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
有点滥情，但胜在细节真实、细腻～所以为何林嘉欣这么强的演技实力竟然没有让她到达华语演员的顶端位置？方郁婷不用讲了，她这种类型的演员在成年女演员中都实在很缺～
不知道看了个啥。。。剧情任何一个冲突点都是隔靴搔痒诶
疫情之下的家长里短，掺杂文化差异，没有过度煽情，很舒服
知道它欠缺在哪里可是……丝丝入扣，针针入肉。林嘉欣太好了。
好久没看过这么细腻的电影了，一下子就把我拉回到初中，回到那个不肯和爸爸妈妈好好说话的别扭时代。
TA的恐惧变成了我的恐惧，TA的软弱成了我的软弱。
看到一半才认出来女主是我的前女神林嘉欣。文化冲突背景下的亲子关系、亲密关系。冲突到和解的过程。
“我只是希望她能做到更好” “那如果这已经是她能做到的最好呢”
就算这女编剧整个剧本写的全都是“刻板成见”四个字，也不见得比现在的会差到哪里去。
这个家庭的四个成员每个人都哭过。其实两个孩子的哭只是人生的小插曲，而两个大人的哭才是人生的主题歌。
前半部分看得喘不过气，看到了大多数华人家庭的通病明明很爱却不擅长表达爱，全剧最会表达爱也时刻在说爱的大概就是妹妹了吧。
最难得的是导演的真诚，勇敢面对当时自己对母亲的残忍和逃避，并且细致耐心地梳理出来呈现给观众，但整体看完还是觉得少了一点什么，剧本有点单薄？
最难得的是导演的真诚，勇敢面对当时自己对母亲的残忍和逃避，并且细致耐心地梳理出来呈现给观众，但整体看完还是觉得少了一点什么，剧本有点单薄？
不过也可以理解大多数人无法代入这个电影，毕竟这种复杂的经历很少人会有。就一个影视作品而已，这部片也是少见的压抑，基本就是全程下坡，到最后才稍微上抬一下。
1、中美文化冲突的部分，有几处确实挺锋利的。妈妈说“我把你们送到美国是想让你们更好”，而女儿却说“更好就是不一样”。很长一段时间以来，我们都坚信“外来文化”的魅力，但出国潮，留学热褪去后，我们才发现，不管是先进还是落后，大家在人类发展本质这件事上，似乎没有太大区别。而且，说实话，我们急于摒弃的未必就是坏，急于拥抱的也未必就是好，任何事物都有两面性。2 、家庭冲突的戏份不够细腻，使得这个原本特殊的家庭，不够落地。主角人物的语言和行事没有逻辑性，不能引起共鸣。3，制作粗糙，疫情下的《倾城之恋》，功力不及《倾城之恋》十分之一功力。疫情电影，没能完成成拯救家庭的任务。
虽然是有一些闽南语境下熟悉的情节，但还是不太喜欢。社会环境，时事影响，文化冲突，全部都是安全的、充满田调痕迹的“浅尝即止”，但又总是东一榔头西一棒槌打来打去，看似处处都是冲突，却并没有冲突，看似处处都是重点，却没有重点。比起杨德昌可圆润太多了，蛮难想象是新导演的处女作，方郁婷的好演技在陈旧的叙事中也稍显可惜。3.5归3。
【2.5】全片细腻扎实地推进，不刻奇也不讲大道理。但局部冲突与外部环境较为分离，社会及文化议题有被搁置的嫌疑，最终只收束于亲情关系的和解，因此一切尚属陈词滥调，可也已经比近三年的Golden Horse最佳影片都好多了呀。
这一代应该刚好是侯孝贤镜头下天天说去美国的那代人，以及他们的孩子。很多跨文化或者说移二代的文化冲突细节，就好像在开上帝视角看一家人过日子。然而总觉得少了点什么。
SARS背景下的一个家庭故事…比较细腻的日常，虽然平淡但也有动人的点。
我看之前，电影群的人说，太好哭了，有人说从十几分钟就开始哭，我想我眼窝子这么浅，特意找了独自在家的时候看，打算痛哭一场，没想到，这片共情真是有门槛，相比让我哭的稀里哗啦的狗十三，我看这片全程，无法被打动，无论这母亲还是孩子，是家庭还是学校，都让我觉得烦躁，压抑，厌恶，导演短片Jiejie可以看成是前半部，去的时候难以融入，回来又是如此，换环境对孩子来讲确实伤害很大，不过这里面，妈妈当初到底为什么去美国，去治病？去生孩子？我一直在等一个答案，却一直模糊处理，内容文本上更像是自己人生某一段过往的事件的拼接，像那辆自行车一样，出现之后从没被骑过，造作，
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