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
细腻真实的感情，果然是女导演的作品。 sars的时代背景基本没用上，略显累赘。
2.5+ 即便不足以串起文化冲突和生活的转向，但作为私人记忆已然足够真挚。但却又显然不够收敛，似乎意图敞开但找不到视角，于是在更大尺度上显得失真刻意
P.S:对比来看台湾电影的人文素养实在是太高，真的是看一部爱一部。
林嘉欣好会演。小演员非常赞。但是有几场戏处理得不好，最遗憾的几场是在小女儿入院隔离到被通知只是普通肺炎这期间的故事，这部分是整部电影的高潮，也是解决家庭矛盾的关键所在，可惜的是故事的表现力很弱，形式也很单一，没有足够烘托出煎熬的气氛。如果能够将Sars这一线索强化，会把情绪堆叠得更好。
爸爸这个人物真的太典型了。平时甩手不管，妻子和女儿吵到不可开交时，站到妻子那一边。结果女儿还更爱爸爸，你说气不气人？
-可是如果这已经是她的最好了呢？
「來來來，來台大；去去去，去美國。」在對美好生活的嚮往、世代流行的洪流裡，站在這，你覺得那邊一定比較好，可是你不能去，你不去，才能解決這裡的問題。（摘自大象席地而坐）
这个片子给我一个深刻的道理就是 没想好千万不要生小孩 否则会像女主那样 明明自己生病还差点被女儿气死 青春期的少男少女真的讲话气死人 他们待在固有的认知圈子里 完全出不去 讲不听 女主会癌症多半跟照顾小孩有关 老公还不在身边 那更加 难怪要组个家庭再生小孩 因为一个人是完全搞不定一个小孩的
疫情之下的家长里短，掺杂文化差异，没有过度煽情，很舒服
很好看，演员的气质和表演把一个快要分崩离析的家庭矛盾演绎的绝妙，叛逆期的女儿，心理素质面临崩溃的癌症妈妈，隐忍负担的爸爸，天真无邪的妹妹，加上海外归国的各种格格不入，文本囊括了时代和人生的诸多变故，每一位都承载着变故后带来的压力，拥堵和夹杂在这个几近破碎的家庭里，充斥着火焰般的张力，与焦灼又力不从心的悲伤。镜头借姐姐的成长来见证家庭关系的升华，用妹妹的大病初愈来给予重生的希望，爱与恨的一体两面，都在文本中开了花，才让这个故事处处充满力量。★★★★
感情表达很细腻，也有跟着落泪。不过好像只是在表达，意义并不深刻。结尾也有点突然结束，人物形象立的不是很饱满。（然后想想没有孩子应该不会这么愁吧，林嘉欣还是好美好美）
家庭情节剧依靠情节驱动，意味着我们看到了什么，它就讲了什么，对人、事、时代欠缺更深及更多层次表达，余味是没有的。诸多细节太过于熟悉，明显拉近了我和它的距离，更容易让我沉浸其中，记忆被深深触动。电影隐含了几许观念的冲突，成为检验观众立场的试纸，体罚和罚站、强压式教学、家庭沟通模式，假设你是外来者，周边对你的排斥、嘲讽、欺负……我对这些一点也无法容忍，始终站在女儿的立场上并且毫不犹豫。（台湾社会进入良性轨迹，只微调细处就会变得越来越好。）
真实细腻且生活化，设定在非典时期增加了代入感，加入了海归的设定增加了文化观念冲突，但归根结底也还是家庭的冲突，于是在吵架中，无法判断到底是谁的过错。人还是有情绪的动物，本想好好说话但却总变得情绪化，这样的过程十分痛苦，对我也挺感同身受。而情绪的释放则在得知妹妹没事之后，爸爸在楼道掩面痛哭，妈妈帮姐姐掏耳朵。只是释放完之后呢，继续积累情绪吗，问题似乎解决了又好像没解决完。
期待已久，但比想象中要失望一些。依然是母女和解的主题，《瀑布》要比这步无论在故事上还是表达上都更有意思一些。
青春期遇上更年期，美国开放自由文化碰撞中国古板教条文化，还有同样对死亡的恐惧。马应该隐喻自由。
是一个温情脉脉的故事，家庭小品。林嘉欣演妈妈很自然，也把很多小细节表达的很到位。欢迎回归。
林嘉欣好美。故事里的每个人都有自己的困境，不能单纯批评芳怡自私不理解父母，她的世界被颠覆学校里的一切不如意正好碰上了这尴尬的自我年纪。但我真的有点讨厌家里女儿和爸爸合谋讨厌妈妈的情节。妈妈一个人面对生死，就像思婷说的那样如果现在已经是她能做到的最好了呢？每个人都在希望她回复平静承诺不会早死，有没有问过她想要就这样死去吗？好在爸爸虽然爱抱怨却始终尝试理解妻子，小女儿肺炎隔离时也放弃出差留在家里。其实作为家中唯一一个赚钱养家的人，爸爸的压力也可想而知的大。芳安看起来真的懂事很多，难以想象在这样年幼的时段她竟然一直在试图弥合妈妈和姐姐之间的间隔。她竟然知道跟姐姐说，你真的知道妈妈是爱你的吧？学校的语文老师第一次训话看上去凶凶的，没想到却是她在发现芳怡说恨妈妈的blog时反而给了她演讲说真话的机会。
又是结局没结好，铺开了一个很好的人物关系结果到后来就这样草草结束了，什么都没深入展开….但前面真的挺好的，很台湾
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相比于瀑布，都是细腻的台影风格，又差了一点意思。
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