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
我总觉着，人的生命还很漫长
上海疫情被封了半个多月了，深有感触。天灾大家没办法，这人祸谁能释怀（喜欢这群演员）
女二直接当女主得了
看到这女的就能猜到她肯定是凶犯，男主替她背锅的……天灾无可避免，人祸呢！！！
这部片，似乎想拍的高大上，但感觉剧情还是奇奇怪怪…
看了1/5放弃的算是看过吗？反正觉得节奏沉闷缓慢，时间线到处乱跳的莫名其妙，实在是看不下去。日剧日影现在都不会好好编个故事吗？
很喜欢中段，随着三条生命的逝去，缓慢，隽永，流长，仿佛自己也能感受到生命的流逝。后半段明显节奏过快了，整体过浮，还没让观众感同身受，剧情就又进入下一段了，有些可惜。
这是一封亡者的告白书，也是一封与自己的和解书。面对时间长河裹挟尘间世俗的冲刷，我们身上能称上不老的，只有心底埋藏最深的那份美好记忆了。PS：又一次看到写书的老王，真好。
我国文艺工作者对爱情这个东西理解真是有点肤浅，年轻的导演拍出这么老气横秋的爱情线实在是有点照猫画虎了。不过本杰明巴顿的神韵还是抓到了那么一点点，构图和剪辑还是有造诣。至于拉跨的编剧部分，这向来是国产片的最短板。就是有体验而没感悟，有想法而缺思考。
要说缺点还是导演野心太大而能力欠缺。糅杂的元素太多，比如京圈滚圈的生活侧写，比如医学研究的科学与奇幻，这又是一部时间跨度一生的电影，时不时能看到欧洲文艺片的质感，可是整体又感觉拍的差强人意。知道编剧是王硕，那一切就更说得通了。我还是希望国语电影这样的好剧本能多来点。
分几层来看这个电影哦，导演的能力不足应该扣两颗星，但是全员细腻演技又能补回来一颗心，说是悬疑那就是笑话了，导演想要把立意拔得很高，但是又讲不好故事。我本来是不那么喜欢短发造型的tkr的，但又因为感觉这个故事能和最近的上海共情，就看了，然后就拜倒在tkr的演技下了，全程没有什么妆造的变化，也没有浮于表面的情绪波澜，是以一种进入角色的方式，把他演绎出来。tkr真的是天赋型的演员啊，老天爷追着喂饭吃的那种吧！
题材不错，但拍得不痛不痒，让观众很难代入那么强烈的恨意，这就属于是拍烂了吧。
看的时候不停的想着躺在床上的外公
两个地方挺打动我的：电吉他演奏的青春舞曲和朋友再见，活脱脱就是那个时代的躁动和蓬勃。萌萌的手术，和教授死后捐献遗体的解剖——父女两人站位的对调，以及两次主刀的张小鲁。一生一死，一少一老。看得我简直泪崩。
不错的影片，质感很好，有年代感与胶片感，果然每个人难以忘怀的都是自己的青春。片中有很多人的死亡，突然离世的父亲，最终放弃抢救的老教授，和冒险拿身体试验的丁萌萌，每个人都对于不老不死有自己的态度，对人生有自己的活法。如果没有记忆，不老的躯壳好像也没有太多意义了。中间的成名，男主角的不老以及最终的车祸，离婚，女儿的出生和长大，都好似导演给观众编制的美好梦境一般，现实往往充斥残酷，很不错的影片，演的也很好。
大概猜到了结局。提前规划养老储备金很重要，呜呜。
3.5星。那些得不到保护的人，要发出自己的声音，要发出比那些卑劣者更坚定更理直气壮的声音。
一般套路 懂得都懂😂 情感满分 剧情。。。 林老师也救不了
"恕我冒昧，在我认为，是应该受到保护的人是否真正受到保护。"
前半段挺好的，后面情节就比较奇幻了！
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