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
高潮部分尚可 但是节奏一般 剧情很差
总之就是这个意思然后全员团灭
三池崇史这类一直拍一直烂的有名or无名监督邻国好多也算霓虹特色了。以及一直以来都觉得他长的好像王学圻哦…
4.5/10
还真是有点悬疑。就在跟随主角一起来破案。不，不是破案，是把正义公之于众。尽到律师的职责。加班后把它看完了。我也很尽职，今天加班去管村小学把操场和花池边粉刷完了。致敬为社会作出贡献的人们。加油！奋斗！
致敬了《杀死比尔》等经典作品。没有想到居然是三池崇史的作品。不血腥不暴力但是重口味。
朱妈前后两次对雷有辉态度转变、以及雷有辉对打辩护前后态度的转变都很生硬，然后情感、道德观上硬起高楼就非常勉强……
能看，算是有想法的悬疑类恐怖。前半部分铺垫冗长又无聊，但不铺起来的话时长可能无法达到上映标准…
多么豪华的阵容，鲍起静，方中信，廖启智，曾江，谭耀文，以及友情客串廖碧儿，电影级的阵容可惜在了一个非常脆弱的连电视单元剧都不如的剧本里。即便如此，大家的演出仍然稳定之上。多给的两颗星一颗给智叔，一颗是看到曾江带的助听器。港片式微，但是仍要感谢这班演员依旧坚持自己对电影的热爱
很好的构思，就是导演的功力不足以覆盖这么多线，反而杂乱无章了
这沙雕电影竟然还有第三部，真的很搞笑，鼹鼠x蝴蝶的兄弟情贼棒，蝴蝶真缉毒先锋
我其实最想看的是控辩，但是法庭纠问完全不出彩。反转的情节有点太硬太虚幻……最后的立意很高啦，可是总觉得哪哪都有点牵强……
多层时间线重叠,不同时空的人还能肢体碰撞.还不如早年《两个月亮》,差不多内核比这有意思多了
既然男主也是鬼，而灭魂刺在男主手中，男主岂不是无敌。
感觉就是一帮老哥们儿为了聚在一起唠唠嗑顺手拍了个电影玩玩……
作为智叔最后一部电影，差强人意，本来是一部挺好的犯罪悬疑片，但硬生生被拍成了流水作业式的电影。证据，证人，一切关键要素都进展的太顺利了，而结尾的立意拔高，更是有点刻意为之。香港电影，真没必要为了迎合什么，做自己就好啊。
男主劣版康斯坦丁，故事企圖走所謂「燒腦」路線然而簡單劇情都沒講好（。不推薦。
21_160。概念不错，拍得是真的不行，吓人手法也是老一套，属于有点浪费吧
开头和过程挺好的，时间空间重叠啊设定都好好，以为活着的其实都死了，但是编剧是不会收尾了么，，什么破结尾啊无语死，我超度我自己谢谢了，，，，
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