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
拿到了编剧雷神的签名海报吼吼。开心
虽然应该鼓励给个三分，但还是太小学森了，没有及格，希望继续探索吧国产电影加油
节奏太慢，人物有些动机过于离谱。不过演员的表演不错，很松弛。
导演执意要去走上一条科普性质的软科幻 让前面好似拙劣的模仿外国电影的分镜到最后还是沦落成一种普普通通的网络剧本 如果能在创意上卯足了劲保持神秘感 还是挺有发挥空间的 希望欧美买过去别搞砸了这个具有潜力的剧本
【6.5】如果它不是一个如此纯正的缝合怪电影，我还可以给它一个一个小而精的夸奖，就不罗列像哪些电影了，评论说的都对，而且表演稍微差点，成本看起来也很低，国产科幻仍需努力啊。
敢尝试这种类型，勇气可嘉。三个人的表演痕迹略重。大结局停留在，那个哥哥跟女主角说，儿子在家等她，就结束会更好一些。能看到很多同类型影片的影子，还是希望我们可以多出点类似科幻悬疑类的好剧本可以拍成电影！
6.9/10
100w成本，14天能拍成这样，真的非常不错了。
小成本国产《彗星来的那一夜》和《恐怖游轮》，有创意有悬念，不过仍需努力。
国产电影中的平行空间，不错，一共就三个演员两套衣服，完全没觉得无聊，希望流量电影多学学，不用流量，一样可以让人喜欢？
奔着支持国产的目的看的，可惜无限循环这一类的题材不是我的菜。所以感觉不是很有意思。
成都提前场点映，低预期来的，结果看完还挺惊喜，想到是低成本短期内拍摄完成更显得不容易了，算是给国内科幻提出了一条新的方向，概念很不错，故事也简单，但是可以由着生发出许多的主题讨论，惊喜之作
以低成本软科幻网大来说可圈可点，在有限场景内做了很多花样的可能性。可惜就是个《恐怖邮轮》的模仿作，是编剧自己一厢情愿的理论加持，对空间理论、人物行为和穿越方式表述不清，无法用视觉传达明晰，解释多过表现，甚至越描越乱。
彗星来的那一夜+恐怖游轮 太直给了 有点无聊
实名DISS短评第一，优酷独播的片子你是怎么在爱奇艺看的。
就一个很简单的设定，拍了这么长时间，
感兴趣真的可以支持一下！
神奇啊有人觉得这电影的女主是好人。有人认为女主是坏人。作为一部悬疑电影能够引起大家如此的讨论，已经算是有一些成功了。整个电影看下来，我的个人理解倾向于女主不是一个坏人。作为一部平行空间的电影来说，我觉得还不错。
5/10，鉴于观影过程实在是趣味性太低，归到两星档。其实设定脑洞很有意思，只不过就是没拍好，如果你能进入平行时空，发现另一个时空的自己过的比自己好，你会嫉妒，这样引发人性问题（多有意思啊，反转也好设定）。开头进入故事线慢，前半小时甚至想弃，节奏慢的出奇，到一个小时左右才发觉有点意思，好像导演也只会用一些阴间配乐来调动观众情绪了，其实没多大作用哈，演员演技包括台词也严重出戏，尤其是男主，对结局也不满意，（如果要展现人性黑化可以让女主杀了那个世界的自己。）总之，一点五流剧本二流演技三流导演吧。
国产网大也玩起了低成本的“平行空间”设定，虽是姗姗来迟，但总算是敢于尝试。从海报到拍摄能看出来有国外影片的影子，但起码也算是有了质感。抛开影片悬疑感不足不谈，女主的性格也割裂严重。前半段密林与断定「平行空间」的机敏与果断与中途依赖男性的哭啼柔弱真的判若两人。结尾那一抹「人性」微笑也有点老生常谈，我倒是希望转身的那刻反杀成功。
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