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
211012，德基19:35 蛮惊喜的低成本犯罪喜剧，全片都发生在一个破破的老楼里，宛如话剧，也有像看了场相声那种欢乐感。剧情推进荒诞但不失逻辑，范伟撑起了主线，张颂文有种坏坏的帅，窦骁表现也不错，层层递进不断还原真相，一步一步走向高潮，穿插的笑点也恰到好处，唯一缺点就是角色动机细节处理了。
感觉和《无名之辈》有点像，最近还挺喜欢这种一个室内就完成的片子，不断反转，挺过瘾的。
靠一句话掰成三瓣说来搞悬疑搞反转都是耍流氓
3/范伟演什么都是一个味，不过窦骁还挺好的，蛮惊喜的哈哈哈
剧本还行，以每个人为主线回溯事件，拼凑出全部事件，但是节奏不太对，要剪成盖里奇早年那种快剪风格可能商业度能高一些
如果褪去喜剧元素做成纯悬疑片效果会好很多。架势和悬疑氛围是可以的…
开始觉得有点儿慢，最后半小时还挺高能的，人都活下是为了过审吧……
小马，宁舍命不舍财。
已经是一部不错的国产悬疑电影了，反转不断，就连结束也不忘再带一个反转，也算是全员恶人的设定，每个人又有各自的苦衷，只是感觉结尾收的有点急促了
蛮好看的，小场景多时间线插倒叙事和层层反转，人物形象分明及几个瞬间表演也很亮。不足之处是部分反转有些刻意为之，到结尾已经疲了，另外就是片子初段总有点小品的味道，后段好很多。
全靠时间线互相穿插的技巧撑起这部片，不然故事根本不吸引人。
其实就是利用编剧和观众不对等的信息差加上打乱时间线来讲故事，但因为大家还是自己，所以严格意义上没悬疑什么事。故事很简单，要填充地太多所以显得松散。窦骁最后把头发撸到后面那里也太帅了吧！给前女友看看就没这些事了吧
开始略闷，这么热闹还能圆起来的国产电影现在的评分真有点离谱。春来老哥可以的，好角色摩多摩多。
没有铺垫，而是一层一层反向加戏，全靠编剧与观众的信息差，犹如开了金手指，一个个人物和剧情合理地加进来，尤其是结尾快递员的黑化，虽然对应了前面广播里的“一对新婚夫妇被快递员杀”的事实，但中间的人物形象是割裂的，黑化的很没铺垫，故事是可以，但金手指般的上帝视角还是一般般，而且范伟的表演在这完全就是小人物的作态，有点套路化了
真太无聊了 想法人人可以有 但手艺有限就没意义
多线头，节奏稍慢，稍微有点绕，特别是外卖哥杀人那段，出现了两次，看的时候有点懵，还是得稍微思考一下，在恍然大悟上不那么流畅，话说回来，能有这样的片子不容易啊。
国产悬疑片+1星，值得鼓励！多线叙事，演技都挺好，配乐恰如其分。不过为了反转而反转，剧情有点点扯，不真实，哈哈哈哈哈
其实还不错，说不上哪里好，也没有特别差的地方，悬疑反转节奏都可以，但是缺乏沉浸感或者代入感，观众也没有任何线索，可以说是本格推理一样的风格，但同样也没法把情感带入任何一个人，观众始终都是游离在电影之外的局外人，就像是坐着看别人玩了一场剧本杀。
不管谁拍的电影涉及到倒卖人口犯罪，不论拍得水平如何，我都必须帮帮场子。
类似的电影不是没有，就没见过这么操蛋的，你们确定是来搞事的？
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