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
法国小清新，剧情略微狗血，大量镜头致敬候麦，似乎也只有在巴黎，这样的故事才有土壤。
这原本是两个互相矛盾的目标，最后双方竟然都实现了自己的愿望。
精彩！导演真是玩得一手好花活儿。对各类经典作品密集的致敬和解构，对影视圈毫不留情的剖析与自嘲，戏剧感十足（十分省钱）的密室与表现方式，伪剧本杀式的人物群像与层层反转，更不用说十分高级又让人会心的笑点。不过真正打动人的却在剧情之外，那句“一个小姑娘，想站在舞台上唱歌，她有什么错”，那群深陷泥沼却又理想不灭的影人，那只伸出却又缩回的手。意在言外，回味悠长。
对中国电影深深的嘲讽。身无分文的投资人、烂片著名的导演、过气冷饭的名宿、深陷丑闻的女星、言过其实的小生。不敢触及的话题，无力对抗的势力。即便没有审查，也摆脱不了拍个大烂片的事实。最可怜的莫过于编剧，电影拍完了，自己才明白发生了什么。
很多人，看见美丽就想毁掉，到头来却说是美丽的错。
2.5 完全不靠视觉揭示人物关系，实在不知道镜头该放哪儿了就给个特写，基本是全靠嘴说的零调度“电影”，表演在浮夸与做作之间（话剧范儿？算了吧），观感非常疲惫，强撑着才没有睡着。面对所谓的社会议题施展轻功辗转腾挪，避开了一切可以避开的东西，最后再撒一点《闪灵》的佐料，结果也无非是不痛不痒色香味均无的玩意儿。
看这种电影的时候就会在想，电影的形式真多啊，以电影为自己输出的视角，表达出来出内核，可以看出这个是一个温暖治愈不幼稚也不世俗的内心。生活发生了变动，但是不戏剧化，就像你我现实中的过程。人生真是一段又一段的陪伴组成不是吗，看到最后的新感悟，不管角色是女儿，母亲，妻子，情人，这些标签都是他人生活中对你的定义，但却不是你的。你永远只是你。所以你的生活中也拥有父亲，孩子，同事。人来人往，享受的是一起的时光，不去想它是否长久。生命的本意就是如此。
虽然能感觉出来导演对长篇的把控还有一点青涩，但是整体的情绪流还是非常好的
生活十有八九不如意，我们仍在不卑不亢的努力生活。
三星半 演员选的很好ost也好 日常琐碎想法很好 但故事真的淡 且按印象标签重做阐述感太重 虽然有很多灵动的温暖细节 但整体浮着进不去
The Passengers of the Night.
给温柔内向人的诗 可以在电影院看侯麦的年代qaq 温柔真是太好了
编剧太高估自己的能力了，剧本会与凶杀案其实融合不到一起去。目前看过把谜面设计为动机而非凶手本身的悬疑作品，只有东野成功了。
拼湊了一堆議題，不乏自我感覺良好；話劇式的表現話趕話到讓人犯睏；一堆平庸的演員，真正能看的演出大概只有張本煜和出場沒幾分鐘的余皚磊。
甘斯布身上存在着两种截然不同的气质，它们并不是掺杂着出现的，而是此起彼伏的——阴霾和恬淡
「4.0」穿插着画幅变换的复古影像，一股温柔气息发酵，在柔光镜中，在巴黎夜景模糊的光点中，在具有颗粒感的画面中。故事如清水般，但有着理想化的浪漫。甘斯布这次的中年妈妈角色也是可爱极了。
三个段落的80s单亲家庭日常。看得出导演确实喜欢侯麦，但这部电影里日常的调性还是和侯麦不同，至少我不能想象甘斯布担纲侯麦的女主角。短评说得好，“肉身同在的幸福”。
2.5 / 全员扁平话剧腔。有故事没编剧没叙事的典型。假如不是真的自己玩剧本杀是没有任何乐趣的。
就着网页每20分钟崩溃一次的频率看完。一个动人的故事，淡淡的愁绪，快乐和悲伤。妈妈的声音很温柔。要是时代和社会可以给人们多创造一些保护网就好了
5.5分。比开心麻花强一点的话剧式电影，但也只强一点，仅此而已。
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