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
#BJIFF08 看似荒谬的神展开情节，实则想想特别真实；想象和现实之间的微妙关系在被柔软拉扯，比夜以继日喜欢多了；特别是第2、3个故事，惊叹。
滨口还是一个很擅长“拿来”的导演，因此很多技巧和效果会令人感到熟悉甚至有些生涩——因为还在实验过程中，他人痕迹犹在，情境却已不同。洪常秀、侯麦、里维特、黑泽清……这部里的许多人物正面镜头正反打镜头和奥利维拉/尤金·格林也是相通的。夸太多滨口如何“电影”，这部其实远更“文学”了，激情与想象的接飞盘游戏，时间压缩连接的方式，换场景如换幕……不过坦白说，滨口能让我过电，但还是嫌他像魔术师没感情，只有门的女主角在五年后憔悴损，跳到了演绎之外。（最后一段两个演员感觉掉了）
4.5 （3/7）还有四个故事没拍,创作灵感来自·侯麦的人约巴黎,第一段有点洪常秀化,二三段剧作蛮村上,2大于1大于3
A / 是短片集，也是难以切分的关于“表演/巫术/魔鬼”的递进拆解。第一段，“女巫”正是人物自身。眉眼与身体的律动皆是诅咒，从而将他人魅惑、缠绕进关于“消失”的游戏中。第二段核心人物的状态是“着魔”。恰恰是从她放弃了对魔鬼与自己两具身体的清晰审读的时刻起，神迹开始降临。第三段则直接引入了随时从潜在中迸发的“魔法”：我们何以拥有渐渐漫漶延展的“多”的身体？在记忆和创造的双螺旋中唤起某个遥远的名字，但却已然身处崭新的时空中转点（电动扶梯的流转仿佛是《幻梦墓园》的改写）。虽然确实有一小点累赘笨拙或温吞的地方（＜《夜以继日》），但相比其他人太多没有灵光亦无技巧的“偶然”，这个创作思路和完成度依然是一骑绝尘了……
#BJIFF08 看似荒谬的神展开情节，实则想想特别真实；想象和现实之间的微妙关系在被柔软拉扯，比夜以继日喜欢多了；特别是第2、3个故事，惊叹。
不枉我憋着资源不打开一心想着北影节万一有呢，终于把首看留到了电影院，太喜欢了。文本真牛逼，故事架构也好，可谓处处精妙。第一个故事我分明看到了我一个故人的旧事，简直是乐不可支。最后一个故事，滨口龙介真是既温柔又残忍。20210927保利天安门
4.5。像在拍摄中才真正写就或不断替换着人物小传。结尾要是停在追上那一刻就更好了。
滨口将中岛步拍到这么帅没天理 偶然与想象充分刺激七情六欲 回味悠长 了不起
沈腾二人转那段搞笑的能挤出泪来，其他“感人”的段落全靠硬煽。贾玲的一腔热血换来的是多个技术部门的不用心，灯光从头到尾像屎一样，合成更是连屎不如，几次转场比恐怖片吓人。
它可以是魔法里，女主最后对着施工的城市街景拍照，因为每段过往最后都会被新的建筑替代，只有那些泛黄的照片才是过去的记忆；
的确是像短篇小说的电影，台词常有话剧感，奇怪的是不影响观感，有些句子留下鼓点般的余韵。据说一共会有七个故事，期待看到续篇。
所有的凝视都关乎权利，只有妈妈的凝视关乎爱，那注视的眼光那么温柔。
推拉虚实
但总有个感觉，就是还不够，无论是微妙的氛围，还是情欲，暧昧，偶然，巧合所带来的微妙的心理感受，都差了一些。尽管我还不能说清楚到底差在哪。
每一個故事都非常非常非常喜歡。文學性的東西拍得這麼有趣和高質，又自然又爆笑，節奏太妙，導演本人就像魔法一樣，是真的大師。
的确是像短篇小说的电影，台词常有话剧感，奇怪的是不影响观感，有些句子留下鼓点般的余韵。据说一共会有七个故事，期待看到续篇。
3. 再一次。每一次重演的勝利：日常擊敗生活，但又是用日常擊敗創作的創作
“我爱的只有你，或许你可以选择其他人，但我却没办法再去爱上谁了。虽然选择和我在一起会让你的生活变得更加复杂，但我还是想让你选择我。”
对话戏简单也难的实证。看完总觉得这也没什么，就两人坐车里、坐家里、坐店里、在路上闲聊，没啥复杂的调度，但是又充满生活的余韵。这余韵只能从这样的故事里体会，有种大道至简的力量。某些地方确实很像洪常秀。
都不是什么惊天动地的大事【除了得芥川奖的教授，你不得不说这个还是很稀罕的】，但这才像是能发生在我们平凡人身边的小小的奇迹。
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