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
风景 科技 家居真的超好看 这些多加一星 演得也挺细腻的 挺好看的 好奇取景在哪里
各方面都似曾相识又都四平八稳的一部小清新科幻片。《天鹅挽歌》把对立面从人类与克隆人当中抽离出来，而把人类自身的情感与回忆这最难断舍离的一部分作为最强大的对立面来对抗克隆人取代自己，从宏观经济方面转换到个人情感方面，这就让这片子显得更加贴近个人，更能感同身受。我们最宝贵的就是自身的情感和回忆。这一点和斯派克·琼斯当年的《她》也异曲同工的地方。
题材不新鲜了，但 Ali 真的适合怼脸特写，他的高级丧脸真是所有文艺片通行证。
虽然故事重点是放在爱情亲情家庭中不可或缺的“我”身上，但仍然困惑当一个人和你有了一样的容貌身体，甚至有了一样的DNA，共享你所有的记忆，那他就是你了吗？只有回忆而没有经历，真的能变成你吗？存疑。阿里演的棒，但剧本挺粗糙的其实。三星半。
电影版黑镜。我没有被触动，真是铁石心肠。但是当晚躺在床上确实思考了很久，我重病之后一定不会找人替代我，我的占有欲可以延续到我死后。
三星半吧!看的过程一直觉得会有反转,怪自己思想太过复杂😂
太动人了！为了爱你，我不想让你知道我已经要离开了；为了爱你，我不想让你以后的日子里没有我；我还在，只是变两个方式，你不必知道，你只要开心快乐享受被爱就好……我的天，这个题材真的能击到灵魂深处
第3485-电影以外，对于克隆人这种事还是不支持，因为人的欲望是消除不了的，克隆技术绝对会让人用来谋私利，很有可能会引起混乱和战争。
尽管不是很喜欢主人公的性格，天鹅们还是天鹅
如果不是copy paste是cut paste就好了
没有多少科幻炫技的东西，其实通篇都是对生命、爱情的思考。看完莫名的伤感。
天鹅垂死时都会唱起凄婉的歌，直到生命的最后一刻。
感動，但是也覺得傷心……
三星半，演员很好，色调很好，取景很好，立面的家具也真的都很好，就是那个心态转折点不太够力，没能打动到我。
1. Apple TV 终于开始发力，做出一些有质量的作品了。
上一次让人感到这么无力是看《星运里的错》……
主题立意还是有些探讨性的，结局很悲伤，但存有一丝悲怆的暖意……
和今年圣丹斯的电影《二重身》撞题，完全一致的故事背景，只是在克隆后的人生境遇和关键抉择里走向相反的类型处理，表演是加分项，效果见仁见智。
只要是和克隆人技术有关，伦理是一个绕不开去的话题。影片的观点或许就是：替代者本身就完全是自己的DNA复制的，当本体即将死去，那么用克隆体继续生存下去是除了对自己本体不公以外，其余各方面来说都是最完美的解决方案。
画面干净，强迫症的审美，主题深刻，犹如一场宁静的心灵洗涤宴
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