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
我直接看哭 no one deserves to be forgotten
真的可惜了，本来可以拍成一个很不错的青春片的，不过贡献了一首很好听的原创曲目，还是SZA的
是韩国最擅长也最容易套路的真实事件改编，李先彬脸垮的厉害啊，和当年演犯罪心理时期差距过大，还没演她姐的保养的好
7分，就电影本身而言，人物情感稍微单薄，其实并不算出彩。
看了这种平庸的作品才知道从前那些优秀作品有多优秀
这一切拍摄都是套路化，模式化，几乎就是让人找不到任何感动的点
电影终归是电影。一个该以记录片严肃正视的问题沦落成电影。
棒子这个类型的电影拍得太多了，感觉观众都很疲软了，不像以前能够引起大范围的讨论。
看的时候会想到《黑水》，但这部片就拍得挺平淡的，顺着时间线讲了个故事，让人骂两句无良厂商、官商勾结之类的。演员其实表现也平平，金相庆的表演好像一直是这种无起伏状态，李先彬实在是不行，好几场戏都想吐槽…
又是一部靠电影唤醒大众舆论的韩国电影，“我是英国人，才不在乎别的国家的人民的死活”以及结尾，极具讽刺
题材是好的，但是臭长的节奏拍的一点也不精彩。不过自黑是真的，韩国不愧是美国的好狗
常见色彩搭配，正方开头悲伤，中间集结遭背刺，结局或许春暖花开也可能惊涛骇浪。
韩国电影真是民众心头的解毒剂，相信良心的力量而不是House的力量，可是这些演员全程糟糕的演技，让我看的真的好累。
拍的一般，浪费了题材，话说同样的情节，中国也可以拍个三聚氰胺版本
6.0/10，故事发展太平了，平庸到浪费了一个好题材。
整部电影就是很平的，我不想说真实事件如何如何，电影就一般般。
最后一幕是挺震撼的，其他的起承转合感觉已经是韩国电影的常规操作了。
Dear Evan Hansen this is gonna be an amazing day:)
韩版黑水，最后各级部门相互推诿的样子像极了某x，还有那个说自己是英国人只在乎赚钱不管人死活也是那么的熟悉…可惜有些不公还有人反抗和记录而有些只能404
三星。从真实的悲剧故事取材，在惨淡的社会压抑诞生，叙事手法是空气喷雾气若游丝，故事背景像致命毒素痛彻骨髓。席间的照片是无声的鼓槌，升起的烟雾是有形的锁链，人民是政府的基石还是政治的脚踏，幸福是负重的灵魂还是空壳的支票，生命是同等的宣言还是分级的鸿沟，正义是把玩的规则还是笃定的信条。当戏剧的反转与温吞的庭审走向落幕，唯有大雨中两位父亲相视的目光才是制伏杀人者的最终武器。
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