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
头一次在大银幕上看如此久远的影片，而且还是彩色修复版本，虽然有个别色彩上的掉帧不同步，但总体修复的还算可以。剧情就不用说了，经典中的经典，几位老表演艺术家教科书般的演技，再加上彩色画面的映衬，显得更加立体鲜活饱满。以后希望更多的黑白老片子能够彩色修复后在电影院重映，让我们90后00后能在大银幕上欣赏到更多建国初期的经典作品。
2.姚苇对李侠有微妙的情感，基本可解释全片最大的bug
挺有感触的电影，视角有点狭窄，更多的是塑造人物形象而不是讲故事
4K彩色修复版真挺震撼，完全可以说是一部新电影。
跑老远找到一家艺术院线看，彩色修复观感极佳。《潜伏》等谍战经典都能看到这部的影子，鼻祖。“同志们，永别了。我想念你们。”
新中国的成立，是因为有了千千万万个像“李侠”这样甘于奉献，勇于牺牲的烈士的付出。他的存在如同一块“砖”，哪里需要往哪搬，不仅爽快接受新任务，还能对新人“兰芬”在革命情感和业务上进行传帮带。演员的年龄和剧情虽然距离现在有段时间，但他们真实的演技、真挚情感的融入却把那段岁月栩栩如生地带到观众“面前”。“电波”就像一颗革命的种子，是火把，是光明，更是希望。一个“李侠”倒下了，背后还有千千万万个“李侠”前赴后继。我想，正是因为心怀“革命必胜”的信心，所以李侠烈士在被捕时可以面带微笑地说出“同志们，永别了，我想念你们”的话语。特别喜欢最后的那段蒙太奇，浪漫而生动，升华了整个主题。
知识储备不足以评价这种电影。我的感觉结构已经被奶头乐形塑了，只能讲一些直观感受，像温暖的洋流，虽然很多情节都发生在黑夜，却有一种极其明亮的视觉体验。真喜欢兰芬对李侠暗生情愫的段落，想到一个非常反革命的词，“红袖添香”，但这两个人和他们的所作所为恰恰是对这个词最大的颠覆。
精神可嘉！值得铭记！虽然修复的一般，但看电影看的不光是画面，更重要的是情感表达。最后一句台词瞬间破防！“永别了…”
感动。但只是因为结局和里面的真人真事，完全不是因为电影本身。
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTY0OTI4MjA=.html
2021.09.24 终于啊 不消逝的电波结束了
很痛心，什么样的坚强意志支撑着这些革命先烈牺牲自我。哭了
彩色4K复原版，我真的眼睛都要瞎了。剧情蛮紧凑的。大家都说男主帅，但是我一直在注意男主的发际线😥只觉得男主长得很伟光正。
央视频4K修复的彩色电影，非常喜欢，一个是对修复工作者表达敬意，另外是感受到了爷爷奶奶那个时代对党忠诚的精神，跨越时代的体验。
白小姐告诉男女主说：组织批准你们结婚了，男主的表情真是微妙：）
2021.10.04曹杨影城观影，彩色修复版
学校百廿校庆 放露天电影看的
易烊千玺很出彩
头一次在大银幕上看如此久远的影片，而且还是彩色修复版本，虽然有个别色彩上的掉帧不同步，但总体修复的还算可以。剧情就不用说了，经典中的经典，几位老表演艺术家教科书般的演技，再加上彩色画面的映衬，显得更加立体鲜活饱满。以后希望更多的黑白老片子能够彩色修复后在电影院重映，让我们90后00后能在大银幕上欣赏到更多建国初期的经典作品。
孙道临老艺术家不论是几十年前还是现在，在大荧幕上，那张脸真的就是既亲和儒雅又玉树临风，到底是老艺术家，气质真绝。
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