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
出乎意料的好看，炫目的众多高级装备，来了骑摩托车的新伙伴，旺旺期待下一部大电影，旺旺再一次在阿奇被抓的时候痛哭，真是个情感敏感的孩子呢
and don’t look back
每个导演心中都有一个《罗马》，但肯尼思·布拉纳并不是阿方索·卡隆。
“好哭”，“儿童视角”，“怀旧”，“爱上电影的过程”，“老戏骨演技教科书”简直是照着奥斯卡checklist 拍的，还好小孩子是可爱的。
好浪漫的回忆电影啊～ 很适合lockdown的上海人民，至少暂时治愈了我。
3.5糟糕的翻译 过多的Morison 让人开始很难入戏 错误的观影切入角度让期待逐渐降低 天主教和新教长年累月到疲惫的冲突 仍然是私人叙事下 可有可无的背景 当最后半小时 你发现这不过是一部肯尼斯对于童年往事的追忆 一切感受开始不一样了 从“I don't want to leave Belfast" 那句开始 眼睛从酸痛到最后十分钟的泪如雨下 你开始明白 那些对于漂泊的人而言 曾不想离开或不得不离开的故乡 已不再是一个具体的地址 它可以是贝尔法斯特 可以是都柏林 可以是世界上任何一个地方 ”献给那些离开和留下的人“ 你明白了导演的用意 也无法不想起自己童年的玩伴 走过的老街 以及那些你不得不告别的人
#TIFF 2021#每个人心里都有一座叫故乡的城，对阿方索·卡隆来说是罗马，对肯尼思·布拉纳来说就是贝尔法斯特。那些离开的游子，那些留下的故人，在时代的洪流里显得那么微不足道，但总有人写点什么拍点什么，当打开历史的小盒子，里面满是珍藏的私人回忆。朱迪·丹奇得奖时刻再现。
过分自我的影片，并不难以理解，但是难以跟随。
这浓浓的乡愁，仿佛拍给千里之外的我们的镜像电影。
挺分裂的，一边是宗教纷争的动乱，一边是灯红酒绿的慰藉
春节 东站东国瑞电影院 平哥第一次去电影院，有点害怕啦
镜头语言成熟，较多长镜头，开始时的两个环绕镜头运用得当。
几次都看不下去，终于坚持着断断续续看完了。摄制确实很精致，演员阵容也很强大。但导演编剧对整个政治事件采取了一种回避淡化的态度，只把它作为一块画出来的幕布，而非一个真正的时代背景，所以全片弥漫着一种矫情的文艺气质——虽然我不懂但是我也不愿去搞懂我只想发掘和记下每一个特殊年代的温暖时刻。
It’s imperfect, but quite sentimental.
好浪漫的回忆电影啊～ 很适合lockdown的上海人民，至少暂时治愈了我。
适合幼儿园儿童看，感觉小学的话是不是幼稚了。带着儿子去看的电影，和电视比起来还是有区别的，故事情节更丰满了，总是会在电影里面多认识两条狗，但是我觉得汪汪队还是缺少一些科普知识，问了儿子看汪汪队学到了什么，儿子学会了勇敢。
音乐很不错，剧情是成长向的，没有特别低幼。一堆装备出动的时候居然还挺燃的😂
堪称北爱的“追忆似水年华”，在轻歌曼舞中唱尽爱尔兰人的乐观幽默、执拗坚强，道出他们的心酸与不舍。这配乐选得真的极好，每一首都那么应景又动人心弦。导演非常克制地展现北爱地区的暴力冲突，但暴力的阴影如贝尔法斯特上空的积云贯穿全片，始终有一种压抑不安的氛围萦绕，加重了片子的历史厚重质感。
我不行，即便女主是我一度非常钟爱的女演员。抱着《罗马》的期待期待喂了狗。
2.0。全片只見到了不屬於現實主義、只屬於舞台佈景的「乾淨」，以及導演沈溺其中嚎啕大哭的可笑場面。
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