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
老师送的票，中秋节自己一个人去看，电影老无聊了，和我一样。
聚焦不一样的人，审视不一样的美。
经过短暂的《岁月神偷》之后，迎来的是松散凌乱的《阿甘正传》+《奇迹男孩》。作为影片，跑道是从“小子的神奇妈妈”到“妈妈的神奇小子”，没跑完。
吴君如的表演有层次，从泼辣的妇人变得沧桑，疮痍，世俗，崩溃。
他快过了火车，行行行（De De De）！
"我不是篮球队的，我是足球队的，妈"
纪录片形式的电影，几乎没什么对白，大量的空镜头，把洞穴探险和人的生命结合在一起，给观众留下无尽的思考。
17/8/2021 @ CC Victoria。在今年奧運年看關於香港運動員的電影確是特別有感覺。故事著墨在香港運動員的現實困境而不是單純賣慘/雞湯值得一贊，雖然劇本仍有砂石(Locker的弟弟和鍾雪瑩的方Sir妹妹兩個角色的作用完全就是工具人)，另外三姑並未有因為同時擔任監製而刻意把戲份放在蘇媽上也是值得加許的。其實中段少年版蘇樺偉的故事比較感動，後段成年版雖然拍出了運動員面對經濟負擔和前途問題，但又開始跌入拋出大量金句的煽情手法令感動位不夠自然。
Nice，我的人生第一部电影院看睡着的电影
一部杜比全景声在杜比全景声影院🎥，画面和音效简直太棒了。影片非常喜欢，看完后每个人都能有自己解读，开放性很大～
在心里屡屡和小田香的《沉洞泉》进行对比。单说这部影片的话，很喜欢这部影片的结构，自然、地质和生命、肌理的交缠。越是到后面，导演越不想隐藏自己的迷思。生命的轮回和对世界认识的刷新，指向的都是一种可体验的无穷。
这个世界缺少的不是另眼相看，而是平常视之。
本以为只有前半段阿伟的成长和奋斗故事，没想到在后半段能将焦点放到社会现实问题上，整个电影的内容变得更饱满而真实。其实不是没有素材，而是很少有故事被讲述出来。任何一个地方的残障群体要是没有可见度，就更不可能有完善的保障和福利。
赢再多奖牌也没能改变生活落寞的局面，努再多的力也无人知晓。
#2021北影节 3.5 光影和声音细部冲击，向上建筑高楼，向下求索探洞，一样都是人类的挑战。绘制洞下最后落笔，云雾倾泻满了整屏，是美的体验。（但我和杨老师预设的都是1960年的洞，讲越狱的，还期待着到了洞下能汇合什么的，这个心路历程太好笑了）
很美！刚进去坐在那儿差点哭了，梦回黑泽明的梦。观众起码对我而言，我永远需要这样的大荧幕。虽然中间也不知不觉的晕厥了哈哈哈，出了电影院一男生对着他朋友说，这谁挑的电影啊？我一下笑喷了。
北影节#24/人类怎么就从满眼的山川河流变到了iPhone13的，这物种完了。
虽然是郑思杰老师安利，但是依旧要说这种廉价感动网大，还是少拍
语言被简化为最根本的呼声 在没有观念之前 每个镜头里都有神迹
#2021IFFMH# 4.5 / 人归于自然和人深入自然，两种融合的结合。
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