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
小熊猫蛮可爱，福瑞控竟是我自己。用红熊猫形容女孩初潮还蛮简单易懂的。时长很短，观看体验流畅，很套路但不无聊。妈妈的形象非常像刘敏涛。
包宝宝的起点太高了 ，导演也确实了解中国的原生家庭，但问题是最后的和解完全和包宝宝不一样的重回了低龄化，还有点可惜。
通過把男妓拍得清爽無害，把高知老年白女拍得自卑渴愛來為剝削為本質的性產業罩上一層浪漫又美好的面紗，其心可誅。
【7.5=】不光是在讲“成长的烦恼”，这层太常见了。真正属于中式家庭的问题是“归顺的遗传”。强控制欲的照顾总结起来就是“不要耍个性，不要抖机灵，不要以为我找不到你”。竹林里小女孩牵着妈妈一步步从青春走到中年，却始终看不见笑容。如果变红真的是在讲女性的成熟，那么这部电影其实是在告诉大家应该做个什么样的女人，不是被传统禁锢的、为家庭牺牲的，而是可以勇敢反抗的。长辈们已经无法回头，但至少下一代可以坚定地在门前停下。在迪士尼那，这主题很正确，而在我们这，这很危险。
22_067。很可爱，谁不想把脸埋在一个大大的毛绒绒的温暖的生物上呢起码我挺想的只要我不用处理它掉的毛发和排泄物就行（……。但形象还是相当刻版就是了，几乎不存在的父亲，管制小孩行动学习和朋友，控制小孩一切的母亲，到后半剧情就是真的，可能就是针对观众比较低龄吧。另外我真的挺介意那段像粤语又不是粤语的是啥东东啊
it's all warm and fluffy until you realize there's almost nothing Disney cannot capitalize on, including generational trauma...
熊猫女孩很可爱，熊猫女人很威风，多元的氛围真美好
imdb的差评让我get到一部以十三岁青春期女孩为主的合家欢电影得让多少封建人/自由人不爽：）
「虎妈猫爸」式的育儿经变奏曲，内核就挺东亚的——极强超我约束下，如何释放本我，发展自我，这种经验还挺具有普遍性的。
影片重点描述青春期中国式家庭的压力，像这样逼得太紧张的家庭，全球都有，有的是父亲严格有的是母亲，或者全家包括亲戚都严格，这种现象只不过亚洲比较普遍。
好不皮克斯（看到说这电影是包宝宝加长版真的有笑到
首映完导演 编剧 和emma对大家说 今晚看完电影后的每个人都有一个回家作业 就是find your pleasure, and honor it. yeah 我照做了。
啊啊啊太可爱了啊！美美好可爱（完美的女儿啊！），朋友们好可爱，妈妈很好，婆婆和阿姨们都很好！情节真的是又幼稚又好笑，imagine如果我有幸见过7只小熊猫在空中做法，绝对永生难忘！不过男性角色隐形是中国特色了哈。
窒息感太过真实，导致中间暂停了几次，缓解之后才能继续看。
皮克斯的成长内核搭配东方式的反家庭权威 简直是完美契合 虽然前半有点低幼儿童向 但越往后越燃 到体育馆大决战竟然有点日式热血番的燃感 看到华裔电影工作者能得到更多机会不由得感叹这世界上对于多元文化的尊重是在一点点被推进的 只是这一切跟简中世界都没什么关系
塑造自己母亲为反派，刻板化亚裔家庭，鼓动所谓自由性格。突然想起周围总有人说工作后就不靠父母之类云云，有本事买房买车结婚都不靠，没学到欧美的经济独立，到学到欧美的叛逆，可笑。
形象设计很棒，设定也有意思，但是故事的水准真的比皮克斯的平均水平差太多了。感觉导演被自己母亲控制欲荼毒太深，反而无法在这个主题上顺畅地展开。重头戏完全没有情感着力点，乱成一团了。
ABC 导演拍出了上一代亚裔父母亲的特点，希望十年后有新一代导演能拍出来湾区新移民父母们鸡娃盛况
这么好的片子为啥不引进到院线呢？真的可惜可惜可惜啊！虽然故事和角色设置有很多cliche的地方，但内核却是动人的，你身体里的那个小熊猫，还在吗？最后母女大战那里好泪目。如果出了周边真的想爆买啊！
可爱可爱可爱可爱可爱可爱可爱可爱可爱可爱我要说一万遍！亚裔+女性导演的正确打开方式，不卖弄不刻意不抹黑原原本本地展示就是最吼的！姐妹淘天团贴心到肝颤！！
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