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
3.5。前80分钟是非常普通的印度电影，配乐紧凑到吵得慌，即使刚开庭律师的辩护词也不过是老生常谈的“程序正义”和“实体正义”，以为这片子也就止步到这里。直到后50分钟真相层层浮出水面，先是给我们这些“凡事有消息就热衷发帖、被操纵产生某种可以利用的情绪的网民”一记大耳光，然后再抛出一个问题“媒体的存在是为了报道真相，还是媒体所说的才是真相？”。再之后掀开表面引导向更深的真相，说到底一切问题都与ZZ有关，“体制在口人”、“让提出问题的人沉默、给讨论的人戴上手铐”。世风日下无新鲜事，13亿的印度或15亿的..面对的问题实则都差不多。最后几幕被害的女教授和对学生说“每个人都有慷慨发表意见的权利，但是你有勇气付诸实践吗？”。现实是，我们大多数都是那场大学会议上想伸手表赞同但又放下手的、沉默的人。
前半部分和后半部分在主题上的选择上真是极限反转，也只有印度这个神奇的国家才能诞生这种电影。这片的风格跟《万岁毕姆》很相似，前半部分就是印度人民受难图鉴，真正的主角出场很晚，而且很扁平化、神格化，仍带有一丝阿三开挂的调调在里面，虽然本片也在修补这一点，添加了一个冗长的结尾试图丰富一下主角的过往，但反而显得狗尾续貂
好糟糕劣质的节奏…不是好电影，哪里体现了敢讲？ 就像是营销号的知识量，也就糊弄天朝电影爱好者，大清都亡了！还闭着眼。
我们对它呈现出的“尖锐”的赞美仅仅来自于我们遭受的审核制度。
明明Jeff没有任何表情，但我好像能读懂他所有的情绪，这个穿着派克大衣的机器人的可爱程度堪比WALL.E，不分伯仲
观感减分地方真的很多，配乐瞎起，演技也不行。但是我们的电影技法明明比印度成熟那么多，高明的导演也多那么多。唉
我们对它呈现出的“尖锐”的赞美仅仅来自于我们遭受的审核制度。
里面那个警官演的太好了吧…影片最后那几分钟有点多余…
媒体在争相报道，电视台在讨论，一个关于女性的案子引发了全国的关注，最后水落石出，真相大白。
为啥豆瓣这么高分啊? 这不是荒岛余生 Cast Away的末世版本?一开始像fallout里的捡垃圾,还挺有末世感觉. 后面的剧情感觉很抽离,我宁愿跟球聊. young robotic我看来还不大行
一碗丰盛的麻辣烫，有女性议题，政治议题，媒体议题……警察冲动杀人确实一开始就不可信，果然反转了，律师那么神能弄明白事件全过程也不可信，后面也圆回来了，除了结尾有点理想主义喊口号，前面都很好，政治🟰黑暗，在哪个国家都是一样的，至少印度端出来这么一碗诚意满满的麻辣烫（不输韩国）而且，画面还蛮干净，真的是第一次见到……
虽然不明白什么原理可以让机器人永远有电。不过有这么一个朋友照顾一切还能送终。确实也太安心了。。。虽然是科幻，但讲的都是信任。好像很适合2020以后世界末日的样子。2022年又严重了。
真的只是题材立意好吗？真的只是拍了我们拍不出的题材吗？不能选择性眼瞎吧，这部电影在完成度上确实很高，层层相扣，一步步升级，用一部电影拍出了印度各个层面的问题，这不仅仅是敢拍的问题，整部电影的结构层次还有视角的切换都已经非常成熟。虽然我也会开玩笑说韩国电影治国，但是看看现在韩国甚至印度电影的完成度和体系化真的是要学习的吧，摆烂不要说着说着就当真了，如果能让你拍你想拍的题材你就拍的出了？
故事情节简单到了白开水的地步，但又包含了所有的人生历程与感悟。就看观众个人自己怎么加戏了。 绝大多数人的人生跟男主一样，就是一场瞎忙， 一场奔波之后啥也没得到，然后继续奔波，奔不动了交给后人继续奔。 每个人都有个性都有渴望，就连机器人也不想让自己很平庸，希望自己很特别，很在乎自己的名字， 但最后接受的现实就是平庸的努力活下去，为了一条小狗，为了那一丁点的生活美好而努力奔波。
印度现在的电影把严肃的社会议题和商业片所需要的跌宕起伏结合得越来越好了 虽然说里面所呈现的根深蒂固的顽疾远不是一场慷慨激昂有煽动力的演讲就能改善的 但至少没有一味的粉饰太平
神了，最近的一次望月，全程高能，无限反转
还想说一句
“这就是政治 为了赢我会玩任何肮脏的游戏”。“一旦被这种疯狂所煽动 他们就不只是党员了 他们会成为信徒”。政治家们只会让公众看到他们想让公众所看到的对他们有利的舆论导向 也只允许公众发出他们想要的声音。同时再煽动公众的情绪和热血为他们所用。联想起从去年到现在发生的无数公众义愤填膺但至今依旧悬而未决的事情感慨良多 什么时候我们国家才能拍出如此复杂深刻直面现实的电影啊。P.S.学生果然还是最容易被当枪使的一群人啊。
谁和我一样只是一个瞎起哄的文青，眼见都不一定为实，何况是在政治乌云下布的局。网络时代不做那个带节奏的愤怒青年！
题材是好题材，但是电影的节奏太奇怪了，印度的特色还是怎么呢，前一个小时太无聊了，背景没必要铺陈这么久，直接从庭审开始就可以，但是又感觉后面破案也没有那么燃，真的不够吸引我眼球，7分吧，如果改编得精简有力也许分数更好
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