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
本来以为是商业赌博爽片，没想到是一个故事片，节奏缓慢，配乐极好，但是看起来有点昏昏欲睡，叙事拖沓，角色联系不起来，不过这种调调我是喜欢的，有一种LANADELREY应该来唱主题曲的感觉，也许我睡前看会给分更高吧。
所有的铺垫都是为了结尾的片刻失神和没有改变的剧本。
这拍了个啥?
绝对是Nicole Kidman演绎生涯中最佳表演。不是很明白为何amazon一直不让放出评价，到目前都没解禁，也不能打分，但是这部电影非常精彩，不仅生动刻画了旧时代好莱坞的刻板、守旧、种族和性别歧视，也鲜活地讲述了Lucille Ball作为一个喜剧女演员当年遭遇的事业和婚姻上的不公待遇。
妮可·基德曼是整容失败还是特效化妆？怎么感觉这张脸跟电影更贴合呢？
比不上艾伦索金自己的上一部作品，这么好的卡司，略冗长。
政治，婚姻，艺术创作被浓缩到一周的时间内。索金虽然一直被批判不会写女性角色也不会写喜剧，但他会写工作狂的偏执导致生活分崩离析, which is exactly what this film is.
What a fantastic film to watch after you just fucked up your probability midterm, and Oscar sounding like the hot Slovak math prof just made it even better :) Oscar’s super hot though, which makes me wonder how can someone who used to torture for a living and then suffered 8-year prison sentence be so well mannered? Plus, nothing else makes sense.
sorkin一贯的咄咄逼人让人忽略了这部片的似水柔情。许多场戏把lucy作为一个女人遇到的难题写的淋漓尽致。很多台词是二三刷才能明白的妙。
有些许无聊，艾伦·索金变得仿佛只会拍室内戏…
求求Aaron Sorkin拍拍拿手的政治题材吧 人物传记真的不合适啊 比茉莉牌局还不行
男主侧脸好像勋宗。。。
针妮儿 演的很拼 全程在线 今年年底好激烈!!!
实在是受不了妮可这张毫无生气又精致别扭的“假”脸了，技术的进步虽然让她在容颜上重回稚嫩，但却又时时刻刻不在反衬出这张精致面庞下缺失的灵魂。而艾伦·索金似乎也失去了以往的魔力，让这部电影在他的序列中看起来是如此稀疏平常。
妮可的面部表情僵硬，看着难受。唯一能看的就服化道美的制作水准，4K资源的画面质感很棒，煎熬30分钟之后，以1.5倍速继续煎熬看完，估计不是干这行或者想入行的看不进去，艾伦·索金以编剧转导演是要彻底断自己编剧财路的节奏。 2022·1·10 6.3/1K 短评418 （ %31/49/20）
22/1/1：相比变脸，妮可劳模式的接片是图啥？你已经蹭了个小金人了还想再拿一个嘛？角色选人不对，没啥看头了。
5/10。故事一般，摄影还行，对白多得让人晕眩，同时也削弱了影片的视听语言。此外，实在不喜欢影片的叙述方式，既然引入了旁观者的采访，就应当与里卡多夫妇的主视角的叙述内容形成互补或偏差，或者其他化学反应，但影片里看起来十分割裂。
虽然索金很会抓人物弧光由点及面地大搞情绪多米诺，但就观感而言观众跟本片修妮可皱纹的特效后期以及医美医生一样累。
她为他打下江山，他为她向全世界宣战，可最终他们彼此输了坚持和爱。（一看就是妮可冲表演奖的电影，剧本奖项也很有力，剧本非常工整和严谨，代价就是叙事逻辑过于复杂，当然角色设置也很有意思，最后二十分钟盘活了将近两个小时的无聊和絮絮叨叨。）
对于不了解时代和角色背景的观众来说，跳跃的剧情和大段台词让观众看的云山雾罩也很难有耐心看的明白，所以更难理解角色的某些偏执和情绪，演员都是好演员，但看的过程只是一直在想这片子到底在讲啥，还有它怎么还没演完…
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