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
6.2/10 把电话作为通灵媒介也太…俗了吧
核心是青少年的成长，但真的太无聊了！可惜了伊桑霍克，这都要的啥啊～
战争的残酷让那些天天叫嚣发动战争的SB闭嘴。
比预期的差，伊桑霍克感觉是此片唯一的亮点，整个铺垫很长，结果boss却特别突然特别中二。发现原著是史蒂芬金的儿子，怪不得整个故事透露着一种山寨的感觉，好比哈利波特正版pk哈利波特与大漏斗。
影片的核心：勇气与成长。
前面真的有点看不下去，尤其裴斗娜这个人物背景没有交代的很完整让人一头雾水。但是进入了后半段，从洗车戏开始就渐入佳境，依旧是这样非血缘关系的亲情关系探讨，是枝裕和纯熟的令人感动的剧本力量。“谢谢你出生在这个世界”这句话能感动大部分人。
根本不能称之为恐怖片……奔着恐怖片的标签去的，结果一坨狗屎。
相比之前看的基于真实事件的战争/历史片，这部感觉挺特殊的，一方面完全没听说这事件不知道结局（看到最后我才意识到去wiki了一下），另一方面有种压抑的悲剧感吧。修女在课堂上那段大约是神来之笔，她做的那两个表情，我仿佛立即看到了所对应的圣母雕像，感觉很神奇
前期太拖沓，40分钟才进入正题，而后的故事也讲的并不顺畅，叙事节奏古怪，只是最后10几分钟的力度把这片救回来了。即使如此，这3星给的还是有些勉强。妹妹演的好。
第一次看以战争误伤为主题的电影，观影过程太伤了，不敢一次性看完。俄乌战争背景下，大家真都该看看
虽然有点小瑕疵，最后没有交代那个修女钻进去水里后的结果如何，也没有交代那个被淹在水里的小女孩结果如何，但依然不妨碍这是一部好电影
就这？如何让PG-13级强行变成R级，如何让一小时的剧本强行变成100分钟，那就找斯科特德瑞克森。开始磨磨唧唧的故弄玄虚，以为在布什么大局，结果就这，伊桑霍克居然演了个这么普普通通的罪犯，这片提到的龙争虎斗和李小龙是在对应小男孩如何走向强大，但这片提到的德州电锯杀人狂呢，还以为反派会和电锯杀人狂一起牛逼，结果小男孩主角光环上线直接KO了。这片即使没有警察和小女孩，故事也能照样拍完，简直为了拖时长而拖，片长如果小于一个半小时会好很多。恐怖吗？这个恐怖程度和校园霸凌题材真的适合未成年人，偏偏拍成R级，电影院拒绝了未成年人，而对于成年人来说，真的不吓人。这都2022年了，电影还能连个反转都没，平平淡淡收尾。两个小孩子的发挥各给一星，演得很棒，大人角色没有一个是有看点的，看完决定打三星。
英国人太笨蛋了。我们不曾亲眼看到战争的残酷，近期的俄乌XX其实就在我们身边，发生在这个蓝色星球的某一个角落，战争其实离我们很近。
我即便已经看够了人类的作茧自缚，但能不能稍微手下留情，不要再给孩子们的瞳孔蒙上阴影
其實應該給四顆星。整體表現沒有那麽好，但是本片題材不經意沾了當前國際局勢的光，非常討巧。修女主角對上帝是否存在的痛苦思索非常觸動我。
最后小女孩是真的回到了家还是妈妈的幻想呢……
3.5🌟。really低配韩版《小偷家族》。题材不讨喜，故事设定很难召唤美感，宋康昊也拖不动。看得比较困难。
过分地平庸，小男主简直就像玩游戏看残影一般通关，伊桑霍克这个反派充满了弱鸡蠢感，故事平淡，牺牲的小朋友太令人难过了，难受，开挂的小妹倒是演技蛮好，可爱。里面太多废的细节，自杀的母亲，凶手的过去，父亲的狂躁都没有讲清楚。
对孩子来说，战争不是正义或邪恶，甚至不是死亡，只是上帝的铅笔掉了…一部令人心碎的电影，任何鼓吹战争的人都应该躺在那个被水淹没的地下室，而不是那86个孩子。一贯的北欧冷清色调，沉重的音乐节拍，投射在孩子们清澈的眼睛里，控诉着战争的罪恶。
但，能不能，在你打盹之前，给大部分还算善良的人以神启
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