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
好爱Wednesday啊，喜欢她的台词
【3.0】除却柔情再无其他，拍到这部东木已经没有任何的表达欲了。
第一部异类和从众之间的冲突，第二部讲家庭，即使不同也能是一家人，变得更温情了，也算是亚当斯一家的新概念故事。但感觉相较从前的系列电影感觉少了些讽刺和黑色幽默的元素，剧情稍微有点老套，让我想到了不停出续集的卑鄙的我，总体来说就很失望。
第一部都那么烂了，我是出于什么心态才会对第二部抱有期待？只能埋怨自己了。
Wednesday明明那么聪明，竟然还被骗了…坏蛋boss也一下就被人猜到了，剧情一般，很多情节含糊不清一下就被跳过了…
漸入佳境，大章魚挺好玩的，本週內第二次看到高領毛衣喬-當boss 模板了
看得非常疑惑，既然已经拿出过《完美的世界》，又何必把“父子”上路的情节再拍一遍，还编排得如此笨拙？最要命的是，这是一部不服老的电影，而老牛仔已经比《爱尔兰人》还要步履蹒跚，却仍要逞强驭马。东木明明在《骡子》里给自己留下了一个体面的结局，又用《理查德·朱维尔的哀歌》证明了导演技艺的稳健，但《哭泣的男人》完全是破功之作，不过九十岁老人的进取心终究值得一个瑞思拜。
君子于役，不知其期。曷至哉？鸡栖于埘。日之夕矣，羊牛下来。君子于役，如之何勿思！
Make macho a Saturday night BBQ... 😂东木老爷子要保重身体呀！
大人找孩子，孩子找大人，历经磨难，相互救赎。91岁高龄的伊斯特伍德再次演绎美式传统类型。温情还在，热血无存。6
一无既往地教育观众做个好人，期待下一部。。（淘宝可以买到片里的那个重要道具，搜“压饼器”，但好像不能压很薄的饼。）
五星献给Marta，附带一星给大公鸡和保甲长。
一段始于被固板印象束缚住意义的单向旅途，被对于回归家庭的美式主流价值观的怀疑所撼动而终结在了彼岸。一个非教徒找到了属于他的伊甸园，并依旧能保有区隔善恶是非的世俗观念去继续赋予行动的外在意义。这已经不再是观点输出为先的政治宣言或檄文，而仅仅是带有不同于宗教式自赎意味的反思性自传体短片合集了。很满足，但能很清楚的知道这是脱离于电影本体魅力的淡然处世态度之满足。
这次片子在人设一致的情况下，对于音乐这一块着笔是浓墨重彩的，有点意思。
哈哈哈快乐的笑笑，就喜欢这一家子，这次主题旅游，还多了很多风景看，Wednesday如此风格一致怎么可能不是一家子呐，最喜欢那个跳舞玩偶
好爱Wednesday啊，喜欢她的台词
作为演员肉身的东木，作为活跃银幕半个世纪的角色形象之总和的东木，和作为本片导演和主演的东木，如此之多的印记挤压在了同一具苍老的身躯之中，观众无法从过往的观影经验中完全剔除所有关于他的印象，他当然也不能。在这种情况下，“迟缓”和“愚钝”似乎是一种状态的必须，似乎只有通过这样才能触碰到某些真实的东西，但我说不清楚那是什么。
漸入佳境，大章魚挺好玩的，本週內第二次看到高領毛衣喬-當boss 模板了
主线剧情进展颇有离谱（但是貌似结合人物设定，这种离谱的剧情竟然有些道理是怎么肥四）
本来想给三星，但我真的想想都气不过，除了一家人形象没变，还有一点亚当斯一家的氛围吗？全是烂透了的套路小片段，别去环球旅行了！就呆在庄园里拍日常都比这好一百倍！
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