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
幸亏没去电影院看。。。断断续续分开看了好几次期间还差点睡着。。。。。
时代的印记，青春的共鸣，新晋导演加油！(阿凯你地继续拍好戏比我地睇
大概就是當初看Timing的感覺，編導跟技術真的都是emily level？但可能是血液中有著tvb的因子，又或是演員的功勞，後段還是有被勾到一些情感（但實在太多其他電影的影子了）
有些片段為了服務劇情，太直白的呈現在觀眾面前，前面説完因，後頭馬上把果補上，失了留白的效果，這麼拼拼湊湊出片段，導致像拍一部濾鏡全開的MV。
麦家琪、童爱玲两位女神的出现，可算是这部电影的最大彩蛋了。
现实的压力跟社会的阅历，旁人异样的眼光，还是选择了大多数人的生活。
冚家铲电影。从片尾字幕看来，本片聚焦的其实是Gucci品牌是怎样在Gucci族人手上跌到谷底的，而并不是男女主相爱相杀的抓马。电影时间线结束之后Gucci被外人接手触底反弹。片中主要刻画的四位，确实无一例外的丑态百出，老雷对这些人物毫无怜悯或情感，尽情展现了他们各自的贪婪、无知、自私、拜金和愚蠢。Gaga发挥应是最好，眼角纹里都有戏，莱托玩得飞起，司机并没有什么发挥。
我想导演这部片子就是对自己青春的缅怀吧，只是另一个主角视角缺位，故事太散，动机不明
小时候我们总是盼望着长大，长大后却又缅怀青春
现实的压力跟社会的阅历，旁人异样的眼光，还是选择了大多数人的生活。
青春啊，无力掌控自己更没勇气给谁承诺，多得是遗憾和悲伤。李芯悦在每个内心挣扎时刻的表情都很到位。
最喜欢是两个父亲见面前后那场。其实这两个还是不错的。
6.5/10。意料之外地平庸，Gaga健硕的身形在气质上极致cos乡镇女企业家，叙事视角的转换和失焦让每个演员的表演都像是在走过场，倒是为各大商学院讲解家族管理的局限性提供了生动的教学示范。
某些地方还是有点趣味的，趣味大都在嘎嘎身上。莱托少爷完全看不出来，只能说一句牛逼。
为了狗血而狗血，关键剧情（伪造遗嘱？）一笔带过
流水账的拍法。面对金钱，其他的都是浮云了。
好不好看没关系，凭大陆不让拍，我就要打5星
我把你当好朋友，你把我当对象。。。
«La casa Gucci» El 27 de noviembre de 2021, en Cine Yelmo Luxury Palafox, Madrid, 9,90€.
令人失望。
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