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
目前国产类型片中难得一见的复杂剧本，颇有些一波三折，还有一个比较合理的小反转。看得出，这剧本经过了精心的打磨修改，导演编剧当废了不少时间，好不好看放一边，至少他用心了。影片呈现的整体质感也不错，从始至终情绪统一，置景也比较精细，年代感也做出来了。只不过可能因为追求这个“淡”字及影片艺术性，叙事方面节奏有些拖，有些散，有些飘，其实如果把影片时长精简到100分钟，或者放弃艺术性就按照商业犯罪片的节奏拍，成片的可看性与精彩度会提升不少。当然，即使是现在这样，这片也值得大大鼓励，毕竟国产片认真动脑子的太少了。
反派实在是太出色了所以桃李反而只是像每每被逼迫却无法真正跳脱的丧家之犬 最混乱的场景永远是刀光剑影 但自以为的正道不过拉上了窗帘由得天地倒转 人心涣散 最有意思的是作为观众也轻易相信了天降的善意 以为老刑警真的只是想要追求生活那一点spark的被狠狠打脸 混世没有从天而降的拍档 谁都别想干净收场
很不错！西野七濑一如既往是拉垮担当🤗要给村上虹郎和松坂桃李一万个赞！
第一部多震撼啊 第二部全员脾气暴躁 第一部桃李职场新人的角色演绎得不错 第二部老油条明显演技不足 靠技巧浮于表面
个人觉得比1更好呢，上林的人物刻画得，那个气氛让人喘不过气来
看片名，导演是存心想玩文艺，其实叫《画像师》更有吸引力。影片的摄影、画面、用光都非常讲究，年代还原感也还不错，演员表演除了刑侦队长有些过、楞，其他的都还中规中矩。最让人吐槽的还是剧情，感觉编剧是为反转而反转，又没有讲清原因，所以导致看完后一团雾水，觉得bug太多，女主的行为动机、变化遭遇都很突兀。而被杀的照像师与连环杀人案的关系也没交代清楚，只是含糊说从他留下的胶卷照片证实他是凶手。
还行吧，作为悬疑嘛差了点，作为文艺片又差了点。
勉强4星半，照上部差点事，不过也很不错啦，上林是真猛，演员挑的好
就大林子这种精神病型yakuza，通常活不过三集，怎么会作威作福至此，他手下每个人都有责任，暗地里给他一枪什么都解决了，也不用承受如此巨大的职场压力
怎么说呢 一个变态狂躁男目无王法疯狂杀人杀老大 小的也没有一个敢上的。有些部分还是有点扯
说实话，上一部已经模糊了，重看了预告片，一组鲜明风格的群像，气势非常足，尤其是一号，邪不压正的一身邪气。这一部，松阪似乎是要复刻前辈，但真得单薄，不是形体，是气质。整体也偏简单化，人物关系单薄，一味的以暴力为核心，和上一部相比，应当有很多遗憾。不过反派也很好的展示了霓虹文化中恶的那一面，不可理喻的恶。
第一部多震撼啊 第二部全员脾气暴躁 第一部桃李职场新人的角色演绎得不错 第二部老油条明显演技不足 靠技巧浮于表面
满足了，最后日冈丛林中寻狼的一幕已经令人满足。
男主好像何炅…本还算不错，作为文艺悬疑类电影及格，氛围烘托到位。严华一直没有找到自己人生的位置，是林音给了她光和希望，所以林音过世后按照她如果在世时的那样，她不能跳舞了之后会做的事，严华不是为自己而活，而是延续林音的生命，替她在生活那些不曾起舞的日子里，像是二人结合为一体，超越了友情爱情和亲情，产生的依赖与互存，在南方亦或在淮川，在天上亦或在地下，她们都有某一处紧紧相依。
比起大上走钢丝的游刃有余，继承者明显有点力不从心，黑白夹缝中生存
铃木亮平和西野七濑很好的诠释了表演水平的两个极端
目前国产类型片中难得一见的复杂剧本，颇有些一波三折，还有一个比较合理的小反转。看得出，这剧本经过了精心的打磨修改，导演编剧当废了不少时间，好不好看放一边，至少他用心了。影片呈现的整体质感也不错，从始至终情绪统一，置景也比较精细，年代感也做出来了。只不过可能因为追求这个“淡”字及影片艺术性，叙事方面节奏有些拖，有些散，有些飘，其实如果把影片时长精简到100分钟，或者放弃艺术性就按照商业犯罪片的节奏拍，成片的可看性与精彩度会提升不少。当然，即使是现在这样，这片也值得大大鼓励，毕竟国产片认真动脑子的太少了。
漏洞较多，可惜了，本来能成为一部国产经典悬疑片的
第一部不记清了，所以没办法做比较。反派很出彩，因为除了结尾一定要死以外，其他时间就是疯狗一样不怕疼不拍打、死不了的“超英”，男主相反除了结尾打死反派以外，几乎全片弱鸡。常规的日系黑帮电影，各种大喊大叫比嗓门，还有必不可少的切手指，这个日本黑帮电影第一主角绝对得是“一根手指”啊！6分
这第二部结局有点拉了，就这就完事了？黑帮大佬的小弟有点少啊，才几个人就被制服了
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