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
本为人却未经人世，非人时却要幻化为人历经人世。马其顿乡间女巫诗电影，有情绪但段落都是老套，《四月三周两天》女主饰演的老女巫最有看头
生命的延续是最可贵的 而又是最本能的
这个世界令人恶心，深恶痛绝
然而我们终将孤单。但那对你很容易。
她被囚禁，跟随女巫学习生存，变成被压迫的女性，变成没人注意的狗，变成被社会宽容对待的男人，可她依旧不觉得自己是“真实的人”，因为所有的不过是通过模仿得来的技巧 经验。直到重新成为一个小女孩，感受到真正的母爱，家人的爱，她才找到自己的归属之地。
女性不断生成、水一样流动的生命体验。代际相传又困守自然，一条河，奔腾向前却滞留原地。
到最后遇到真爱之人，成为无坚不摧的母亲，那同样人生经历“我这一生过得惘然，而未曾见过美好”的女巫嫉妒而愤怒吼“为何这一切对你就这么容易？”
小清新夹杂些许血腥，取景地很美，配乐也很棒。竟然看到了曾经的gv男优演丈夫…
每次在小女巫幸福的时候，都被因为嫉妒而来的玛利亚女巫毁掉，换心化形的女巫设定蛮吸引人一直看下去的。
生命不就是个越发完整，也越发孤独的过程。不管选择爱还是恨；不管是人，还是别的什么。
3.5，杀掉自己，更替人格，邪典温情味儿，爱是一切钥匙。
心脏越空，灵魂越是丰满。当体验了不同种的人生之后，一以贯之的是爱。男孩的，女孩的，男人的，女人的…一种超验的现象学机制在默然起效，仅是体验，而不顾历史，才是踏遍这片热土的方式。
咱捋捋啊……看过了女人要站着生孩子生完立刻还得干活，经历过了男人ooxx的暴爽，最后还是选择稳定在女人的身份对吧？……不得不说这节奏好容易犯困，讨论了一下才对上号：新女巫失手杀死了小男孩的母亲，先变成他的母亲养育他，再变成男人帮他劈柴，最后变成女人嫁给他对吧……有这么深情吗还是赎罪吗？还就只是性生活和谐了身份才能稳定是吧……། – _ – །
导演对生命与人生的探讨其实没有什么新奇的方面 最但最厉害的地方就是他用了一个女巫的视角来呈现一切 女巫的生命是无限的 他可以变成任何他想成为的人甚至是动物 所以在无限的生命中女巫最有资格审查人生与生命
爱无法建立在那些饱受摧残的人身上 他们不再相信爱 他们以为一切都是可以掠夺与操纵得来
很奇怪，我始终有种“第一头牛”的感觉，色调、布景、摄影、音乐频率…应该是A24的菜
节奏有点慢 但故事整体还是蛮不错的 温情又感人 看的好难受啊 徐玄振演技太牛啦
心脏越空，灵魂越是丰满。当体验了不同种的人生之后，一以贯之的是爱。男孩的，女孩的，男人的，女人的…一种超验的现象学机制在默然起效，仅是体验，而不顾历史，才是踏遍这片热土的方式。
披着恐怖外套下的文艺片，逐渐融入自然与朴实乡村生活的记录。。。摄影与节奏一流，看着还不算太沉闷。
老女巫不要那么丑就观感不会这么不舒服，4:5的画框比例很有年代感，文艺片、诗电影，不是什么恐怖片，更像是诗意地真实描述在那个年代生存的不易和爱的难得，最后通过新旧女巫的不同对比，爱的羁绊原来如此微妙而感人。
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