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
北京冬残奥会开幕式当天看的，电影聚焦于残疾人运动员，叙事上不止有运动生涯取得的成绩，更突出了残疾运动员生活困境，着眼于此，很好的立意。有些地方太煽情啦，但是母爱真的好伟大
小时候担心长不大，长大担心不能融入社会，还怕老了没人照顾他，一辈子都得生活在这种惶恐中。
2021.12.3@Netflix
他说“我现在不是运动员，是快递员”的时候，眼泪止不住地掉。细节很到位的电影，我好喜欢三个时期的演员，神态表情太像了，让我觉得这就是他的真实成长轨迹。
看的点映，男主三个阶段的演员都很好！和吴君如的吵架片段太好哭了……（煽情有克制，还有笑点，我觉得不错！）
送给最坚韧的精神，又是感叹豆瓣评价没有三星半的一天，一个极其极其感人的MV式影片，仰仗音乐的元素太多了，情绪一层一层给的太饱满不给观众一点缓和的时间，相较于了不起的老爸就能明显感觉到这个缺点，另外一小点就是提出了矛盾但没有解决矛盾，还是希望这种片子能先累积到情感点再大力煽情，而不是刚建立一点的情感链接就开始煽
(78) 準備了厚厚一大包紙巾結果發現只有最開始
三星半。母亲在家里是不允许看残疾人运动会的，原因是，残疾人生活已很不易，更不要说残疾人运动员，不是不喜看，是不忍看。影片挺感人的，但是我的关注点是影片立意是什么？是了不起的神奇妈妈，还是了不起的神奇小子，抑或是神奇小子的神奇妈妈，说实话，我没看懂。还有，到现在为止，残疾人的现状有没有解决？运动员和残疾运动“同薪同酬”是否有实现？
体育题材电影可以打鸡血，但跑步不是靠鸡血进步的吧。配乐太过了，开场就让很劝退，后面稍微好了点，但时不时的还是用这种配乐来煽情，真的如坐针毡。还是想说本来这么励志的题材，可以挖掘的东西很多，最后却只剩下打鸡血，只能说明主创人员的不认真，也可以说是认知就那样了吧。
不知道为什么，看着吴君如开头红着眼睛说“救”的那一刻，就难以共情。
有神奇妈妈才有神奇小子，希望每一个人都能珍惜身边这位最伟大的人
更比偉仔本人更似殘障人士。
2021.11.6 算是完成度挺高的瑕不掩瑜的成品吧，煽情過猛，但蘇樺偉們都很厲害啊！（感觸頗深的是教練雖然想偉繼續跑專心跑但對他放棄或拍廣告也不好說什麼，我村的運動員們真是太不容易了。
点映。道理我都懂，本就比较流水账，有点看不进去，再加上那个神似“屁几万”的演员更是让我疯狂出戏。
如果大家都把你不当普通的人，那你就当不普通的人
体育励志的人生，残疾人士的奋斗拼搏！改编真人真事，残奥会金牌获得者苏桦伟！“运动员一时的辉煌不代表永恒！”很真实啊！吴君如不搞笑还真有点不习惯！
所有人都是驾轻就熟的表现，唯一的问题是，似乎有些过于四平八稳了。
标准式的传记片套路。足够独特的题材会让电影层次变得非常丰富，当如此丰富元素被一一展现出来的时候，传记片已经超越主要人物而变得更具有社会面了吧。而回到主要呈现的人物上，用个体间私人情感这个全人类的通感做为主要动力来推动剧情，具体发挥看下来是，用的贴切但并算不得顺畅。
只能证明，社会对残障人士的待遇的确很不同，普通人也的确无法感知这种痛苦，光辉笼罩过一瞬，终会散去，留下的只有家人的爱
本应是妈妈的视角，可能导演不想变成吴君如一个人的独角戏，所以把母子关系一碗水端平了，故事的深度和力度都差了口气。
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