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
让人想到阿婴。虽然前者是根植于（）贞洁文化的罗生门，探讨的是女性情欲的合理性。本片是在中世纪骑士荣誉文化中，放大了真正受到损害的女性身体从未被看见，而男人以此获得荣誉的荒谬：强奸不是关于受害者，是关于其所有者的财产被损害。妻子可能受到的虐杀和自己的荣誉相比，从来不值得考虑。但是一个母亲，却承认愿意为了孩子放弃真相。人性的光辉高下立见。看得震惊难受到暂停了好几次，喝点水，吃个苹果缓一缓。结局耐人寻味。
156分钟中性侵案部分篇幅只占一半，两位骑士间恩怨到底真相是什么? 因为这部分女主没有参与，是否意味着呆蒙和老司机之间各执一词没有真相? 而女主出现之后，她的叙事就天然正确。剧本作者就像上帝一样。女权没这么玩的。
老雷居然拍了大量的文戏，还是一个性侵的题材，当然也无需惊讶，毕竟他在早年还拍过末路狂花啊。段落结构上，是罗生门式的，有港片叹息桥的感觉，不同角色陈述同一件事情，内容发生微妙变化，前两段男人之间的戏也显示了不同的内容，有点像职场戏，却使关注点出现了些许失焦，核心表达点还是要以女性的视角作为基准去看。另一点，吊诡的是，最终事件的解决，是通过一场决斗，以男性+暴力+强权 式的决定方式，胜者全胜，得到认同，获得颂扬。这样来看，中世纪及至700余年后的当今，世界的运作，还是强者掌握话语权，似乎从来没有存在过正义、公理，或者公理也只是强者认定的公理。演员都很强，气场到位，年度十佳！
斯科特真的是老女权了。《罗生门》式叙述讲这个故事恰到好处，叙事从容不迫，最后一段精彩的中世纪对决则把之前挤压的情绪全部用暴力的方式释放了出来，而这种暴力性、命运的随机感，起到的作用又不仅仅是释放情绪，它进一步升华了整部电影的议题。
雷老爷子太厉害了，能科幻能历史。三个所谓的真相，看到了男人物化女人，迷之自信的一脉相承，也看到了女人历来被物化，被作为男人的附属品的悲哀，即使丈夫为了妻子而决斗，却并不是为了妻子的清白，而是自尊心和体面。所有人，亦或是说所有男人，关心的只是决斗的精彩和男人的勇猛--无人关心真相是什么。女人却都默默知道却又只能默默承受。女性主义电影又一教科书式的作品，相信这部叫好不叫座的电影能够名垂青史。
雷德利斯科特的三重结构电影，第一层是中世纪决斗，看了开头的百年战争风貌可能会劝退一大批人。第二层是罗生门式三段叙事，两男一女同一故事不同视角三段讲述，三个主演演技炸裂，台词跟表情细微的差别映射三个主人公内心。第三层也就是真正的内核是女权主义，也就是玛格丽特的故事后面的truth意味。虽然是中世纪背景，但是故事里的男权控制（强奸犯最终也认为自己无罪）、夫权压迫（马特达蒙始终只关注自己的尊严）和社会的高压（法庭舆论、婆媳讨论还有塑料姐妹花）到今天也不过时，疯王查理六世说：我不背锅。目前看过最好的女权片，也完爆今年的奥斯卡提名。
这才是一个故事讲三遍的正确姿势！大本估计是深陷布鲁斯韦恩的奢靡生活不可自拔，果断又饰演一个荒淫无度的大豪绅。
漂亮的结构，导演的企图心又是如此的谦逊。细节里处处见斯科特对历史的把握与人性的谙熟。这一次他谦逊而有一些老谋深算地选择了变化的视角来处置沉闷的历史题材，揭示了视角属于谁谁就是受害者谁才是得道者的精美比喻。真正读史的人不能错过的一部好戏，爱电影的人应该注目的一部好戏。字幕升起，掌声，泪水应该献给这部提供了持久的共鸣感的电影。
1.MD狗za种！Love你MLGB，强奸是LOVE，还尼玛的忏悔！GB五秒男！
➕一星给八十多还在努力创作的雷导 ，最讽刺的是几百年后的现在依然有很多人在表达类似里面闺蜜和婆婆一样的反智言论。跑个题，希望雷导可以重启异形
很多历史事件都需要一个属于女性的第三视角。
拍得四平八稳，结构冗余无效。决斗刺激过瘾，中世纪质感出彩。
看到第三章才意识到，这是部女性电影啊！渐入佳境，一定要有前两章的铺垫，到第三章，才能跟随女主的视角，去看到她的厌恶与抗争，她的不屈与不易，她最开心的时光，恰好是丈夫离开，她能独自打理庄园的时刻。
三段式，罗生门，三个视角，并不是简单的对比或者补充，同一场景拍出的三条总有细微的差别，对白故意搅乱实情，在一些疙瘩尚未解开的谜团之中，两个男人的决斗开始了，凶狠残暴心弦紧绷，胜利之后的男女主人公已经把真相写在了脸上。
在墙外世界这是metoo最后的决斗，墙内我们仍然活在14世纪。
雷德利斯科特老爷子的影迷有福了，如果你喜欢《角斗士》、《末路狂花》和《罗生门》，那么这部卡司堪称豪华、编导演俱佳的《最后的决斗》不容错过。个人年度十佳预定。
雷利·史考特執導戰爭電影就是一把手的工匠等級，營造的恢弘壯烈場面一向有目共睹，最後那場壓軸的決鬥，令人看得呼吸都要停止；但另一方面，他對於探究心理層面的細膩之處就略顯不足，光靠繁複的台詞是難以完整表現吧。
受害者有罪论不可取 维权成本过高 代价太大 如果结局是马特达蒙输了 又会是何种景象 但是明知不公 依旧不能停止发声 只有争取 才能有获得公平的机会！！
英法百年战争背景下，真实历史中女性意识觉醒主题故事。大本和马特达蒙再一次合作改编剧本，雷老爷子执导…影片这摄影宛如中世纪风景油画一般灵动优美！剧本则非常“狡诈”，利用大男子主义和普信男形象两位男主角的自白段落铺垫，来强烈衬托出女主角女性意识觉醒的可贵！从而让观众切身体会到中世纪封建社会下女性的悲惨命运，又由此引发对当下的思考。唯一美中不足的是——影片结尾处的演员排序上，制片方还是把女主角朱迪科默放在了第三位…所以我给4星…
what can I say, fuck the men （呜呜Jodie真是绝绝子TT为她加星（几个美国人的演法真是有点出戏~（婆婆是Dasha!!哈哈哈换个时空师徒手刃这些垃圾男
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