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
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今年看过的，非常不错的电影，人生就是这样每天悲喜交加，但向前看，也不后悔曾经的过往经历。而且在这里，你真的能感到，只有亲情的纽带，不分性别，性向，贫富。千丝万缕，爱是时间的沉淀，这是家人的意义，学会对家人的爱和宽容，尽管有时候他们并不完美。
好温暖，有一颗童心的人，善良的人都会喜欢的电影。会想起自己的小时候，真好的动画电影。七个小故事都特别生动，中国的动画电影，加油加油
满满的细节带给我们满满的余韵 让日子慢下来 画风治愈
融合地域特色捕捉的生气，细数平淡生活中的光芒；尽管主题比较浅白，适合更小年龄的受众，但一一掠过，也有种很温暖的获得。最喜欢第三和第四个的故事，但是类似第五个故事（花重篇幅的）神话演绎以及第六个沉重的叙述旁白就和整体的调性与风格不搭，如果能整理得更齐整；也会有更出色的效果。
三星，一星鼓励。非常开心国产动画的制作已经到达了一定得水准，动人感人，可是我们缺故事。目标定义为给成年人看的动画应该会更清晰一些，成年人的记叙手法和表达孩子未必能懂，但是用心真心看得见。
反传统叙事，平淡生活中见证独属于中国人的情与美。含蓄留白，就像一杯茶，看似无味，实则韵味悠远。哼哈二将结尾的小反转真是有趣，不过我最喜欢的还是萤火虫女孩和蒯爷爷的糖水铺，生活是具体的，但也是浪漫的。
不过分渲染悲伤，不刻意突出不幸，用幽默诙谐的方法讲一个又一个连环抓马。虽然碰上的都不是好事而且都在预料中但是我一边看一边笑，直呼过瘾。爸爸之间的爱或许消失转移了，即使里昂不是其中任何一位亲生的，但是爸爸们怎么会不爱里昂呢。里昂一直被爱，从开始到现在，被千丝万缕的爱缠绕、包裹。
很独特，很难得。以往国产低幼动画几乎是低劣的代名词，其实低幼动画更需要有品质有审美的作品。
把奈飞青春片和意大利家庭剧杂糅一下，价值观和主题都与时俱进，同志夫夫开始出轨闹离婚争夺孩子的抚养权了，一出鸡飞狗跳无比热闹的大戏。
第一个故事，被前排观众高频次的屏摄打断，经工作人员干涉后终于清静。
3.5分。 之前看的同志电影，大部分都是在讲述感情、平权等问题，而本片则聚焦到同性婚姻合法化之后的同志家庭生活，走得很快。 但对于“出轨是两个人的问题”完全不赞成。 PS：drama简直刻在意大利人的骨子里。
3星给形式尝试，但说真的，国内绘本创作真不行，多是成人视角，还有些是作者儿时记忆，差距太大了
导演在电影里加入了很多的其他人对这个家庭的看法，可以看出两个男人想要组成家庭并且拥有一个孩子有多么困难。
星光 画风不一，看着都比较舒服，前两个偏童话，中两个有寓意，后三个接地气。不过绘本动画化怎么做更好？
原谅我无法给这部电影高分，因为我太厌倦欺骗
兔妈妈照顾小兔，萤火虫小女孩找妈妈，糖水老伯的女儿带儿子，哼哈男宝只有妈妈带，河北郏县里的妈妈除了忙农活照顾外婆还要给家人做饭，翼娃子也几乎都跟着妈妈，电影院里也是妈妈带儿子看电影。“母职惩罚纪录片”加上现实里的照应，我笑得想死。
太感动了，每个故事画风都不一样，但动人的感觉是一样的，而且讲述的都是普通家庭的点点滴滴。希望日子能快点恢复正常，多去经历一些美好。
小火车，残奥会及主旋律宣传片3/5
终于有人把我对彩虹未来担忧拍出来了。当代孕家族会不会和普通异性家族一样会有离婚、争娃的事件发生，孩子的未来是否会被影响，代孕娃是否会被社会歧视……虽然影片没有演出担忧，但我看完更加恐怖任何形式的婚姻。可能我是总是爱逃避的人吧，总觉得我hold不住彩虹家族的未来。
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