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
差一点就成了恐怖片届的《致命ID》。前30分钟平淡无奇，30分钟后高能飞起。血压上到300一直就没下来。恐怖手法依旧是传统old school三大宝：狰狞的造型化妆+诡异的灯光镜头+瘆人的配乐音效。再加上通灵、穿越循环、多重人格丧尸元素，恐怖氛围拉满，很有新鲜感。但影片叙事很糟糕，线索凌乱，没能让故事圆满是很大的遗憾。最后忠告：不要嫌黑调亮画面（感谢灯光师不杀之恩）！个别快剪片段不要一帧一帧看（感谢剪辑师不杀之恩）！
心疼这片，2021年难得有一部设定和氛围感都不错的恐怖片~可就是服化道太出戏了，相比之下，《昆池岩》太优秀了。
有点林肯律师游走黑白之间的意思，律师这个职业最适合拍灰色地带，跟卧底一样，好与坏完全看个人品质。
一开始的宣传被誉为律政强人电影版，套路果然还是满满的TVB式看了开头就猜到结尾系列，无非也就是官商勾结惹出来的乱摊子嫁祸给平民百姓，再由正义的大律师出来维护公义。说白了其实是一部电视电影，不过方中信、鲍起静、廖启智这些影帝影后的老戏骨表演还是值得敬佩，能够欣赏的。曾江也是偶尔出山过过戏瘾。唯独陈家乐这个角色，没看出在此作里边有什么突出性的作用，作为现在TVB和电影两头跑的英皇人，还是先老老实实磨练好自己的演技吧，和方中信的两场对手戏，不管是气势还是对白都处明显下风…… PS：片尾最后十分钟的说教可以选择性略过 2021.12.03
看到第三部确实是腻了，特别是开头。就好奇蝴蝶犬的日常生活其他提不起兴趣
很多情节设定稍老旧…主线故事…其实也挺老套的…不过很多老戏骨对手戏还是很带感。方中信还是那么儒雅。
曾药师应该是想牺牲亲儿子保集团利益吧，结果被廖叔玉石俱焚拉下水打了个全盘皆输。剧情和几位大叔大爷演技都还可以吧，打两星那些人太苛刻了。
我好久没看过这么差的港片了…这种卡司，这种故事，是认真的吗？好多情节和走向根本都没交代清楚啊，好差劲哦…
谁能想到这玩意还拍到了第三部 不过笑点和恶趣味还真是 不管过了多少年 都能心领神会到 啊 果然是鼹鼠之歌啊
类似两个月亮，剪辑稍微弱了一些，但是氛围感很强，门的概念还是不错的，对于宗教元素的应用还是很强，剧本要是再强点就好了
这个系列第一集比较好看，后面全裸日常化，就没啥感觉了。本来只是喜剧黑道片，最后直接整魔幻了
一开始会觉得非常杂乱，看到最后觉得可以，想回去找找线索，重看的念头又会让自己很痛苦。就是这样的一部电影。玩概念玩得挺好，但是这样拍也相当危险，任务完成得也算是可以，剪辑未免显得杂乱。男主演技可以。
三池崇史带着他最新的烂片来了
我觉得挺不错的，多线叙事我觉得是个亮点，看起来并不吃力
设定这么强的地缚灵为啥花这么久才把人恁死，要是设定再完善下，比如地缚灵不能直接对人出手要靠幻觉，就更有看头了
棒子这部鬼片还是拍的很有“新意”，穿越回去超度亡灵？结果自己一上来就给亡灵超度了。。。剧情是乱的一塌糊涂，但是环境氛围营造的一级棒啊！加一个星！最后看了几部韩恐了，韩国的宗教降魔就是跟鬼肉搏啊！
有点刻意的为了混乱而制造混乱，需要有一定观看恐怖片的基础，要不会被导演带沟里去，其实就是一个通灵大师的儿子，为了查明母亲是怎么被害死的，而利用通灵能力通过鬼门走进人格分裂的小萝莉制造的黑暗世界里，最后不知道啥时候自己也挂了，影片结尾傻儿子才想起来。
过程正义和结果正义，都掌握在执法者手中。
三池崇史这类一直拍一直烂的有名or无名监督邻国好多也算霓虹特色了。以及一直以来都觉得他长的好像王学圻哦…
一如既往吵闹的无厘头黑帮片，当成综艺看也行
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