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
树叶掉在手心那一刻，很有代入感，因为我也总是为这些世界突然变成立体声和升格动画的时刻所动容。能平庸地活着，能因为吃到美味食物、听到动人旋律、看见微小光影，就是找到了火花。我的人生啊，是由这些无数无数个微弱却始终明亮的火花组成的。
承接《头脑特工队》《寻梦环游记》的心灵抚慰之作～陷入诗与远方的我执，就会忘记眼前的“苟且”正是生活，都是“你一生的故事”；珍惜当下、用心对待，感受每一个想要好好活着的spark，连续不断的日常就是奇迹～后疫情时代需要这样启迪人重新审视自身与周遭世界的作品，（虽然双边救赎很美式俗套治愈但依然）有被打动到。另外，感叹迪家不愧是打造“主题乐园”的一把好手，这几年的长片都能整出设定完备、画风亮眼的异世界，这次的心灵学园也有不少技术上的新尝试吧！（小人边缘的香槟泡泡应该是《头脑》时开发出来的，风沙质感和二三维切换感觉厉害）
我想没有电影看到一半突然接到亲人去世的消息更能凸显这片子“生”的美好了，可即使如此，我更愿意把“Soul”看作是对“追求梦想”敲的警钟，就这个手法来看，的确是皮克斯最“成人”的主题了。
老牌鸡汤，陈年精酿。最后投胎去了四川？美国人最大的问题就是，觉得不能去做自己梦想中的事情就已经是人生最大的苦难了。Truth is they know nothing about suffering. 所以备受精神小布尔乔亚们的喜爱太正常了。
初生的草，翻开书本的第一页，爱情的开始，发动机开启发出的一阵嗡嗡。你在寻找的意义和目的，打从一开始就随你相伴。听风过耳，就已值得出世为人。
哭成烧饼。短暂的治愈也是治愈。短暂的逃离也是逃离。
看到后来实在是有些不耐烦了。唯一的亮点就是中阴身的世界还算新奇吧，其他的部分也不过就是鸡精汤而已，并没有很打动我。我发现自己越来越厌倦皮克斯的套路了，尤其是皮克斯动画片里面人类的形象和动态。
对比起coco，我不大喜这一部，迪士尼现在的画风越来越诡异，搞不懂好的故事和制作能力为什么要设计这么丑的主角，只能白嫖，这种动画我不愿意花钱进影院看，所有星给故事。
我只想看个2d，国内何必执着于非排3d不可？连晴雅集都不玩3d了，强行3d有意思？不是中国观众水平不行，而是利益操纵实在恶心
为啥看看风中的落叶就能找到自己的spark呢？事实证明我才是那一身黑的lost soul
講了一個非常淺顯易懂甚至於過於簡單的道理。不能否認這個故事本身特別好，但如果能再慢一點，再展開一點就更完美了。
别去标榜什么高深的目标和人生意义。人生意义就在“庸俗”的日常里，就在当下的生活里。平凡普通的人生更值得过。人间值得，你也值得。
在皮克斯近十年只有一部《头脑特工队》全方位的让我特别喜欢，特别能让我共情的情况下，我对这部电影抱着无限的憧憬又有些小担心的期待下，它也在同样的程度上俘获了我。
我大概就是22本2了。但即便我能够看到很多生活的火花，依然觉得活着没什么意思。披萨的香味，落下的种子，我体验过了，又怎样呢？没有要追求的目标和意义，一切最终还是那么乏味。所以，完全无法被打动。
主角Joe的父亲名字叫Ray是不是致敬杰米福克斯自己的《灵魂歌王》？纽约尼克斯数十年如一日地躺枪。
一个偶然的机会去重新认识人生与生活。爱好是一种性格，却不足以激发出完整性格碎片的火花，而像二十二一样接触到落叶仰望天空的那一刻，才是最触动的对生命对生活的本质向往。皮克斯对奇幻与情感元素的拿捏真的很精准，无论是寻梦环游记还是心灵奇旅，总能抓住生活中最细微的感动，并赋予它奇幻的魔力。
皮克斯给社畜们的一记温暖的摸头杀，献给所有焦虑的成年人。
本来代入了男主角，后半程完全代入了女主角，在音响掩映下嚎啕大哭。从帮助别人的动机当中拯救了自己，救命的只是那些微小的细节，摧毁了自己的声音，其实全部来自自己。希望看到22和Sadness联动。
22向着地球飞去的时候有点不敢看，生怕它降落在某个可怕的国度，对，就是内个……
把肉身投入人生的汪洋，去感受所有的美好，就是活着最大的意义。
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