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
不错哎，物理学的倍儿明白，动作场景非常丝滑
虽然本片的题材并不新颖，依旧是和平拯救世界，中止仇恨的螺旋云云，而且几乎可以断言地借鉴了《金刚》与《驯龙高手》，但相比于《光年正传》这样的电影，还是有心得多。
6分-整个故事中规中矩，毫无波澜，就是看惯了白人小孩，突然来个黑人小孩，不太适应！
大航海时代前期 保护生态环境从古代做起 美好世界
不错哎，物理学的倍儿明白，动作场景非常丝滑
PS 行定勋拍《GO!大暴走》时，有没有预料到踩白线游戏会被人多次模仿呢？&.东出昌大的戏份完全可以剪掉啊！！！
至少，给孩子们讲述一个相信善良，相信这样一个没有仇恨世界的童话，总不会是什么坏事。
这也太扯了这剧情 而且这不就是海洋版驯龙高手吗，长的都那么像
怎么肥事，最近看的都想给五星。这导演做了我一直心心念的事，自从看过《黑镜》某集之后，就也想能把所有的人生能完整记录重现。结尾出租车上一帧一帧一张一张一段一段时光倒放，爱了。其实女主没那么爱男主吧，不过这没什么所谓，你把整部电影当成一大的vlog，就品出好了来。这世界真的有平行空间和分支剧情吗？说不定呢。
海洋版驯龙记 但剧本太差了 可惜了作画 所以这类动画还是驯龙记能打
其实是一个反思战争本质与揭穿政治阴谋的小故事，可惜其中一切设定都是一拍脑门就想出来的简单玩意。
很多人说这部电影是《驯龙高手》的姐妹篇，但其实这部电影放在俄乌战争打了小半年的2022年来看，反战意味特别浓厚，有色人种的小女孩人设也特别ZZ正确，最后面对国王和王后的那番慷慨陈词成年人都未必说得出，但这更说明了现实问题的苍白无力。把战争的平息寄托或聚焦在一两个充满主角光环的普通人身上？翻翻史书，有哪场战争是被一两个作为“天选之子”的普通人平息的？没有！真理永远在大炮的射程以内，战场上得不到的东西也别指望在谈判桌上得到，弱国无外交，落后就要挨打。被剧中船员鄙夷的“上帝之手”的手段却是现实中常有的，无利不起早，今天所有的争斗挑起都有数百年像毛线团一样扯不清楚的厉害纠葛，但是这就是现实。这样的故事只能用动画去描写，甚至真人演出来都会显得不具说服力。海兽的种类设定略单一了些，大海兽就出现三、四种…
无法成为大人的原因是（=not able to move on）。很喜欢剧里一句话，那尚未成佛的词语，等待着你的书写。男主一辈子都挂着这个人是否普通的口头禅，这个的来源就是他第一任女友。而这个女友也变成了他一直无法放下往前走的根源。此时此刻，人生是否普通已不再重要，更重要的是在遇到困境时坚信总会有阳光再次照入。很喜欢这个片子倒叙并环节相扣的表现手法，对男主实惨的处境同情，但有时人生又怎么会是能主观控制的呢。
故事挺老套的，而且怪兽把他们带到新小岛的时候还期待能看到更多种类的怪兽，结果总共也就讲了3种怪兽和1个宠物。
童话版V字仇杀队 非常理想主义的乌托邦电影
能不成为大人就不成为了吧，反正也就是那么一生。
逻辑好薄弱，碰到一个亲人的海兽，也不代表能把所有其他海兽当宠物……我们没有海兽的普通地球，海洋里都有很多有威胁的生物。结尾靠着小女孩的嘴炮改变了一切？也太想当然的逻辑了，迪士尼公主看了都得摇头。
我真的好喜欢动物和人类小女孩的友情呜呜呜呜哭得好大声，来多点这样的有色人种小女孩的动画片！！！！！
俗套但好看，我其实挺喜欢这样的结局，对于动画电影需要一个美好圆满的结局，即便现实的我们知道这种事情不可能，被资本与zf长期洗脑的人民不可能因为一个小女儿两句演讲突然顿悟。士兵也会为所谓的荣耀与正义一直战斗到底。
【第一感觉打分】剧情比较俗套，阎魔的强大似乎没有体现出来，设定上过于省事了。好在故事紧凑，画面也流畅，所以即使没有惊艳，观感也不会差。
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