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
挺欢乐的青春片！摇滚真好，凭什么你们可以拥有这么自由随性的青春啊。我恨你们，美国人！
确实是不错的灾难片，展现了中国式救援精神。全程接近两个小时内容比较丰富，节奏也还算不错，紧张之余还是有不少笑点，父子情感人。当然煽情如果少一点会更好，特效水平也可以再提高。总体讲电影虽略有瑕疵但还是瑕不掩瑜，男主角也确实挺帅的哈哈。电影我打四星，多的一星送给铁道兵和中国基建。
及格电影，那么关注的重点在于基建行业的卓越与坎坷，是献给基建行业从事者的，所以不知道他们是否满意。
这片子里的女性角色都很奇怪，一个好象是儿童节目主持人，另一个长年走温婉路线，突然一下子刚正不阿起来，甚至会让人错误联想起《芙蓉镇》来。一个部门应该用的是纳税人的钱，拍一部拼了老命和小命夸自己的电影，这是一种什么样的精神？是自己吃“饱”了，还要硬拉着别人一起“撑”的作风，这可能就是传说中的共同“精神”富裕。
真是对不起演员下的猛劲儿。 特色主旋律到灾难片就死两个人，还是拍不好主旋律，行政决策到处充斥着黑点，导致煽情转折点很笨。 特效很不行，作为主旋律电影不应该呀。 这类型电影真不该主旋律，问题太多了。
主义是真的，
剧情一般般 但是大家演技都不错 老头还挺帅的
献礼剧灾难片很戳我，当然还有洪工的原因(//̀Д/́/)
在重金属乐队里融入大提琴确实新鲜，而且效果还不错。喜欢那句：让他们跟风去吧，风潮来来往往，我们永垂不朽。ps.为啥帅哥只露了个屁股，我要看正面！正面好吗！
请对徒手攀岩保留最后一丝尊重，我头一次看到，穿着老头乐、大雨天、垂直壁还能爬得那么溜的……
越到后面越觉得，6点几的评分，差不多了。虽然我看哭了，但是丝毫不影响它是部不怎么样的电影。
不太ok
。。。。这也太浪费我的电影票兑换券了好嘛，纯无聊烂片，还不如温习一下上海堡垒那种充满沙雕快乐的雷片。。。
中国式灾难片，不管合理与否，危机时刻必煽情
real hardcore，real rock，rock it!
朱一龙和他爹的人设也太神乎其神了吧……这简直就是现代版的轻功啊
电影想提现的内涵很好，也让人感到了铁道兵的艰难与不易，但是有些情节比如开车夺碎石、大雨徒手攀岩过分神化了，其他的场面描写刻画得还是很好的，不错，对了，演员们演技很不错，黄志忠老戏骨老年人动作身态都很到位，很棒，朱一龙演技给人惊喜了，不错的，配角演技也很好。张译的客串我注意到他嘴唇上干裂的痕迹，细节很到位，能提现出一个县长在殚精竭虑一晚上加不停用喇叭喊的状态，给张译打call～
蛮……尬的，我们一家第一次一起看了个……这个电影
好中二！好爆笑！抛开无脑剧情不谈，三位年轻主演值得一看，虽然二位男生表演略青涩，台词功底也不行，但他们真好看真年轻啊！女孩子也超有性格！尤其发飙时候，我超爱！最后上台时黑色一身酷毙了！还有带感的金属配乐，我这种上岁数的人看了都觉得自己年轻了哈哈哈哈哈
emmmm可惜了除了陈数以外的人的演技 陈数老师这次演得好浮夸啊救命 后面的剧情我真的傻了 怎么这么离谱的 徒手无工具直接在雨天爬悬崖真的抓得牢的吗 好歹戴个手套啊喂
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