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
我总恍惚觉得这是一次对黑泽明奇妙的告白。另外全片我最喜欢的部分都是三女巫的戏份。
嗐，这结局我是真没想到，没想到是部少年成长片。戳真好看呐，演得也好！
戳爷真的好可爱好适合，又是夏天，夏天真的是青春的集合
明亮的夏天最好的朋友，別管未來如何試著不去想它，先過好現在的生活去喜歡自己的生活，戳爺真的太可愛了，🎶也超好聽。
挺甜的
还不错，不及《爱你西蒙》。两个男主都很帅，除此之外一般。直到电影结束前我都在期待HE……
好神奇 看这个电影的时候很符合我当时所经历的一些事情 有被鼓励到 最后奶奶说的话 等待不等于放弃 当然是要挥起拳头去等待。
巫婆演得特别好，但是片子选角、表演、美术、摄影有严重的错置感。内容还是莎翁，但形式上却严重过载。说是看了部电影，其实是看了部戏剧，但仔细一琢磨我可能是看了个PPT（大误）
这种小情侣的甜蜜日常我能看10000集
人在无助的时候最容易做傻事 但是经历过之后 才能真的长大 成熟 感谢生命中出现的那些个过客 都是彼此的消遣罢了
深受极简主义影响的美学风格在当下众多电影中显得特别，可惜这是九十多年前《圣女贞德受难记》玩剩下的。前有黑泽明《蜘蛛巢城》的绝佳本土化改编倒衬得这版从剧情到台词有些照本宣科了。贴吧一度传这是科恩嫂奥斯卡四封之作，如今看来嫂子表演没问题却也只是整部片的点缀，也没有亮眼的moment……今年四封怕是梅戏。
欲望本身无罪，一辈子就这么短，哪个人也不应该承受艾滋，戴套吧，悠着点吧。特洛耶希文长得也太美好了以至于我认为主角应该是积极的，等待总是难熬，况且是三个月的等待，到底有没有那该死的艾滋，到底是过好现在还是计划好将来，没关系，有人陪着，能好好面对还是充满希望。
Leon弟弟竟然还没和猫猫学长在一起 难道这是要开以他俩为主cp新剧的节奏？没必要没必要 另外提醒一下某温柔猛1 看好你家的小妖孽 3年的老夫老夫相处模式还这么腻腻乎乎 请把上班前的morning kiss在未来持续下去
字面意义的好看，但内容和形式存在一种割裂感。"I am in this earthly world, where to do harm is often laudable, to do good sometime accounted dangerous folly."
好像话剧舞台一样的麦克白城堡。
To love. Regardless of fear.
一般拍summer romance都不太容易出错 鲜艳的配色清爽的少年加上恰到好处的配乐 氛围就出来一半了 剧情确实是很常规但也流畅 讲爱情友谊家庭实际上都是在讲个人的成长 唯一不足的就是最后那段everyone leaves me 的煽情略刻意 整体上戳爷演得还不错 青春就是等待与未知 重要的是你是否能以“raise your fist in the air”的姿态等待…
三星半。小清新MV～戳真好看～奶奶棒棒哒～
跟能说出1962年后的每一届奥斯卡最佳女主角获奖者的 斯拉夫男子做爱、喜欢David Bowie的Caleb，而且是个毒舌，真的很难不爱！
不了解莎翁原著，倒是看过不少脱胎于莎翁原著的影视，所以不敢说这个黑白极简舞台效果的莎翁剧本电影到底算不算古典款，又或者改编成分有多少。就本身来说，这种空灵黑白的舞台光影效果就跟麦克白这个命运和人性的故事很配，独白我已经被毒害到吐过了，保持一份昏昏欲睡的心，还是能好好感受莎翁的句子的。至于黑人演员出演苏格兰国王，嗯~~~这事不能提，一切安好，反正黑白色，相当和谐，就这个影帝感觉基本陪跑。
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