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
怎么说，更像是穷人家的孩子在富人世界里的格格不入…完美体现了代际差异和阶层分化，加了一个童话的光环
移动互联到万物互联过渡时期诞生的社交网络科幻风格
3.5，罗恩还是很萌的，但整体没有太耀眼的地方
每个家庭不富裕的男生应该都体会过其他小朋友有游戏机而自己没有的窘境，所以前半部分还挺有代入感呢。后半部分感觉都能大概猜到剧情，有点像..大白(●—●)？
对未来的畅想很有意思，或许未来真的就是每个人都有机器人管家陪伴。但老套无聊的故事让所有的最后的感动变得廉价，人物的行为逻辑也不够严密，剧本欠打磨以至于毫无惊喜。
今年看过的最好的动画片，不但讽刺了某些企业家（南山必胜客说的就是你），还阐述了不能依赖社交媒体交朋友的真谛，就是这个机器人长得太像某鹅了
主要是对互联网社交的责备和互联网公司的影射，剧情还是挺套路的，挺欢乐但没太多亮点
还有他们友情的起点那里 别人欺负你 你就照样打回去啊！
weirdo与weirdo的友情
主题很棒，但其他一切都毫无逻辑性可言。明显主创团队对科技和商业毫无了解，只是单纯的凭臆想来讲故事。
80%非原创且100%可预知剧情走向，感觉就是编剧发现当下每个人都离不开网络，于是决定拍部电影，讲述它们为何无法取代真实的互动，但是处理太粗暴，我们交不到向过去那样真切的朋友，并不仅仅是因为社交媒体啊，如果它们真的适得其反的话，也不是一味职责那些科技巨头就完事的，或许真的该做其实是好好坦诚面对他人，那样即使在网上也好。
后半场基本一直断断续续的哭。
可能是近两年我最喜欢的动画电影了，主人公和Ron的互动又好笑又可爱，最后结尾新算法揭开时，合情又合理。那个科技公司也太像苹果了，连老板也是一副蒂姆·库克的感觉，绝对故意的哈哈哈。
落入俗套，又毫无娱乐性。P.S. 苹果：你直接报我身份证号得了。
小机器人还挺可爱，很喜欢他戴着小毛线帽，哼着奶奶的旋律跳舞。剧情中规中矩，没什么惊喜。
我也想要个小Ron，不用保持2米内，10米也行啊
real friends find each other.
当Barney超离谱的从黑暗中抽出Ron的data drive。。上面出现了一个笑脸，我被感动到了！情节不多做推敲，感动到就是王道。（细节真的可爱，(●◡●)笑脸无敌）
想要一个阿荣。阿荣不擅长交朋友，但阿荣愿意了解巴尼，不需要巴尼刻意迎合，在知道巴尼怕黑的时候默默点亮自己。
还挺好的。教如何对付霸凌 如何对待朋友 如何交朋友。后半段有点长了 如果剪成一个半小时左右应该更合适。
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