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
真的是一场很小的战斗，但是就是一场场小战斗赢得了整个胜利。
还是掉了很多眼泪。但是敌方部分是不是拍得有些弱智了。
遗照的使用方式最棒：给你一个表情你自己去体会。就这么被励志酱了——北野武老师。细细一想还挺漫的。
尊重对手才是尊重自己尊重先烈 更真实才更深刻
喜欢师徒俩用搞笑的方式来调侃操蛋生活的方式，有点鼓舞人。
我和老公看的都掉眼泪，感谢前人的前仆后继，换来当今的和平年代。敬礼！
说实话，成片质量看下来感觉还是蛮有说服力的，仿佛这个事情真的很有可能发生在飞机大炮冲刺的战场上。除去艺术加工后的细节，说真的。这个故事还是很有共情的几个瞬间。
网飞这个传记片拍法，还停留在《社交网络》出现前的10年代。
太久太久没有看到这么好看的国产战争片了，前期没有太多的宣传加上春节档排片不多真的可惜了
什么叫物哀？真实和表演的穿插，将喜剧的悲伤内核温柔又血淋淋的展示，最后北野武的背影根本控制不住的流眼泪，太好看了
喜欢师徒俩用搞笑的方式来调侃操蛋生活的方式，有点鼓舞人。
师徒情还是非常感动，看着北野武的那些遭遇与经历，想着后来电影中的那些欢乐和温柔，还有包裹着这些元素的性情与粗野，是那么有爱的呢。
催泪，硬催，不哭不是人的那种。还是有很多镜头是老谋子独有的镜头美学。
前中段到章宇牺牲前可以给到5星的，中后段大永为主和美军对峙部分感觉有点拉可以给3星，到与John对手戏以及结尾可以给4星，总的来说是一部4星电影。最后1颗星给中国军人。
小剧场酸甜苦辣还得看脱衣舞娘物语，漫才题材这几年真是泛滥了很难再有新意了，个人是更感兴趣北野武的电影生涯哈。老北野武演员的化妆和演技一对照太creepy了…本来觉得柳乐影帝表现一般，这么对比那还是很感人了哈哈。卷毛叔真的自带搞笑buff，应该没其他演员能一露脸就让人这么乐呵的了
（最后，关于我本来是为了张译去看结果张译的戏份加起来还没两分钟这件事，很无语哎！）
太牛的电影！五班的战士太伟大了！正因为有了这些伟大的战士，我们才有今天和平的生活！
简单的一个事件
说是自传，其实是个群像剧。
硬汉内心柔软的过往。结尾太感人了。唯一的缺点是柳乐优弥太帅了。
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