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
通篇用了近乎戲謔的方式呈現多樣化的題材，內容不僅涵蓋長年相處的伴侶最終如何選擇體面的分道揚鑣、從小生長在同性雙親家庭下的異性戀孩子如何與自身認同自處、代孕引發的現實法律糾葛…等，然而導演也許考量到電影普及度，所以清一色讓演員們選擇用浮誇的表演諸多本應沈重可深究的議題，看了讓我有些不舒服，最終的狗血情節只能說高高舉起輕輕放下。
3.5 AMC 2-feature run 之一 the last time I’ll visit the cinema before things die down a bit (jk). will be the version I go back to when I’m more familiar with the work & older
狗血而又温情的故事，真让人羡慕，这种生活什么时候我也能拥有呢
选题很抓马感兴趣，同志代孕家庭的出轨争夺抚养权确实是比较好奇的一个方向，家庭的组成是千丝万缕的爱
非常网飞同时也非常意大利的片子，短短90分钟想要包含的元素太多：夫夫婚姻危机，少年初恋，家庭矛盾，同志婚姻议题，代孕，亲情和血缘…最后却都只是浅尝辄止，为了剧情很多地方转折都很生硬，结尾强行煽情。。。总体来说很一般
对老父亲抱着被子睡觉还是有点心疼的，以至于对he有点耿耿于怀。
什么都在讲，但是什么都感觉说的不清不楚，总觉得少了点什么
太扯把子了。虽然很温馨也很扯淡。救命啊，求里昂心理阴影面积啊。
都会不那么爱了
青少年组表现出色，Z世代初识愁滋味。中年夫夫组过于抓马和狼狈，看不出相爱20年的痕迹，还好最后确实离婚了。
任何人的组成，都是千丝万缕的爱拼凑在一起才诞生，前因后果并不重要，如何下去也不重要，你我才重要。对于很少看同影的来说，都很少去想过这样的家庭，也会有家长里短的矛盾，甚至更多，我想过两个人都是99%的奇妙设定，却也不及0.01%的戏剧冲突。另外三个孩子之间不也挺好磕的吗，已经是我2022的十佳之一了。
网飞，剧情不错的，个人觉得很超前了。我们任重而道远！
任何人的组成，都是千丝万缕的爱拼凑在一起才诞生，前因后果并不重要，如何下去也不重要，你我才重要。对于很少看同影的来说，都很少去想过这样的家庭，也会有家长里短的矛盾，甚至更多，我想过两个人都是99%的奇妙设定，却也不及0.01%的戏剧冲突。另外三个孩子之间不也挺好磕的吗，已经是我2022的十佳之一了。
感觉演员表演有丢丢浮夸，其他还不错，狗血洒满地，高能一波接一波
还是挺有诚意 轻松搞笑又探讨有意义的剧情 当爱消失了我们应该怎么面对呢
所以意大利人的表演都这么夸张吗？（气到跳起来 合理推测是一些种族天赋hhh）
每个家庭都会有伤痕，而伤痕会让一个人与众不同。爱无关乎血缘，是生活中的千丝万缕汇聚而成。啼笑皆非，抓马不断，又不失温情。
感觉像是下着小雨的傍晚，店家的灯光昏黄，熙熙攘攘。这种氛围写实，舒服，温柔又浪漫。
千丝万缕的线，牵起不幸，也牵起幸福。明明是喜剧，我为什么在哭呢…
他们会成为朋友会继续爱着对方和孩子
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