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
以为很沉重的社会问题，出乎意料地轻松有趣。电影结论是不要被政府和机构制造的焦虑裹挟，如婆婆对媳妇那句“人还是活得任性些”。婆婆一次心绞痛之后意识到“我已经活到了随时死去都不奇怪的年纪，我要办生前葬礼”。于是一袭白衣白发欢乐地以女王姿态和亲朋好友办party。有子女也好，住share house也好，都是不错的选择，人终究是群居动物。再次深刻意识到，时代对代际的影响，在日本影视作品里，昭和那代人往往洒脱乐观行事乖张，泡沫年代踏入社会的，忧患意识更强，所以“你真是没缺过钱”这种话常是年轻人对长辈说的。我爸妈看我可能就是这样的，也没啥好怪来怪去的，不仅是人不同，更是时代不同。ps小寿寿都演小龙爹啦？！虽是日式鸡汤，但乐观一些，总是不坏的。
对谁来说都是很棒的结局！所以啊，还是要有房子的，不然怎么养老或者变现
很快天海要面对所有环节都出问题的困境了，公公去世丧礼需要花钱，婆婆还要大排场，结果血本无归。女儿未婚先孕，夫妻还一起失业。这时候为了节约钱把婆婆接回家住，婆婆竟然是个完全不看经济状况乱花钱的主。婆婆还被诈骗了。
2大喜剧演员的搞笑片必须点赞！虽然编剧有点戏剧搞笑成分了，但是起码也是一部反内卷的生活好片！部分人的评论都太重于结果了。其实卖房变租房也好，还是做自己也罢，其实重点不在于是以什么的样结果去生活——而是在于自己要忠于做自己想做的事情，过自己想过的生活，并且有能力与心理准备为最终的结果付出代价。
前半段看的真的是太真实了，本来就没什么钱，婆婆还这么奢侈。但是后半段就有点鸡汤了
单就说让老人自己去考虑养老生活，半点没看到政府积极工作的影子，要是说政府摆烂，那就无话可说。
一边痛惜片中家人的利己愚蠢一边感受无力支撑的绝望，恐婚恐育恐老，多涨一岁就往泥潭里再陷一点，然后濒死之际看见自己办了生前葬，似乎带着常见的老人基础病住进shareroom里开始热闹非凡的夕阳红生活。
现实的养老显然比影片中更为残酷，但是角色太可爱了；许多人与人之间的摩擦也没有呈现出来，合租也就变成了非常好的选择
非常愉快的喜剧片，很适合了解日本一些文化经济状况
算是新时代生活广告片？太糟糕了吧，反向宣传。（PS：养老金广告互动那画，也正巧昨天看的电影之神才提到；其实我也真真明天有个面试；以上太巧了，如此轻易地虚构飞向现实：）
非常喜欢天海，她的演技没得说，但还是觉得当她买到包昂首大步时才一点也不违和。
百岁时代是日本2021年的最热词吧 人还是需要 有人一起生活啊
涉及「老後破產」的雞湯型電影，但我確實有想過合租型養老的模式，但⋯⋯我社恐啊，救命，我只能融入別人的社區，我沒法組建社區啊，我又躺下假裝沒事發生了⋯⋯
演技就是演得了社长也演得了收银，别的没什么说的，能看这个电影的都应该已经对日式剧情很熟悉了……
牡丹饼吃不下三个，莫贪心。（天海女王+五郎，喜剧效果棒棒棒！）
看到最后，好家伙，share house推广定制剧？！（笑
老太太好可爱。天海佑希无论多老都还是那么美
大爱天海，看到最后天海买下她喜欢的包包，我好开心啊。
轻喜剧，前头惨得有点搞笑，后半段有点无厘头了
这部电影大概会戳中现在很多人的软肋吧，养老不止是电影里人的难题，更是社会以及所有人的。
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