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
黑白画面将汉字、汉诗及中式古典文人山水的美尽情展现。但故事缺乏力度，人物性格也不够鲜明。总之，形式大于内容。
我还以为是“鱼类菜谱”呢，其实是海洋生物百科全书。朝鲜王朝后期文臣丁若铨因信奉天主教被流放至黑山岛，渐与岛民昌大形成亦师亦友的关系。丁若铨被流放14年后死于黑山岛，死前终于写完《兹山鱼谱》。丁若铨教昌大学文认字，昌大教丁若铨认识了解各种海洋生物。昌大学成后与丁若铨的理念产生分歧，丁若铨早已看透政治，而昌大却觉得唯有当官才能报效国家。师徒二人分道扬镳后，昌大当官受到打击，而丁若铨却坚持着完成了他的著作。现在来看丁若铨的思想还是比较先进的，可惜生不逢时，能够潜心专研写书也是他心态好的一种表现。两百年过去，多大的官都早已作古，唯有书本流传了下来。黑白画面，说话也文绉绉，没想到这部电影还挺好看的，有不错的趣味性。
电影在做到剧情好看，又能传递文化思想，不局限于某一价值观的强制教育，难能可贵。丁若铨一句“性理学和洋学问并不是相冲的，是要一起前行的朋友”，大有包容之意，不管韩国目前政治与大众如何，只说这部电影，导演借古表达出自己十分通彻的想法。继承与吸收，兼容并包，有容乃大，这些我们常说的话，现实却已被狭隘的民族（cui）主义潜移默化侵蚀……
老套的主题，略显匠气，但叙述得很诚恳。在失去方向的时代和纷繁而腐朽的大环境下，一个人如何重新定准，寻回自己的初心，在治学与生活中获得平衡和真谛，是永不过时的话题。
导演反思的历史传统，丁若铨和昌大败下阵来心灰意冷的那个体系，并非被全然摒弃了。正如最后的“白鹤黑山”之喻，影片给出关于传统的答案不是贬抑而是追问，关于人应该怎么面对一个庞大的文化，又怎么重新确立自我。这真是东方极了。
韩国真是狂热的基督教国家啊，开头部分引起不适，后半段还算理智点。
好奇心与希望是这黑白世界里的璀璨星空与蓝色小鸟。
没有说教的教育片儿。人生感悟也好，生活见解也罢，平淡的叙事中呈现的是一种思想，什么样的人生是成功的人生？学习有目的吗，应该有目的吗，是什么目的？说得直白些，这部电影是导演书写的大写的“人”字。黑白色彩更加突出主旨思想的深邃、专注，感谢主配等一众演员奉献的生动、真切的表演。
鄙人从未在大天朝看过此类电影 此乃我天朝之悲哀呀！
前闻贺卫方看韩影《辩护人》后大哭，窃哂之，今日是泣泣泣泣泣泣泣泣泣几至于号啕，是为一谶。
感觉是高票房和获大奖的节奏，希望票房破千万，然后让我们卞约汉得个大奖吧
我只觉得有点不好，昌大的暴掐收税官未免也太戏剧冲突了吧，难道他当贱民时没有见过苛收赋利吗？等到做官了才突然发现吗？那可真是活在象牙塔里的少年啊！
颇具古风韵味的古装剧，山海人与诗词歌赋真是绝配…人之一生，知行合一四个字做起来尤其艰难。白鹤也好，生于淤泥也罢，遵循内心而不苟全于世态，才算是有意义的一生吧
“村里每发生一件伤心事，海螺就发出声响”，这世上有那么多海螺，每一个都有声响。
觉得这件衣服不像是自己的，自己也已经不是自己了..
假如当世界变成黑白纠缠不清的样子，唯有信仰和知识可以成为改变这种现状的一只蓝色的小鸟
官场黑暗，不如闲云野鹤，但平民又怎能不受压迫的生活呢？不知道为什么一定用黑白色。感觉只有结尾的书信比较出彩，其他部分平平无奇。
是好看的，虽然细想是有些好莱坞式的“态度转变-互相影响-一起成长-误会-和解”套路，包括结尾用too late来拉满的戏剧感，not to reinforce any East-West binarisms 但确实这种叙事和intl art house色调放在如此“古色古香”的题材上 文本里（包括故事里）不可否认地有着E-W tension, however essentialist or self-consciously rehearsed it might be. 觉得很有趣的是也许读书这件事在电影里只是一个叙事工具，对我来说却是感同身受的本行，以至于老师解释“德”的不同定义那段有些太close to home了，还有这种从隧道另一头出来的人企图告诉弟子隧道尽头没有光返璞归真的理想主义
完全没有重点的流水账 学术追求与阶级批判两条线都很散 丨帮凶这个词用得很对丨更不懂“大中华文化圈”的身份认同以及未得首发的慨叹，甚至是幽默
韩国是有这样的人物，然后可以强。日本明治维新时亦有这样的大人。吾国是有曾、李，谭、梁，孙文乃至于毛泽东。想到张香帅建汉阳兵工厂，而“汉阳造”为武昌首义打响了第一枪，正是影片里在海水中可重现墨迹的乌贼墨水，是海胆里飞出的青鸟，是“星星之火，可以燎原”。
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