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
制作维持水准，故事全面下线。前作虽然表达生发的方式略显粗暴，但想要呈现的逻辑、想要展示的情绪以及主要人物的塑造还是比较到位的，到了本片这一切就只剩下一种无来由也无归处的执念，让剧情莫名中二，结尾弃疗式处理更是让人无语，只剩怀旧质感的延承和场景制作上的用心为其维持一个及格分数。
电影本身很中规中矩，有问题的狗狗和多动症的主人互相成长互相救赎，男主的妻子是个好人，小婴儿也很可爱
每个生命都是独特的存在，都应该被尊重和爱护！如果他们都能以适合他们的方式得到教育和引导，世界将会多么美好啊！
剧本实在是差，强忍了一个小时，看不下去了。看着挺热闹，但剧情推进的节奏太慢，剧本是大问题。
现在能让血液澎湃的电影不多了，两部都不错。
我们本该一起让这个世界更美好的，奈何世人只想浑浑噩噩明哲保身，不得已只能求助“孤狼”，可“孤狼”却时隐时现
聪明乖巧性格古怪的小狗狗就是坠吊的！（不接受反驳！）养狗人的自我升华时刻
男主跟狗一样从被嫌弃到进步励志的故事。话说狗狗演技不错哈哈哈哈
结尾真是神来之笔，看哭了。好喜欢这类真实事件改编的电影。
剧情老套没什么新意，就是普通的真实事件改编，也没什么强烈的戏剧冲突，都是那种意料之中的情节。不过作为一个以狗狗为主角的电影，导演对狗狗的引导拍摄把控很好，爱狗人士应该喜欢看，哈哈就是我，露比演技真的超级好，点赞！
7分。没有役所广司，感觉松坂桃李有点镇不住场子。铃木亮平的角色不仅戏份多，而且非常有特色。又残暴又变态，穿着黄色条纹的白西服，再加上茶色墨镜，非常像《海贼王》里的大将黄猿。相比之下，警察一直被坏人牵着鼻子走，恶也不是非常恶，最后的击杀还有偶然因素，所以警察可能算不上孤狼。狼不可能接受去乡下当小民警，狼不可能屈尊。续集片名叫《孤狼之血早已流干》比较合适。
剧情本身太好莱坞了……狗勾挺可爱，居然还是原型露比的玩伴，巧的事儿还真多哈哈哈哈
纯靠血腥暴力的变态场景撑场面，有的情节不太合理，莫名其妙。影片后半部分有点烂尾，没有第一部好看。和配角比起来主役显得没有那么出彩。就是一部只有打打杀杀的血浆片，缺少yakuza电影的灵魂。
我哈哈哈哈哈哈哈我看到结尾狼出来的时候自动串到了了不起的狐狸爸爸，还带着那个感染天灵盖的bgm，笑死
警队没有多余的狗，他来到宠物寄养处领养了一只马上要被执行安乐死的混种牧羊犬，经过他一次次的坚持与决心，把一只普通的流浪狗训练成一只真正的警犬，帮助找回失踪小男孩，因屡次英勇事迹，被评为年度最佳搜救犬。
以为是救了男主的命，原来是拯救了他的生活……很励志，三分之二都在讲怎么训练狗，对狗狗的信任和付出换来了回报！可惜，人生不如意事十之八九，很多事情付出不一定有回报，十分耕耘可能只有二分收获！
相对于第一部，男主还是走上了追随大上的老路，不过结果也是一样，黑社会，黑警，不过本作更加的凶残暴力了，复仇戏码残暴了很多！结尾看到野狼的那段我是没看懂！
有些设定真的是老掉牙了，狗也会离家出走，你咋不让它考个大学呢？
想成为搜救警员的骑警和他的搜救犬，他们总算找到了对方，成为了一对绝佳的搭档。故事很温情也很励志，也告诉我们多做好事上天会回报你的。
这坏蛋是足够坏了，然后呢？跟咱们港片的黑社会相比，还是差点儿意思~
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