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
张本煜演得不错。还是愿意相信这个片子的核心是那句“只要一个人说出去了，千万个人就会记住”。把主题化在自己的作品里，无论什么方式。但前面推理也太无聊了……拼凑感强，想一出是一出，确实有点网剧时代遗留色彩。看到友邻从这个片说到剧本杀，由此可见我大概不会喜欢剧本杀
明明可以做一个最优秀的场记，却被活生生逼成一个平庸的名导。【bilibili】
有反转再反转，有隐喻和解密，有致敬和玩梗，可惜空有一个有趣的故事，却没有一个有血肉的人。然而不管怎样，中国编剧已经在努力的路上了，但中国电影业输的岂止是编剧呢。
虽然很喜欢《报告老板》，但真的不敢对他们的电影作品抱太多的期望，毕竟不是同一种东西。但。。。。。我真的笑跺脚了、拍腿了。里面那些喜剧的部分，我很喜欢，让我放松。那些演员和略微的戏剧腔调，也都不差，可见导演还是有一定实力的。推理的部分竟然也一波三折的，很有意思，引得人一步步往下看。虽然我看完想想也有很大的bug，不过细节很好啊，过程很好啊。而且我也没看过没bug的推理片。毕竟无巧不成书，无bug不推理吗。还有迷影的部分，也很有趣，如果再多一些就好了！对这个团队很有好感，编导演都能撑起来，在当前的国产片市场绝对属于比较强的，比较有特色的。
没那么好也没那么差（友邻评分从一星到五星都有，挺有意思的）。这几年内地片选择这种折中表达方式的越来越多，大家都看倦了，我也一样。在剧本杀里微妙的输出并不具备任何力量，设计感的失真让戏剧性和批判力没能共存，每当剧情将要滑向尖锐、不适和牵强时就抛出一个包袱将其消解掉翻过去，是聪明但也惹人恼。
好久没看到万合天宜的一些作品，一看就知道他们在闷声做大事。这部片不是简单的电影世界彩蛋的堆叠，还用了戏中戏、借古讽今的方式讨论电影人的社会责任的问题。我们需要的不是仅仅取悦观众的电影，还需要有社会良知的人拍的电影（即使电影里讲的不一定是真相）。
其他都好套路又无聊
如果一部片子靠个好剧本而不再注重于打磨拍摄、表演和台词本身的话，顶多也算是投机取巧。导演充斥着控制不住的表达欲，甚至还拿周杰伦《爸，我回来了》的歌词下手，闹哄哄的“致敬”了80年代的杰作《闪灵》，诉苦了影视业的“现状”，一篓子的酱油戏，当是在做什么，拍综艺吗？剧本杀这玩意，我以前总觉得是从电影里引申出的灵感，昆汀的《八恶人》我觉得是非常成功的例子；把一部电影搞得像儿戏，这难道不是买椟还珠吗，影视向市场作妥协，完完全全的倒退
好看好看，除了电影人第一次集体撕破脸那段感觉有点崩，刘循子墨还是有才，张本煜太帅了！
完全没看过预告，没看过影评，甚至没看过简介来看的电影，没预期倒是意外感觉还可以。
野路金主聚八仙，记者侦探编剧本，过气男星万事和，烂片女星归来燕，山寨“加藤”怕鬼神，民国王晶艺术梦，新丁枪神摄影集；异族杀器刀客灭门三权贵，乱入法租界开膛手杰克；一边吊挂猎奇SM，一边控诉娱乐圈剥削女性；从《闪灵》到《窃听风暴》花样致敬，但最后就连旧社会犯罪题材也只能搬到南洋背景拍……借密室犯罪之壳乱炖大杂烩，缺憾不少，惊喜蛮多，挺会玩
“你知道最可怕的是什么吗？是记忆，记忆就像火苗，只要有一点儿，便有变成燎原之势的可能。”
鼓励一下。其实女孩真的死了这样安排会不会更好
挺有巧思的小成本电影。用拍电影的方式来讲一个推理故事，编剧当探长，编一个故事就是一种真相。加入大量迷影梗和对当下电影市场怪状的吐槽，效果很好，电影院里笑声此起彼伏。
但是服化道和镜头语言的质感略显粗糙，以及除了尹正台词过关、老话剧演员陈明昊扎实的台词功底之外，其它演员的台词顶多和网大一个水平。
好看好看，除了电影人第一次集体撕破脸那段感觉有点崩，刘循子墨还是有才，张本煜太帅了！
隐喻的东西太多了。直接把王晶的人设和台词上身，还有英雄本色的台词直接上身。对审查制度点满了讽刺点。笑死我了😆。
网大水准，找了一圈互联网文创小咖站台再就业给观众喂屎🤮
其实还可以，就是太长了，真的太长了，剪掉30分钟吧
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