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
三十岁，人生进入了倒数时刻；死亡的钟声即将响起，滴答，滴答……无法被时代和商业接受的创造力，要放弃吗？可以。要坚持吗？也行。过去的已然过去，生活仍要继续。无论身处何地，继续创作也好，为他人工作也好，从任何事物中写出一首歌来，直到生命的最后一秒。
不错啊，不过可能更多才华来自原版音乐剧？加菲我觉得演的很好，艺术家的癫狂，还有一点可爱。不要看到一点不太写实的表演就说演的太过，是适配电影风格的。
由於JGL久未有新作 我宣布加菲暫列我心中談the cutest thing第一名 電影真的乏善可陳 一開始好多cg過於明顯 劇本太基本太安全了 總而言之加菲是最好的（。）
it is the moment/你要以恐惧为主题 还是以爱？/端盘子的作家&有作家梦想的服务生/DV机绝了📹📼
这类电影很少有对我有吸引力的，不到中间就看得不太认真了
是很残忍的事情
Susan在屋顶天际边唱歌的时候我哭了，然后我以为柳暗花明了，但是生活真的好难，追求梦想太难了，艺术的无止境太难了。
Great boring voices and really shitty music…..一分给声音、一分给真情，音乐是真的难听………
结果Stephen Sondheim这就去世了。他给Jon的电话留言，突然觉得，真的是应该多给别人一些善意和鼓励，简单几句也许会对那个看重你的人有意想不到的作用。歌都好好听。
卡着ddl写歌面临的各种窘境，有点阅历的社畜都会共情…… 加菲演得太好削弱了一些音乐剧改编的舞台感，双线音乐会结构LMM掌控得也不错，游泳池的设计蛮绝
十足的艺术，已打动不了人心——我们在《库布里克谈库布里克》时就曾指出：二十世纪所有形式的艺术的某种失败就是对完全原创的痴迷。创作上的准确即艺术上的失误——呈现失误，艺术。呈现准确，套路。呈现套路，魔术。照「艺术家」木心的话说，舞蹈、体操、武术，呈显出来的肢体之美是有意的，劳动、工作、休憩中人体构成的美是无心的，特别美，富诗意——显然，音乐剧电影《倒数时刻》试图通过电影媒介呈现「音乐剧创作人」拉森激荡又短促的生命轨迹。事实上，他严重依赖舞台和言语创作的音乐剧是失败的，而最终胜利的是他一遍遍的行动。影片令人感动之处也是艺术家与艺术舞台上的缪斯分手、年轻人与生活里的伙伴告别这些极富诗意的无心、无奈之美，是一个人、一群人「Over and over and over」劳动、工作、休憩中人体构成的美。
碎片剪辑叙事有些不连贯，但就如听音乐一般。梦想和现实、情感的碰擦在女友肩上的手指节奏上达到顶峰
思考着后果，思考着退路，思考着回报，选择真的太需要勇气了。但除了未至的朝阳，还有黑夜里细微的星光。
在很多部影视作品中，90年代总是显得如此具有悲情色彩。真的很喜欢rent的seasons of love，观剧时明明自己之前完全不知道这部剧的内容，听到这首歌时感觉全身毛孔都打开了。
在分手期间看这样的片子真的爆哭 只是这位贵人在《使女的故事》中饰演一个反派让我频频出戏🤣 希望大家都可以get through break up
永远可以相信加菲的选片 至今的作品得分就已经足够惊艳了
一直都只听说过Rent，但没什么了解，原来背后是这样的一段创作经历
你永远可以相信LMM。你也永远可以相信加菲！！！演技长进得相当可以哦，看得出对larson的举手投足都是琢磨过了，把音乐执着和幽默天赋演到了骨子里。时常觉得LMM是larson附体么，为啥那么有才华，就很多创作的方法真的好妙。
十足的艺术，已打动不了人心——我们在《库布里克谈库布里克》时就曾指出：二十世纪所有形式的艺术的某种失败就是对完全原创的痴迷。创作上的准确即艺术上的失误——呈现失误，艺术。呈现准确，套路。呈现套路，魔术。照「艺术家」木心的话说，舞蹈、体操、武术，呈显出来的肢体之美是有意的，劳动、工作、休憩中人体构成的美是无心的，特别美，富诗意——显然，音乐剧电影《倒数时刻》试图通过电影媒介呈现「音乐剧创作人」拉森激荡又短促的生命轨迹。事实上，他严重依赖舞台和言语创作的音乐剧是失败的，而最终胜利的是他一遍遍的行动。影片令人感动之处也是艺术家与艺术舞台上的缪斯分手、年轻人与生活里的伙伴告别这些极富诗意的无心、无奈之美，是一个人、一群人「Over and over and over」劳动、工作、休憩中人体构成的美。
但同时又是“不好看”的，也许舞蹈设计太简单了，连着摄影、剪辑、灯光、布景……原本九十年代的纽约应该更加五光十色的啊！（毕竟LMM是舞台剧出身，这算是先天不足吧）
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