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
having my dinner alone with it, enjoyable
简单的爱情片，适合十几二十岁的年轻人看，我是看女主脸蛋还不错才看的，她说话有时很快让我这老人家看得有点累。
感觉女主的mtbi测试结果有我羡慕的那些特质
男主的颜值一星，剧情真是一言难尽，女主太婊了
I want a boyfriend just like that. Lol
泰尔素日只想玩牌，而奇克是一个脆弱易怒的年轻人，奇克正在寻求帮助，来执行他对军事上校(达福饰)的复仇计划。
粗粗来看好像是针锋相对的爱情，但是女主最后真的不用道歉嘛，还是男主真的为迎合男老板而不得不说不尊重女主的话而愧疚？男主不梳背头很帅，女主很甜美，演员还是很养眼的
反映虐囚却表现的这么含蓄，真的要看睡着了，以德州扑克比喻
职场浪漫爱情喜剧，两个人互相斗气的时候真的十分小学生比较常规的职场爱情喜剧
好好拍一部高智商算牌的电影不好么？我不想看男主因为曾经参与虐囚而产生创伤后应激障碍，我也不想看与他同病相怜的士兵的儿子想要报仇的计划，更不想看男主与赌局经纪人慢慢产生的爱情。哪怕这一切都可以勉强接受的话，请不要把电影拍得那么迷幻又文艺，还有莫名的悬疑惊悚元素和大广角镜头。缓慢移动的镜头和画外音让电影至少多了半小时时长，看得我昏昏欲睡。我还没有看过与赌局有关却让人昏睡的电影，算牌竟然能如此无聊。
cliche but I still buy it
拍得煞有介事，但缺乏直指人心的力量。
好俗……虽然看得就是俊男靓女谈恋爱 但是是怎么做到毫无火花 毫无剧情可言 然后就是 派对、圣诞、见父母…… 看来漂亮国拍烂片一点也不输大陆！sos
本片延續了保羅施拉德編劇的《出租車司機》以及《基督最後的誘惑》等對戰後創傷，孤獨憤怒，自我救贖等主題，編導風格壓抑剋制，並無一般賭片那般緊張刺激，但一觸即發的暴力處理得讓人屏氣凝神。保羅施拉德刻畫的救贖之路，是無法用金錢，愛情，法律就可以洗清的罪孽，賭徒再是精于計算，也無法脫離命運的擺弄，那種扭曲，地獄的虐囚經驗造就了他自毀之路，保羅施拉德藉由此片控訴了美國的愚蠢無情的愛國主義暴力，沾染鮮血的手亦能作惡，也能懲奸，亦能像羅伯特布列松的《扒手》一般用手指在囚禁和自由間傳情。
男主好典型一白男，看多了政治正确居然还挺有新鲜感（洗眼了这年头中外影视想看主角长得周正点都难)，人设性格是我喜欢的那类虽然有点creepy，女主是我爱的小辣椒型，蛮可爱的。导演的画面色彩我都挺喜欢的，节奏也不拖沓，不讲爱情也有种单纯的好笑，在这类电影里都算是做的不错的了
回想起来很多美国纽约的场景，其实电影并没有在疯狂拍外景，帅哥美女的颜值已经深深刻画在观众眼里。是一次次试探，是一次次被吸引，也是一次次难以抑制的喜欢，还是那个经典爱情片的味道，看着欢喜。再加上圣诞的氛围，婚礼的仪式感，职场的小火花，这样的商业片足以，慰藉孤独与麻木的日常生活。有滋有味多好，因为那个人在你身边，点燃你的火花，对生活对自己，突然清醒。老套路，但是感情依旧，让人买账。好喜欢这种简单的美好的电影。相信还有美好的感情。只有那种绿色能衬托你的眼睛。
在rom com越拍越水的今天 这部已经算近期同类型影片最佳了
让人想起PTA的处女作赌城纵横，但本质上还是保罗施拉德“孤男三部曲”的第四部，所以即便拍得不是特别好（还是视听语言武器比较匮乏），但这种一辈子就讲一个故事的创作者还是太他妈让人着迷了
适合吃饭看，轻松爱情片，男女主真欢喜冤家，无脑可入
非常喜欢这部电影的视觉效果，无论是监狱中的超广角，还是片尾两人的手指之间隔着的玻璃恰好成为了演员表、职员表介绍中间的分界线，都表现得非常巧妙。有点可惜的一点是这部电影叙事速度非常慢，还有点反高潮风格，让我不是特别能一直保持注意力的集中。
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