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
很难过国内拍不出这种历史人文底蕴深厚的传记片
这就是让我们有罪的命根子
当然，在一个一天到晚都赢麻了、YYDS、实在是绝绝子的国家里面，有些人的确只能至死不变。
只能说主题挺感人的，其他吗，人物脸谱，故事套路，剧本简直就是一塌糊涂
气死我了！这个黑白+古装+儒学这么好的背景，基督教异端儒家学者流放小岛，写下前世未有之鱼类百科全书这么好的题材，思想交汇、自然风光、历史感…竟然被处理成这样一味煽情，简单粗暴的烂俗故事，真是气死我了气死我了…
看着韩国人2800万人民币拍出的《兹山鱼谱》，再想想中国电影都在拍什么，心里确实有点难过。
读书改变不了贱民的黑白，至少可以自己看到彩色的参差多态；躲不开《牧民心书》，至少可以写《兹山鱼谱》。前半段以文字对抗既定框架的立意极好，维特根斯坦点赞，进士生活的片段略平。只可惜拥有李白、苏轼的你我却拍不出这样的电影～
#R# 4.0分。比《思悼》把极具历史张力的故事私人化后显得不称的电影好不少，偏远小岛上的流放故事尺寸颇为宜人。丁若铨有“见众生”的德性，抗拒罗马教廷通过北京教会传下的禁止祭祀先人的指令，因为这将笃信教众的性命变成对抗的筹码（或许政治化的儒教与天主教是一样的）；这种德性多少在张昌大身上得到继承，触发他最终归隐的导火索。在影响时，较宽的画幅充当了某种卷轴（或许在中近景中他也充当疲惫的眼睑），而前半段的山水景色和海滩俯拍处理更具有山水画/工笔画的质感；特别要说起两次类似的处理，第一次是丁若铨望月，镜头推远上抬左晃后下沉完成了丁若铨从室内到观月处的变幻，第二次则是丁若铨与张昌大的知识交换，镜头右移上抬瞄准海鸟后风云变幻再下沉，前后在讨论同一话题，个人感觉自然第一次更好。另我不喜欢几抹做作的彩色，尤其青鸟。
就按照自己的本性来活。
师父开场，徒弟收尾，是有点视点偏移，也由此带来主题的多元（混乱）。尽管如此，仍看得很感动。
难得没有黑宗主国，而对倭国则是一如既往的没好感。
看着韩国人2800万人民币拍出的《兹山鱼谱》，再想想中国电影都在拍什么，心里确实有点难过。
看罢感慨良多。“帝国最优秀的人才却与鱼虾相伴”。想起韩昌黎的诗：“嗟哉吾党二三子，安得至老不更归。”《兹山鱼谱》用汉语写成，去年点校了一部分，国内还没出过。
吐槽3：这种视听表现也能吹？我真服。
看的时候我就在想，中国有这么多耳熟能详的古代文人学者，怎么就拍不出一部佳作的，而且想到国内拍脑海中就是文绉绉的、端着的，一部平易近人，一部普通的故事真的很难得。影片后半段的说教意味有点重，冲淡了前面轻松淡然的氛围有点可惜。
3、在被流放的十多年里，士大夫丁若铨没有气馁，他找到了自己存在的价值和意义，死的时候还在伏案疾书《兹山鱼谱》……像仙鹤那样振翅奋飞于辽阔的天宇固然令人欣喜，但当雷电交加、翅膀折断，在淤泥里自由地生活未尝没有意义。
用中华文化做着人家电影的文化输出，算你厉害！
有人却天生乐得跻身同流如鳝鱼入污泥。
理学和格物，入世和出世，民间疾苦声，自由平等观。若是流水账记录和商业片套路得以润化，真乃神片。海胆化身的青鸟也还是要躲在兹山中方能在污泥里飞过，任尔东西南北风。
一个真正伟大的人即使被扔到地球的角落里也会有所作为，太感动了。
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