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
一般般，吃饱了没事的可以看看，当然不想浪费时间的最好别看
3.5星吧，剧情有点太离谱了，各种硬伤，为什么当兵的总是很穷呢？配乐是真的好听，有点科幻片的感觉，配乐加分
男的个顶个英勇神奇 不死之身 哈哈
很多人说这片不好。除了一些编剧硬伤之外片子还是不错的，现在能看到这类特工题材的好片很少了，且看且珍惜吧！我给高分！马特达蒙的片子也没好多少到哪里去啦，此片评分偏低，绝对有7分以上
大兵退役 雇佣于私人组织 德国疫苗 战友为了帮助干掉反派老板而牺牲
总感觉充斥着美帝主义高高在上的感觉，你紧跟时事，抨击现实，都能理解，为国奉献的老兵，落得一身病，你让人家退役，保险退休金全剥离，可，为了生活，美国人没有储蓄习惯确实是个问题，不能因为失去工作，马上生活就陷入这种困顿，也能理解你是为了铺垫，人去找出路，私人武装，雇佣兵原来在美国这么能放到台面上说，其实感觉各种方式都有利弊，第一次任务，就是充斥着背叛，一番磨难，回到美国，几句话让兄弟为我卖命，你杀了上级，但是你单打独斗咋玩儿的过搞平台的，你在德国杀的人，不讲你美国人，你杀的科学家、你杀的警察，每个人背后都是一个家庭，都不讲，就讲男主回归家庭，不知道是篇幅不够，还是彻底的蔑视。
决战部分的动作戏好仓促。男主上级帮男主杀自己金主缺少说服力。
太过一般，有些地方连接觉得莫名其妙。总觉得佩恩的选片有问题，没有什么大作。
不得不说，印度神片的摄影、音乐、美术和节奏都相当在线
很好莱坞套路，但还是不错，动作戏满满，大片即视感
为国卖命的特种兵强制退役，没钱，为家庭，私人任务。逃命背叛。
不算难看…但是这类型片在前珠玉太多了…确实算不上好看。男主人设除了突出家庭为重以外没有任何突出的情感和三观，出任务被背叛被救复仇仿佛流水线…整个过程中虽然杀了无辜的人同僚害死了恩人和朋友，但最后拿钱回家的微微一笑，仿佛一切都好起来了…还好是派派，要不可能还得少颗星。
情节有硬伤，故事倒是一个好故事，而且《赴汤蹈火》的两兄弟演技都很在线，不知道编剧和导演咋想的？浪费了......
最厌烦半吊子文艺的动作片，先沉闷缓慢搞文艺再开打，的确是个讨巧的好方法，跟整容手术前后对比一样有看头，问题就一个，我们动作片爱好者撑不到开打就闷死了。动作片从来不对社会问题提供实际有效的解决方案，它的本质就是逃离社会问题，好看也在于提供了逃离的想象，快意恩仇就像烈酒下肚，我们可以不管问题描述是否真实准确，我们只在乎解决过程是否精彩刺激。而文艺电影正好相反，摔掉酒杯，逼着我们清醒地思考痛苦，肾上腺妨碍思考最好停止分泌，所以它才要“闷”。文艺片费力气的地方，动作片完全不用管，反之亦然，所以文艺片里不入流的表演搁动作片里都是演技，而动作片里不入流的场面搁文艺片都是惊险刺激，对这种想两头占便宜的冒牌货就应该给负分。
最后反派败于印度军方擅长的摩托车特技，很合理。/《升级》《美国队长》《使命召唤》……等等各种大片的缝合。/全片场面挺火爆，看个乐还是可以的。
他说他和他爸爸一模一样，so最后他是不是也像他爸爸一样，从此不再回家了？
一个有意思的小插曲。 Safehouse里的小老头一出来，我们就说这人怎么感觉像个Hobbit。 结果没一会，镜头转到书架上的那本“The Return of The King". 细节上逻辑如此严谨，为啥大局上却如此拉跨。还有前面悲情渲染的部分太长了，到修房顶那里我还以为演的真是个包工头的故事呢。不过Chris Pine演技值五颗星！！
开头冗长絮叨，中段进入正题之后逐渐空言无物，然后草草收尾。
这让我联想到了当前的新冠病毒，与美国辉瑞特效药了。
觉得漏洞挺多，把科学家的那个文件公布到网上不就好了？看结尾的样子还准备出续集
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