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
4.5 非常独特的视角，从一桩杀人案开始，逐渐抽丝剥茧，男主从事件真相的追逐到对自我真相的探寻，两条线最后收拢。两个人患难时刻见真情，两个男演员都表现的不错。
不能害怕自由，不要欺骗自己。 隐瞒夜色下的自我探寻
最黑暗的还是警察内部，一切真相竟是同为同志的警察头目为了掩盖过火的情欲狂欢。实在太讽刺了，最惨痛的不是人无法自由选择爱，而是同类相残。“这个国家一半的人都有秘密”，人与人之间为何如此缺乏信任？！
除了色彩之外..其他太不出彩了..警察与被迫害人的纠缠，叫“之恋”然而爱的部分表现得太弱了..如果算是记录历史，压抑部分表现得也有些太平庸..
天啊，这么得劲的题材怎么能拍得这么不得劲……男主长得好像(刘德华+开花)/2
他或许还会活着
没想到警察真的跟小帅上床了，看得我有一点激动，多加一颗星
冷峻而压抑，看得瑟瑟发抖，孩子你应该有更好的生活，远离杀戮。
“这里永远都不会改变”——希望不是一语成谶，更希望不会往反方向改变。
時代感跟懸疑氛圍掌握到位, 全程覺得這男的也太帥了吧一直提心吊膽怕自己碎成千萬片還好沒有心狠手辣, 但是可以拜託不要再亂拍床戲了好嗎哪有人這樣做愛啦, 還有找東西發瘋亂翻抽屜怎麼可能找得到, 以及酒瓶不要亂丟! 況且還沒喝完!
简单，有效，计划实际，实施彻底，老炮儿就应该这样。
节奏非常快，感觉像看了一部Neo-noir风格的罪案惊悚片。网飞选在这个时候发布，说没有政治考量我是不信的。眼看着波兰右翼越来越疯魔，80年代迫害性少数的风信子行动也改头换面卷土重来，用仇恨围剿LGBT。最近的宪法官司让我分外好奇欧盟接下来会不会开除大波波...
太难看了……故事老套不说，还在搞“异性恋就是奔着结婚去的，同性恋却可以为爱献身”这一套同性即真爱理论，联想到现实里的同性滥交本质，又可笑又令人作呕
镜头色调很喜欢，但是剧情抛开背景，真让人恶心
“波兰人不喜欢其他波兰人快乐”。充满歧视和举报的那个国家也一样，对～说的就是美国！
好喜欢，属于你能猜到下一步的情节但它又永远比你想的多一步，狗控流下了幸福又痛苦的泪水。。。。
文艺，细腻，写实，有种2010年前后的滤镜感，譬如无尽的天空与人高的草原，阴雨天，干燥的雷声，回响的枪声，悠扬的bgm。共同暗示了这位传奇人物落寞的收场
我对这部电影的台词还是比较偏好的，尤其是Arek的台词。
节奏非常快，感觉像看了一部Neo-noir风格的罪案惊悚片。网飞选在这个时候发布，说没有政治考量我是不信的。眼看着波兰右翼越来越疯魔，80年代迫害性少数的风信子行动也改头换面卷土重来，用仇恨围剿LGBT。最近的宪法官司让我分外好奇欧盟接下来会不会开除大波波...
拍的很真實了，幾位演員都很好，故事淺了一點點
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