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
修行，，是一次次看见生起问题的心，再一次次息掉充满问题的心。
这篇小说我看过，很短很精炼。电影女方天天求修行拜拜，男方上班看女同事。吃饭各吃各的。女方说狗不能吃咸的男的把鸡腿骨头带到公园给狗吃。太精辟了这段婚姻描述。夫妻去看失智的前小三，女方回电说不去，委托书揉了又拿出来，自己先去看了。男方说不去，最后还是一起踏上路程。那个钵的声音真的很通灵，结扎狗男主在紧张什么，诶祈祷班没了后女主走到公园滑梯滑下来那段我真的好难受，去给老公送儿子结婚的礼服发现他在🐞。。。还要拉着男的去洗澡我真的谢，最后婚礼结束又回家了，一星女主，不太好看，片尾曲好听
太逗了哈哈哈哈哈这年头狗都懂数理化，没想到有一天会被一只狗的智商碾压，最意外的居然是“林狗”演的
小西天儿观影+N次
就像是用力挠你痒痒让你笑一样... 无聊到可怕，可能是对于男女主都有一些好感所以就更忍不了这种烂片了，剧情也是乱七八糟，真的很无语哈。
故事构思新颖，光影佳构图好，凯瑟琳让人想起勿言推理里面的莱卡，心疼至极，但整体看来主线剧情较为单薄，主人公行为疑点过多，田中圭形象建设的很到位，但笑起来变态形象就一秒崩坏，时常搞不清楚到底是恐怖片还是黑色幽默电影，相反几个学生表演的倒都挺出彩的。
做个好人呐。
對上次#迴光奏鳴曲，2014陳湘琪的表演依然有印象。但對劇作則幾乎毫無印象，依稀記得整部片的情緒很「悶」。但這次拿3000多字的王定國短篇小說來改編，很明顯的有加入了懸疑元素（那隻比格犬「曖昧」的副線、療養院的支線、心靈課程、那隻鳥）整部片看起來挺流暢的。想要表達這種壓抑帶來的後果挺清晰的，一目了然。★★☆
当年看了《回光奏鸣曲》 印象很深，这部片子男主角的感觉有点欠缺了，有些可惜了陈以文的演技，但是还是喜欢他描写女性的感觉
改编得挺成功的，每个高中生都有自己独特的用意。然后另外，写有自己秘密的U盘不能到处乱放。😅
内容偏单薄一些，但靠演员和细节撑起来了一些。善于在语言止步的地方打开故事，沉默里都是戏，把人物处在忍一忍和不能忍的边缘状态表现了出来。
感觉现在这个分低的过分了，其实片子把婚姻关系的焦灼、互相厌恶、绝望又无可奈何拍的很到位，隔着屏幕都能感受到，小细节上的拿捏也到位，比较喜欢这种演员少但是张力很足的拍摄方式，但还是有点太过女主独角戏了
如果是女子高生视角我会觉得有点酷的，男主视角只让我觉得无比做作……
#金馬58# 婚姻即修行 冰冷生活里的细微波澜
老戏骨的演技是挺好，故事拍的差点儿，镜头也是晃来晃去的，看得出成本很低……
看完后：噫！畸形的感情好变态
7/10.
3.5 陳湘琪撐起整部作品，真的演得很好，很喜歡音效設計，禪修的警示回音，聽來鏗鏘有力，卻反映著女主角內心無力的吶喊和慨歎，但劇情實在有些空落落，略顯可惜。狗狗泰瑞可愛。
拍出了大部分婚姻的样子 不得不接受对方 忍受对方 每天刺耳的榨汁机声音 不确定要不要推开的疗养院病房门 故意推倒的啤酒罐 费心费力的早餐晚餐 婚姻是困兽 每一步都是牢笼 都走向更深更苦的现实 我愿意给它打五星 婚姻就是如此可怕的啊
最后以为死了，结果活着，以为失忆，结果看了以前录像又觉醒了xp镜头一红……
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