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
开头的歌真是不错 但看到后边就开始乏味了 剧情的内核也是深深的第一世界人民的为赋新词强说愁 标准冲奥片 勉强给七分
看到一半突然发现有rap元素，心想该不会LMM也参与电影创作了吧，看完发现原来导演就是他！！！！
太爱这部电影了，加菲我是夸累了。
用音乐剧的方式拍了一个音乐剧人物创作音乐剧的过程，电影呈现出非常有层次感的叙事，刻意加快节奏，切换视角都很好营造出主人公的生活状态以及心境。影片不乏魅力与动人的瞬间，但整体并没有深入到我内心，无论是音乐部分还是传记部分。加菲演的无可挑剔，但又让我产生换作他人会不会更不同的念头，虽然奔着冲奥去的品质，在我这里没有很喜欢。
加菲铁定至少拿个奥斯卡最佳男主提名吧，表现真的好棒。林聚聚第一次做导演还挺不错，在舞台和银幕之间掌握了平衡，这真的挺不容易的。
歌舞片段的出现都极为自然，但感觉还是差一两首波西米亚生活那样的爆炸单曲。Sunday虽好，但无论离City of Star还是La Vie Boheme都有挺大一段距离。
加菲真的有才，从战争片硬汉到穿梭市井的超英，再到为梦想的癫狂音乐剧作者都能驾驭。重重叠叠的阿卡贝拉加适时切入的其他乐器真的很爽。“剧作家就是要一部接着一部写作品，希望能有所回应。继续创作吧，孩子，写你熟悉的东西。”
rent的诞生背景在此
和La La Land带来的感触是不一样的，那部更加剧情，侧重情节的冲击和跌宕。但是这部，戛然而止的生命和颓废的大环境，里面敬业的演员和精彩的音乐，的确是用心之作。RIP Mr.Larson
但每当看完这样的故事
希望大家不要给自己太多压力
get不到。正如许多人吐槽的，口水歌无法引发共鸣。
看的时候还在说很像《吉屋出租》+《Smash》，原来男主的原型是《吉屋出租》的作者。几乎每一首歌都很棒(这个大大加分)，影视化上做得中规中矩，是不是音乐剧的表现形式差不多就都是这些了，提线木偶和天台唱歌内两首真的感觉似曾相识。期待更多一些创意(内种生命力的感jio~)。
比上一部身在高地好多了 歌也好听 选加菲就合适！ 这种蓬勃的少年气 失意的脆弱感 太好了 网飞不趁着这个热度再放一版rent的官录嘛！
这是一部让人心潮澎湃的电影！是一封写给音乐剧的情书！故事以闪回、以现实与音乐剧巧妙结合的方式推进，聚焦百老汇传奇剧作家乔拉森·拉尔森30岁前后的创作焦虑与人生困境，展现了他实现音乐梦想的无比执着和赤诚。Tick，Tick，Boom! 贯穿全片滴答作响的时针，营造了时光流逝男主年届三十一事无成的焦虑和压力，烘托了气氛。
普通影迷打3分，theatre goer給4星。LMM導得算ok，除了情節有點散，技巧有些粗糙，但勝在情真意切。熟悉的RENT音節只從琴鍵傾瀉一小節，非常克制。我愛Joshua Henry~
就是说，让有爱的人去做擅长的事，大概率效果不会差。没错，我说的就是让LMM放开手脚去搞他的音乐剧电影，就是好听又好看，华丽又真诚。都在夸加菲的演技我倒是觉得只能算中规中矩，他在演绎角色而不是掌控角色。
主题和《爱乐之城》还挺相似，有优点，但都不是源自类型魅力，歌舞部分实在不太行
是很残忍的事情
选取三十岁前夕的工作坊筹备作为主要事件，它不是真的最后营救，却有效地映照出当时当地戏里戏外的遭遇和心情。跳脱的歌舞和纪实的传记类型，在一种相似的怀旧情愫中完成了合奏。
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