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
6.5/10，剧本杀只是噱头，剧作结构并不少见，放在这两年满地玻璃球的华语院线片里，他就像一颗水晶球一样在发光，事实上，电影本来就应该是水晶球。希望华语电影可以是一个将军切磋的市场而不是矮子里面拔将军，现在这个局面，是可悲的。
干的好。老屁股们要是拍不出来好电影就他妈赶紧的把位置腾出来给新人。干。
其实还可以，就是太长了，真的太长了，剪掉30分钟吧
三星半。剧作角度看很不错，有一种很笨拙的诚恳，几个角色的点都找的太对了，历经千辛万苦最后还是拍出一部烂片（。但只要胶片留存，电影能被播出，“真相”就会被传递，还有比这更浪漫的故事吗？遗憾的部分在于故事自身的节奏调度，有些部分会在电影和搞笑网剧之间来回跳转，当然，《报告老板》所代表的的万合天宜传统艺能是必然要有一席之地的，稍微欠缺的只是各个部分的平衡（作为新导演的完成度已经很高了
断裂感，舞台剧感，太强。表演扭捏作态，有强行搞笑嫌疑。最爱最后的踩灭火苗的人，范儿正，自然。
我真心觉得好一般 看得我昏昏欲睡
最后出现白客 赵文瑄 挂出那张照片映射
柯达……哈哈哈，承包了我所有笑点的蓝人！简直笑不活了，虽然感觉在电影上还带有他原来拍网剧的蠢萌风格，有点怪，但仔细想想，他这个人物常年当替身挨打，而且大多是打头，所以变得有点憨傻也是可以理解的，哈哈哈哈哈哈哈，太喜欢柯达了，感觉他这风格更适合星爷那种无厘头的剧，经典假笑配上瞪大的眼珠子，不用说话都能逗乐人。“小宝贝儿！”
这片分数不应该比利刃出鞘高吗？剧情演技都赞。
还是可以的，起码比前段时间的《不速之客》好看很多。虽然话剧感略重，不过节奏紧凑，剧情还挺抓人，就是最后这个真相到底是咋样的，还是没讲清楚，或者太隐晦。当然悬疑片永远不缺bug，但总体来说我觉得还ok，而且也有对女性处境的一丢丢关注吧。
剧本真的好扎实 演员的劲儿也很好 中间穿插的包袱也很喜欢 看完了内心有点澎湃 万万没想到都多久了啊
题材涉及电影行业的，一定要慎重，很容易沦为自HIGH。这片子挑了条最难的路，喜剧和悬疑天然是很难混搭的，最后的完成度也确实不高。唯一能够夸奖的是能看出认真了，努力了，剩下只能说才华不够了……
还行吧，期待不高，所以看完之后觉得还行。大海死的太突然了。
很喜欢对电影和电影产业的这种消解和戏谑。也算是借古讽今？挺敢！感觉评分偏低了点。
本意应该不是走剧本杀的捷径，有点想玩利刃出鞘的复古套路，完成度和迷影元素融梗尚可，但前面总有些冗长。
小制作的场景剧，通过揣测的“剧本”和想象的“事实”两条线的碰撞，演员带着观众一起不断地推敲与反转，从而逐渐剥茧抽丝接近最终的真相。全程都非常引人入胜，每次感觉靠近真相了，又总发现缺失关键证据链，从赌债动机-杀人动机-不可逃脱的密室-分尸转移-为爱献身，每一个新版本都更深的走入人的内心，直至最终唤醒了大家的善，每个角色在最初都有明显的缺点或不足，但最后一致的善让大家蜕变与挣脱
惊喜之作。精致的装置艺术，结构玩得很好，即便看完也要细想才能得到答案的谜语电影。喜欢这部电影构建的建筑空间感，好玩儿程度堪比解谜游戏，但前半部分都用在了玩梗上，松垮得让我困倦不堪，明明以多人视角展开可以给出更多奇妙的线索，但可能编剧怕自己把自己的活儿刨出来了，就基本上在那里插科打诨，很多看起来必要的要素后期都没调动起来，而且尹正总是神乎其神的得到“答案”和推理。后半部分才是精雕细琢的部分，建筑空间中的一切要素都是必要的，故事外还有故事，这种创意在国产电影中几百年不见了。
比预想好多了。当代香港电影拿自残做隐喻，当代大陆电影用建国前剧本杀做隐喻……
哪有什么反转，其实就是每个人去推敲说出他所认为的故事，有些揣测想想都是不成立的。可能是有限的空间使得它不太像是电影，更像是舞台剧。
还行吧，期待不高，所以看完之后觉得还行。大海死的太突然了。
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