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
总分三星6.5分
清原果耶看上去就像夏天的果汁，佐藤健真的拼啊，换了短发一下还没认出来。
这个电影其实题材还可以，卡司演技也都还可以。
要说缺点还是导演野心太大而能力欠缺。糅杂的元素太多，比如京圈滚圈的生活侧写，比如医学研究的科学与奇幻，这又是一部时间跨度一生的电影，时不时能看到欧洲文艺片的质感，可是整体又感觉拍的差强人意。知道编剧是王硕，那一切就更说得通了。我还是希望国语电影这样的好剧本能多来点。
清原果耶看上去就像夏天的果汁，佐藤健真的拼啊，换了短发一下还没认出来。
平平淡淡，说不上难看，好看又没有很多。但是全程没动手机。
不像推理电影，倒像是社会题材的，日本的福利与养老制度，就像是泛着七彩光芒的肥皂泡泡。
一部文艺气息下的爱情科教片。部分台词功底真的不错，看得出是王朔的手笔。后半段突然狗血剧情，莫名其妙就人体实验了，还不记录不告诉同伴。好好拍成文艺爱情片挺好的，干嘛整这一出“代孕”戏。
（另，阿部宽出来一时还怀疑这是不是 新参者 的电影版。。
“那段清晰而又绵长的记忆，是我这辈子最快乐的时光”
王传君的片子真的都很不错，如他所说好长的故事，不知道莫名的喜欢这个故事，为什么王珞丹说讨厌自己的角色，为什么呢，明明是被迫生存，明明都是爱而不得而已！如苏所说他好的时候我不必在，不好的时候我自然在身旁！
很喜欢这部电影，很小说化。但好多地方都能戳中心里。这个故事我也写过，没写完，也是我想表达的内容。真好啊。
佐藤健这部怎么回事？全场枪毙鬼打扮颜值哪能介高？而且色气杀气拉满，真正被剑心五部曲耽误了。(羡慕戏里老阿姨好一把抱住佐藤健!)
一个关于离别与生死的故事，荒诞又现实，那些离奇的片段把故事从真实中抽离，最后又重重地砸回现实。影片节奏匆忙而又平均，絮絮叨叨的像部流水账，却也展现了人生真正的样子。所以还是多折腾折腾吧，为人生多留下些痕迹，还是那句话，人生若无悔，那该多无趣啊。
最后十五分钟真多余！死状还慢动作、男主角和刑警的对话也太自以为是。而且为什么要乱更动原作最揪心的部分？婆婆人生最后一段时光那种慢性折磨、贫困边缘之下无助的时间流逝是最戳的，结果只简单以一句过世了来草草结束。男主角因得知老人家最后是过着啥样的生活，所以放火才能激起人强烈代入感，因为几位公务员的各种作为才是致命关键。也侧面透露出这现存体系的矛盾与乡愿。至于警察旁边这小跟班的戏份没必要这么多，把时间挪去铺陈三人拟似家庭和公务员的做法都比这种拍法好。男主角是可以平常去照看老人，但他后来工作地点调动至远方，鞭长莫及才寄托福利单位，类似这点原作都很合理的，翻拍却忽视这种合理性。最后对峙的高潮导演也没拍到位。濑濑还是老毛病。
在东日本大地震这个真实背景下，全片作为一部与杀人事件为起点反映社会的推理片，也充斥着真实到令人窒息的氛围。没有绝对的善恶，都是普通人的互相温暖和个人挣扎。“生活保护”在日本也是个很敏感的社会问题，有复杂的历史背景，有“贫穷”究竟是社会责任还是个人责任等政治论题，还有所谓日本人的“恥”文化等。所以其实最后这部电影想表达的点（声を出して。出したら絶対誰か助けてくれる。）我个人觉得很奇怪，或者说很单薄，所以感觉有点可惜。不过总体来说还是部合格的片子，值得去电影院听着旁边座位的抽泣声看一看。
在被最新冰宝VOL.16专访YUZURU的文章刀得体无完肤一晚没睡好一直EMO的情况下，想随便看部电影（就选旧爱砂糖的电影吧）然后打开的瞬间就呆了，居然好巧不巧是311大地震，开场就是地震后的星降之夜，然后仙台市发生的事………真的是一刀又一刀啊
啊，砂糖和小林子差不多高，一本满足……哈哈哈哈哈
换个角度，王大骗子是不是王朔对自己的自嘲呢，那郭小鲁又会不会是王朔脱离自己的肉体去看待人生老病死的一种形态呢。。。只是连接的几个故事关联度很小，节奏又有点让人不是很适应，又没有让人看的很明白的剧情推进，好像什么都想讲，又好像什么都没讲。。。但是当飞机起飞的那一刻，荧幕打开了。。。至少我理解的就是王大骗子从这一刻起就放飞自我了，我就说我想说的，看不看得明白你们随意。。。当然如果我能理解电影后半部分导演的用意，那可能就是五星好评了，还是留给未来看得明白的人再来给我们好好解读吧
叙事全崩之后，直接变“特种片”了
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