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
残酷又温暖的一个故事。电影前面是现实，结局是奇迹。
所有的草台班子都会很温情，不知道谁搞得设定到处都在套用
片中印象最深的是坐过牢的拳击手出手的瞬间。以及片尾BEYOND超燃的曲子，可惜与电影无关。电影的BGM前半个小时有点莫名其妙。整个片都有点让我觉得尴尬癌犯了。一个浮躁的时代的浮躁的电影人的浮躁“作品”。
虽然有些时候总感觉电影演的跑题了，但又觉得没跑题，谁说穷就一定没有快乐。每件事情叙述包括片段的裁剪是值得表扬的，题材并不是很吸引人，但电影整个叙述很完整。
咱就是说这是春节档最佳，没有之一，每一个镜头，每一拍节奏都舒服到位！
现实主义的小人物题材，战斗力满满的创业小队，将创业之路的艰难险阻得以诠释。影片从理想主义的角度出发，从现实角度去解读创业之路，因此让我们有理由相信，只要相信奇迹，无论是普通打工人还是创业的领导，都可以创出属于自己的一片天。
类型片了。给了许多深圳光鲜的特写，也没有回避深圳的现实。结尾过于理想了，但有时我们需要那一点美好，即便我们知道那很虚妄。
鄙人不才，活了二十多年第一次看见片尾给虚构人物配结局字幕的“现实主义”作品，真是开了眼的
易烊千玺的演技还是非常棒的。题材也很适宜。最后Beyond的海阔天空太感人了！
不是为了一堆旧手机命都都不要了，就是为了一条命，才为了一对旧手机拼命
最柔弱的往往也最锋利，最无声筹谋的克制耐力才能呈现刀不血刃的温柔围猎。如弓弦紧绷的悬疑氛围始终被坎皮恩的调度操纵张驰起伏。半支烟，一道伤，男性世界准入的默契开放是反客为主的请君入瓮。西部荒蛮世界压抑难言的同性成长教育隐晦串起绳结纪事，衬衫残片，他的心之囚，他的战利品。越泅水溺毙于往事，越竖起恶意高墙狺狺狂吠，犬山淡影成为雄性气质的神秘符号，在阳刚与阴柔的往复交锋，参照与摹仿中暴烈的谜域逐渐被拆解归原。窥伺的幼兔面具下是猎人犬牙，野兽失守袒露脆弱肚腹，权力交接一瞬家族秘符就此传递。声效推到满格，画面堆满翕动的暧昧光影形成连绵不绝压迫神经的悚然波纹。拨弄梳齿与琴弦的对照迫力，裁切纸张和晾晒牛皮交映的震颤秩序，雪白芦苇的斑斑血痕…阉割、肢解、焦炙纸花坠入病态污名，那便以血液绽放的死亡花束回之以礼。
文牧野再次从小人物的生活入手，用略带现实主义的手法塑造了一个奇迹。在这个功利至上的社会，每个人的初心尤为珍贵，而更为珍贵的是超越血缘亲情的那份友谊。众人拾柴火焰高，只要齐心协力，我们就可以相信奇迹！
为了亲情而不放弃不可能的事，一群不可能的人完成了不可能的事，底层在于动力源来自于哪里。如果不是为了亲情，如果不是这群人太糟糕没有其他地方去，如果这群人之间没有逆境中的情感联结，也许不会造就最后的奇迹。破釜沉舟，置之死地而后生，才有奇迹发生的可能。
就像一篇优秀的套作
同性恋、恋母、谋杀，男权社会中的禁忌与秘密如同藏在木头堆底下的兔子，导演一根根掀开木头，兔子始终不跑出来，你只能通过缝隙看到兔子颤抖的身体和祈求的眼睛，直到他被抱出来杀死。
最大的感触是机会永远是留给有准备的人
3.5，各方面都中规中矩，很简单的一个故事，千玺继续努力。
四字演的真不错，文牧野也不容易了，把命题作文拍成这样，还留下了几处蝼蚁的意象，也尽可能用现实主义视角，及格了。
哪有什么奇迹，有的只是一腔孤勇和众人拾柴罢了。这部电影里面一点不缺少景浩认真努力的片段，但却不让我反感，我们都知道他最终会如愿以偿的成功，这依然是个好故事。
跟娃一起看，挺放心。也就是说，一个幼稚园小朋友喜欢的故事
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