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
看到Fleming以为是Peter Fleming，两兄弟形象甚似
其实还蛮喜欢这种真实的故事，一个事情细密严谨地铺陈开来，然后在最关键的时候用直觉决定。感情戏真的很让人无语，其实几个人闷头搞事业也挺好看的，英国人的尿性…
这感情戏就算是男神来演也好尬
叙事确实有点跳 但还可以接受 只是这样做没有让人物太饱满 想复制至黑时刻但是剧本深度与流畅度还是差点 可是纵观整个故事还是不错的
费尽心机铺垫平，千军万马踏浪行。
木馬入城之後才有趣起來，我知道你們英國人全員都只想寫小説罷了……BG三角戀真的大可不必……
感情戏非常尴尬，因为没有一个是真实的细节，哪怕一个暧昧的眼神，一点不经意的身体接触……人设已经把甜蜜和游离的背景铺好，但给人感觉导演不屑讲述。/故事本身挺有意思的，但各种快速跳转的镜头剪辑像是预告片，机械地交待过起承转合，毫无深度的情感推展，如果不是知道它是一个真实故事还是挺难看下去的。
有点意思。经典日影警察行为：枪战斗殴我不管，脚踏车违停那你完了
感情戏真的拉低了50%的好感，千万不要去看国语配音版
叙事重点是绞肉行动的产生过程，注定了这会是一部无趣的电影，冗长而且完全没有观影快感，倒是科林·费尔斯演了一个能体现其气质的角色。两星半。
疫情期电影的第二条线，“二战时期的英国”，本身谍战自带光环和动脑，但加个感情戏一下就不严肃了（且实在想不出必要性）。节奏弱了点
就像是战争背景下的剧本会，每一个主角在为一具尸体编造的故事中注入自己的情感，很多台词都非常精彩，虽然不是一部典型的谍战片，但是角色的互动和情节的发展都非常吸引人，没有用大起大落的情节却把故事讲得流畅好看，修改信件的情节简直要笑死我了。
智斗细节还有点意思，其他的总感觉太平淡了，总想看到大开大合的战争巨作，这种剧情在商业电影的戏点上很吃亏，行吧，我等俗人还是爱看热闹多一点
我没见过动作这么考究的“喜剧”千寻太可爱了呜呜呜呜，没怎么看过日本电影的人可能看不懂里面的幽默感
台词绵密，观景体验对国人未必友好，但还是值得一看的战争佳作。
头重脚轻的感觉，前半部分铺垫过于冗长，行动过程倒是很简单一笔带过。这题材演员摄影和剧情容量，拍成电视剧会更好吧。
这个行动能成功，完全靠运气啊。都暴露还能成功，肯定是德军内部间谍的将计就计。我觉得前半段的节奏有点拖，后半段又太快，有很大一部分写了感情戏我是不理解的，这对剧情并没有起到推波助澜的作用。这只是突出主角性格的特性，仅仅丰富了主角的人物个性而已。
很不错；虽然文艺感有，但不是很足，这导致感觉剧情感觉有点拖拉，还有一种明明是战争片却拍得像家庭片的感觉。
二战英德剧本杀？争风吃醋感情戏？还顺带嘲讽了下甲方爸爸恶意刁难乙方？
感觉可以给到3.5星 plot twists很多很惊喜 但是节奏总是差了那么一点 以及其实谍战片里真的没有必要加模棱两可的感情戏hhh
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