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
8.6分！台湾有《孤味》，香港有《天水围的日与夜》，大陆有《我妈》
特别真诚，特别感人，戏剧冲突甚至有点套路，但是架不住真实感。潮汕话跟闽南语好多用法都一样，是属于一个语系吗？
非常非常值得鼓励的作品，中国家庭传统观念，地方特色以及时代感兼具，有许多又灵巧又幽默的处理。最难能可贵的是刻画了如此完整丰满的一位中国传统母亲的形象，且能让人站在她的角度理解她的感受。对于情感的表达总是恰到好处，从静珊为了见母亲学潮汕话到母亲与静珊告别学着说蹩脚的普通话：“以后多来潮汕玩啊”，母亲的心结随之打开，一些传统观念也在随着时代而慢慢消解。个人认为机场分别这场戏结束也许更好？后面的部分就有点多余了，不过结尾母亲第一次坐飞机，在最后说出“妈妈是不是很没用？”还是很让人动容。
吃了方言電影的福利吧，就是說，如果這部電影不是潮汕話，不是表現潮汕的話，那就是非常非常非常普通又老套的一個故事，可以說是幾乎沒有任何的新意可言，新意就全部在對潮汕文化的體現，但凡要再有一部跟這個差不多的。就立馬變得沒有意思了。不過，好在演員的表演，特別是媽媽的角色上面，讓人感受到了一些真摯，起碼老套的故事還能讓人看的進去。女主就確實有一些歲月的痕跡了，仿佛是卡在了一個好看的臨界點上，搖擺不定，就是有時候好看到沒有特色，有時候又能感覺到她的憔悴。男主就沒啥好說的了，比較媽寶吧。導演的拍攝手法也略微生澀，像女主從杭州回來到他們分手的那段戲，處理的就挺亂，還以為是什麼回憶，就果然還需努力
很欢乐的片子，中文字幕的感觉，因为是潮汕话。就整体水准来说，是有很大提升空间。但关键是素人演出的真实感强啊👍。真实的剧情，真实的演出，真实的生活，真实的情感。潮汕浓厚的家族文化，面对外省人的矛盾与冲突，和我们东北乡村爱情故事有异曲同工之处，所以我看得很有家味。“传统”是会带来保守和排外的感觉，但同时也是外省人心之向往和羡慕的温暖感、亲情味。拍片不多，想要体验欢乐+亲情的人，尽快去看吧。
味道过于纯正！很完整的情节片，完全听不懂潮汕话的人也能有乐趣。对于想了解潮汕风土人情的人来说更是很值得一看，这就是现当代的潮阳风味。恰好，对于潮阳人来说，当然更是难得，有真，本人口音的片子。我们熟悉的演员和主持人，我们熟悉的妈妈的讲话八卦方式。啊潮阳人认证，这个味道醇。
阿婆也是好可爱，哈哈哈，要脱裤子哟。。
作为一部喜剧电影，藏在电影里面的包袱简直太棒了。好笑，出人意料，且不刻意。
也不知这算不算网大，概念不重要，重要的是我看到了一部真诚的作品，导演简介里也多次提到了“人戏合一”这个形容，真是这样，尤其对我们这种去过潮汕逛吃、但没有深入了解潮汕风土人情的“外省客”，感动之余也更有跟着影片去旅行的另一层收获。再有个收获就是潮汕方言的乐队《玩具船长》，虽然听不懂词，但和台湾的生祥、交工乐队那帮人一样类似的寻根民乐风格也是深得我心。是我愿意给5星的小成本影片。
咿咿呀呀的潮汕话
很潮汕的电影，把风俗人情都拍出来了。炒麻叶，拜神，拉拉扯扯的送礼，算命，有些人重男轻女，在深圳做生意，潮剧，做桃粿，排斥外省媳妇，非常贴合潮汕人的生活。
挺有意思的。这个我应该没有什么共鸣的题材我居然哭了。有点感人啊。
好好看，好真实，在深圳的打工人看哭了至少3次。
意外的不错，从主角到配角都人物丰满，角色全部都立的住，包括和妈妈拌嘴的那个老阿姨
意外不错，就算听不懂潮汕话也很容易感到潮汕的氛围
电影里把潮汕小城的人文故事 风土人情呈现非常好
里面的潮汕麻麻太真实好笑了
一部说不上出色但还算有趣的小片，纵然剧作可能有点落入俗套，但好在潮汕方言的加成以及各个人物形象的鲜活都是加分项，无论是不会说普通话的妈妈还是通情达理的奶奶，在角色塑造上甚至都要好过男女主角，整部片子也从没脱离烟火气。当然，区域习俗可能并非像片中一样容易被逾越，但世界本来就是这么一点一点改变的，在改变到来的时候，能做到拥抱改变就好。
好好看，好真实，在深圳的打工人看哭了至少3次。
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