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
拍给极端白左素食者的恐怖片，翻译真的接地气，我吃肉我自豪。
很法国的电影，血腥人肉恐怖片都拍的这么浪漫，轻松愉快。就像极了吃肉了我们，吃的无比快乐，完全剔除了宰杀时动物可怜与冷酷残忍，这部片子做到了。还有一点重要的启发是，素食就是素食，肉食就是肉食，互不干扰
虽然很难再现原著复杂的精神状态和心理，已经是很优秀的改编了。
好多地方看得我下体一紧...够重口，但是拍得有点拖沓。
我老妈就是个极端素食者。自己吃就算了，还要给别人洗脑确实挺烦的。但是片中给出了另一个极端—杀人卖肉，有何不同呢？
片名让我很想吃肉，但是希望小盆友们不要误导被，朊病毒了解下。节奏慢了点，结尾不喜欢，不然还能更高分！字幕组真的皮，还黄秋生，我丢！
7.0+ 在影院看预告片的时候就已经爽到了，但是精华也都在预告片里了。几处悬疑效果还是效果不错。
人生的含义是什么，是奋斗。奋斗的动力是什么，是成功。
1.是讽刺极端素食主义者的吧。2.没有激情的婚姻需要吃人肉才能挽救。3.男主和豹子捕猎画面对比笑死。4.老外杀生真的不放血，怎么可能好吃！
7.1分。酣畅淋漓一气呵成的黑色幽默电影，许多笑点和很多镜头很是经典。法国版《人肉叉烧包》。
肉食+缺德笑话爱好者可看。因为实在太踩我笑点了所以要给个虚高的分，把我脑过的很多梗和喜欢的笑料都串起来了。不过很多idea都不新了——评估挑剔路人肉质的段落岂不就是桑德海姆剃刀男剧里的《A Little Priest》？（其实我也时不时会起这样的念头：“这个人身材不错，肥瘦相间，做成红烧五花应该会不错。”“那个人太瘦，只能放汤了。”）
其实还可以，只不过有些小细节还需要打磨。你能想象到一个喜剧和惊悚混合体的故事么？就像片里提到的“伊朗猪肉”一样荒诞的一整个故事。
很有意思的黑色幽默+讽刺电影，结尾太仓促扣一星。
茨威格作品，肉体摧残与精神不垮交替，真实与虚幻交替，酒店里与轮船上交替。
改编得已经很出色了，把主人公狱中和船上的两段经历交织得很精彩。但是结尾，还是原著更有张力。
3.8 动物世界那儿。实际讽刺的问题很多。关键词黄秋生
有点让我出乎意料的惊喜，觉得还不错，可以二刷下
22-02-05 19:00 @戀愛電影館
我看的字幕版本翻译的太随便，什么黄秋生乱糟糟的
只有留下了原著的故事，意义内核不免流于表面。虽然原著的影像化必然是困难的，但还是很遗憾，没能呈现文学史上最摄人心魄的那一幕。
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