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
美利坚的假大空电影，这种类型片在日影里看过不少，《无依之地》真的找不到亮点。
都市生活对空间占有与不确定性的驱赶不可避免，乡土游牧却又饱含自然性风险。似乎“房车”在二者间做着一种温和的调停：给你空间，给你流动。
开着房车抛下一切现有的一切捆绑去流浪是多少人的梦想，真正去实现的人却是一群不得不走，无地可停 无人可依的人。壮丽宁静的荒芜之间 自由着 也伴随孤独寂寞也友偶尔相交相依的旅伴彼此提供着一点暖意 弗兰西斯麦克多蒙德给了影片更多的力量感
少小离家老大回， 乡音无改鬓毛衰。 为爱浪迹走天涯， 荒废小镇守空闺。 大部分人很难感同身受，与其说是观察到一群漂泊在外、与世无争的群体，不如说感受到更多的衷情、洒脱、果敢、自由、积极，following your heart. See you down the road. 个人体验：OST在最后略喧宾夺主，充盈得太满乃至于都要溢出来的感觉。
我们有多孤独，就有多自由。非常私人化的体验，钢琴曲像梦呓一般。总有一天，我们会再相逢。See you down the road.
影片将一群被主流视野所忽视的、不愿意背负沉重房贷压力而选择房车流浪四处打工的现代游牧人群的生活状态展现在了观众面前，讲述了他们的生存哲学与生活之道。也许影片对于他们的生存状况进行了一些过于诗意的美化，强调他们选择这种生活方式的精神需求而非物质限制，但仍能让人感受到无处不在的孤寂。选择这种生活无论是主动抑或被动，都需要强大的内心。正如主角所说:"No, I'm not homeless. I'm just houseless. Not the same thing, right?" 他们不是没有家，他们只是把家随身携带，选择不断上路。
正如伟大的音乐家凯莉·米诺所说的，we all got wanderlust in the darkest place
时代之殇，人如何和丧失共处？
see you down the road🎇
自由 国人不会那么感同身受的， 许知远的十三邀里说， 他们那个年代让父母参与自己的婚姻相亲什么的， 那得都丢人 。 不是强调孰优孰劣， 而是不同从一开始就存在了。
当一个人同时失去了家人和家园时会体验到的孤独，公路旅途也是探索生命意义的路途，关于丧失与疗愈、羁绊与放手、关于生死。其实片中涉及的每一种问题和状态都让人不忍去触碰和细思，但导演不仅有勇气触碰，而且处理得极为克制，哀而不伤，灰凉中又有光亮。
到底什么才是活着呐
“You leave a big hole by leaving.” “That one is on me.” searchlight上面没有20世纪真不习惯。威尼斯获奖影片也终于有中国人拍米国鸟不拉屎的地方和苦痛挣扎的底层人民了（我这扭曲的心理..）基特里奇之后，科恩嫂再次塑造这样顽强倔强孤独的女性：不得不告别的无家可归的黑狗，小溪里岩石间雀跃的自己，像大神却也有痛的张不开口的伤痕的RV Community组织者，朋友传来的视频里那个让她觉得一辈子没白活的燕子窝群。坐在Dave家客厅设想自己在这里生活下去的背影，最后还是决定离开。她开去海边，悬崖风暴里飞翔的鸟，她脸上带着笑。无论是Dave还是储物空间里过去的家具，那些都代表着family life in house, 她最后一个都没选
可能是由于电影中大部分角色都是真实的，这部电影又给了我一种半纪录片的感觉。我从未接触过这种houseless的生活，看完在震惊之后也只能失语。但我觉得最值得提到的一点是，导演在处理这些角色和情节时，并没有对他们或是社会作任何的道德批判，拍摄的镜头也多是平视（除了亚马逊，它实在是太大了）。它展示了这些“打工人”在被社会抛弃后的另一种可能，这也使得这部08年金融危机背景的电影，在现今的形势下有着特别的意义。
看哭了。选择独处在别人眼里可能是偏执，但内心的孤独不足为外人道也。 -不是每个人都能抛下一切。-你确定我是抛下一切？
一首流浪者的赞歌，颇有传记文学的味道。弗恩就像是美利坚的缩影，自由、勇敢、独立、具有冒险精神，但是带着伤口上路的人也注定孤独和落寞。
走过荒野，一个人独庆新年。
可能没认真看吧，完全不知道讲的啥。像访谈一样的伪纪录片。过的生活，感受，结识的人，接触的事物，完全没有同感。老年了无牵挂、老无所依、不得不漂泊，这哪是诗和远方，只是觉得累和折腾。结识新朋友，看美丽的风景，算了吧，累。
“寄蜉蝣于天地，渺沧海之一粟。哀吾生之须臾，羡长江之无穷。挟飞仙以遨游，抱明月而长终。知不可乎骤得，托遗响于悲风。”
导演视角、演员表演、角色困境融为一体，看似荒野中四顾茫然的人生，但每一程都使“人”的力量加增一分。
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