烂套路恶心到我了，扣一星。
虽然我是山田杏奈的粉丝，但是yysy，这部电影没看明白
早知道是个抗癌的故事我就不看了，原来想看母女之间的问题如何解决，结果解决办法就是来个更糟糕的问题，然后其他所有一下就全部大和解了，……窒息
8/10 中学生除了爱而不得还有什么烦恼呢，疯得张力十足。/ 男主好多余，全程代入女二，谁不想被杏奈这样的女生亲和睡觉… 我愿意T T
“哪怕只有一瞬也好”
冬天之所以那么冷是为了告诉大家身边人的温暖有多重要！徐帆的演技加一星！
女导演很会拍
一个有原著的东西拍成这样……如果不是因为外国好影视剧的中国化这件事情还有些意义，它一定是一星
白色气球升空理想，黑色秀发延绵生命。
很容易动人的题材也很容易脸谱化，情感共鸣是因为题材原因，细腻话明显不足了些。
徐帆的演技还是值得肯定，毕竟老演员了。总体上故事能立得住，价值观虽然老套，但不拧巴。
这也能he?
今年年头年尾两部关于妈妈的国产片，都不错——我大概是老了，都哭得稀里哗啦。这电影好在，你知道它在煽情，仍然能嗑得下去，因为它还是克制有分寸的（得益于演员功底深；其实徐老师还是有点儿习惯性地过于舞台味儿戏剧化）。对国片期待低，这就很不错了。
关于李小美，我更不想说什么，她的一切都是我不太能理解的。怎么做到知道她妈快死了，还要跟她吵架；怎么做到去和那样一个男人还谈感情，要断不断。
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