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
“不是纪录片”，洪常秀借李慧英的角色说道，但他却用真实的影像来倒置并思考了整个虚构-电影与现实的关系，又在影片中详细阐述对创作本身的理解，因此字幕放完后的“出戏”才是洪提出的终极问题：被“真实”所打动又是否足够？厄斯塔什式的，唯有经过“真实”，才能显示出场面调度之美：让我们回归电影中。
不愿意假装品味到洪片的妙处。无聊就是无聊。吹再多这部也是毫无精进、乏善可陈、内容细琐浅白的一部，柏林二等奖简直过誉至极。摄影机一摆就是十几分钟，聊天戏的质感也不怎么样（真的很努力在听他们吧啦吧啦了，真就听不出花样）。
不愿意假装品味到洪片的妙处。无聊就是无聊。吹再多这部也是毫无精进、乏善可陈、内容细琐浅白的一部，柏林二等奖简直过誉至极。摄影机一摆就是十几分钟，聊天戏的质感也不怎么样（真的很努力在听他们吧啦吧啦了，真就听不出花样）。
固定变焦中景镜语不变，精致的文本互文性不改，流变的是他们俩投射出的爱意更深了，连烈人的烧酒都变成宜人的马格利米酒了。
真的是小说家的电影，没有太多技巧，只有最真实，最朴素的记录，观察每个人物手上的小动作是我观看本片最有趣的地方！
小精灵、小古怪、小甜蜜、小社恐，尴尬得异常真实。
像是《在你面前》的延续，前半小时就仿佛每个人物嵌套其中，挥发余韵，而在金敏喜出场后又一秒踏回到敏后人均一吹的节奏里，舒适柔软。
在停止写作后，小说家短暂失聪，语言系统化为身体符号靠手语得以表达。而静默中，书写的本质和拍摄的意义进行贯通。camera就是一支笔，从40分钟处，由作家+导演+演员彻底进入“小说家的电影”，当小说家极富魅力感且极度自由时，一部影片就轻盈地从镜头通道里生成。金敏喜松弛而放松，捧着小雏菊、狗尾巴草与树叶结合成的花束，她就是笑着漫步，随着两句“我爱你”和洪常秀一起进入彩色地带。这部洪导的自我剖析中，虚构不会阻碍真实从他建构的情境中发生。
看似亲密的寒暄，却是无尽的疏远，这就是某种孤独与疏离吧
惊喜的点：口罩和电子烟 这两个很当下的元素被顺势平移到了电影里，因为影片中戴口罩这一举动几乎没有任何叙事上的作用，但老洪没有回避反而保留了，让我很意外。
这几年洪常秀在柏林拿奖的电影越发靠近生活，也越发真实，我们甚至可以透过这些年电影了解导演的想法和导演的生活。相对于中期理想化地创作，现在更加化有形于无形。
我怎么觉得洪尚秀最近几部片子从狠狠挤兑男的也开始挤兑女的了呢？
金敏喜这样比小姐里漂亮多啦！片子很好看啊！很客套吗？为什么我们总要怀疑别人的好意呢？到底谁更邪恶谁更虚伪呢？最后彩色有点难受，谁都想彩色一下……
看到有“电影博主”说这个电影“太私人”，你就知道有多少代笔在糟蹋电影两个字了
与其说这是小说家的电影，不如说这是导演的生活录像。洪尚秀再一次用他和金敏喜的灵魂爱情撑起了一部电影。台词依旧是文学式的，但静止空间的大篇幅对话到底是不是电影呢，电影不更应该是没有台词也能够运转下去的吗。
上次是白酒，这次是米酒。依旧是洪氏标配的拍摄手法：长镜头、日常对谈、围炉而坐、把酒言欢尽显中年疲态、故事发生在72小时内、不疾不徐的说话节奏、闲适的散步、偶遇、中产视角、变焦等熟悉的元素。金敏喜有一种天真稚拙的美，我今天终于有点get到了。手捧花那里可爱得像个孩子。【Fxe，5.25GB】
看到有“电影博主”说这个电影“太私人”，你就知道有多少代笔在糟蹋电影两个字了
没有比这更美的表达方式了吧。
拍给金敏喜的电影情书，金敏喜身上有少女的娇羞、不知所措和小情绪同时又兼顾成熟女性的妩媚与知性，确实很美很有味道。非常日常，真实得有些像创作和恋爱纪录片。
洪常秀这次借片中角色大谈创作理念，不追求纪录片式的纪实，而是要将日常植入到虚构，比如金敏喜的魅力就被他毫无保留地呈现在一部部的作品中，这部俩人干脆通过摄影机大秀恩爱，最后那段怼脸拍太宠溺了。除此之外小说家与女演员的惺惺相惜也很有趣，对所谓“本职工作”的放弃衍生出对生活真谛的思考，此处又见陌生小女孩出场，如同《在你面前》一样有某种自我分身的意味。
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