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
个人觉得是今年最好看的国产电影，作为一部历史战争片，从一个普通家庭的一对兄弟开始，见民族见战争见国家，整体的基调定对了以后，剧情也比较流畅，新老演员演的都不错，几个主要人物都形象鲜明，真金白银的钱砸进去了，大场面随处可见，飞机坦克爆炸枪战肉搏应有尽有，三个小时的电影几乎没有冷场的戏份。
只要努力就会成功！
哎，为什么不能在和妹妹拥抱的那一刻就结束呢。每个人都表演得很好，完成得也工整流畅，但是就是差点意思，可能是因为导演想拍创业苦，又处处手下留情。本来期待看到更多实业的内容和展现主角智商和野心的部分，结果却流于合家欢。
大场面拍得不错，文戏太拖沓了。易烊千玺的台词真的得练练，这也太差了，根本听不清说什么。
太长了，剧情却不饱满。很多感情戏真的没必要。所以槽点太多了。看得我想回家再看一遍那人那兔那些事里面抗美援朝那一集。东北是真特么冷。那些士兵要去打别人的仗真的不容易。
野心不小”
不得不说，真是一部值得称赞的电影。中国人骨子里散发的乐观积极，不会被打倒的勇气，淳朴而野性充满生命力，在这部电影里呈现的很好。易烊千玺的演技真的牛逼，贡献了影帝级别的表演。
易烊千玺真的和别的这个年纪的小孩完全不同，酒席上的那一段我真的在想这个年轻的躯壳里装的是一个多么成熟的灵魂。眼神里好像藏满了风霜，未来可期，以后他的每部电影我都会去看。
这个故事没有药神打动人心，因为每个人都知道他们最后一定会成功，所以他们满是坚毅倔强和勇敢决心，却没有我们面对生活的压力绝望和不安无助。
现实主义中夹带点浪漫主义。故事讲的是小人物的风雨和无奈，刻画的人物也都像是现实生活中存在的，只有奋斗才有希望。易烊千玺的演技给人有很大的惊喜。
四星半，的确是一个“奇迹”，另一种意义上的“雄狮少年”，残酷暖伤又乐观坚强，体验了世间的恶也感受到人间的善意，这不仅是一个南方打工仔的传奇经历——一如既往的文牧野，许多熟面孔，小人物的集体抗争逆袭，也把生活骨感残酷的一面揭开给人看，为了救妹妹吃尽苦头的穷苦少年令人心疼，幸运的是每个人最后都获得了救赎（或许这就是最好的结局吧），欣慰的是千玺更成熟了，这么复杂的角色hold住一点没问题（比《少年的你》更上层楼）——bug也很多，难以想象假如最后质检不合格或者大boss腹黑不讲理，这一群人的努力不都全打水漂了嘛（再次陷入万劫不复的深渊），结局显然是妥协与为了某种平衡——既抚慰了观众也迎合了市场和主旋律，理想化一切苦难是不现实的，最后感觉这个故事以纪录片的形式呈现或许更合适，真实的力量往往胜过一切。
第一场看完了，有笑有泪，不愧是文牧野，同时你永远可以相信易烊千玺！
不理解为什么一些人说是烂片。我真的觉得很好啊！
和女朋友一起看的这部电影，女朋友说这如果刚毕业身边有这样的小男生，肯定追他啊，追不成，也得和他一起创业啊。
长津湖 2022.2.4 上午补课，下午去看新的。好看的正能量。
人情很暖，奋斗也很正能量，电影是很好看的，但这样的电影要传递给年轻人什么影响呢，毕竟这样的铤而走险在任何一个环节上出问题，都会造成惨败的结局，不值得提倡，兄妹俩这种情况应该试着申请大病求助，妹妹这么小，20岁的哥哥能不能够有资格成为她的监护人？我不太懂这方面的问题，社区能不能帮扶，健全的社会里，俩孤儿怎么会被逼进这样一个绝境里？
是好看！故事俗套，但是像文牧野这样能把故事讲完整的导演真的不多了！
少一些硬要烘托气氛的背景音乐好么？离开了宏大BGM和慢动作，中国人难道就不懂感动了么？
万里长城，山河大地，易烊千玺在火车上被罚站时看到的风景，就是烈士们前赴后继的理由。在和平的今天，骄傲而灿烂地活下去，不负被鲜血染红的五星红旗在万里山河烈烈地飘扬。
真实故事改编，肯定是最有魅力，最打动人心。
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