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
今年看过的最无聊和莫名其妙的片子。钢铁直男内心实际上是个同性恋，女权片无疑。女导演是真不行，决定把导演拉黑。
拍得很漂亮，但故事很多地方不清不楚，男主的痛苦和占有欲来自哪里 男主对男孩的转变来自哪里 上一秒戏弄下一秒的示好 示好是真心还是假意 如果是假意 到真心的转变来自哪里 不能是明示男主是gay后马上看上男孩吧
人畜无害的“小清新”其实有可能是最最危险的
女导演的细腻柔韧见微知著无形中加深了这部片子的力量感，故事背景、发生区域都非常男性化，通过不露声色的艺术观对抗，游牧生活的点滴，男性压倒女性，直男压倒“娘炮”的共通世界。片子全程没有什么过激情节却处处透着情欲和张力，调度很厉害。
01:59:50-02:00:07特写了钦定版圣经（King James Version of the Bible, KJV）中的《诗篇》Psalm 22:16/17/18/19/20，其中Psalm 22:20即“Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog”是本片唯一一次点题，Psalm 22:16即“For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.”则清晰地解释了the dog即the wicked（恶人）。
外强中干深柜被腹黑心机boy算计的故事🤠用了很大的篇幅做铺垫和刻画Phil卷福也是贡献了自己全部的演技（以及一闪而过的丁丁）虽然节奏缓慢情感隐晦但不影响是个好故事👏导演非常擅长刻画克制压抑的情感
一部批判男性气质的影片，不知为何评论区看到了很多厌女狂欢
我从未见过男主角这样傲慢无礼之人。电影开场10分钟，到了餐馆那场戏，他吼那个琴师我是真的忍无可忍了，实在看不下去，直接关了。
最压迫神经的影像往往采用最克制的调度。简·坎皮恩的视听乍看平平无奇，但静默中积蓄着可怕张力，表层起伏又带起暗流涌动，非常有pua魔力。
No.6 学院派电影人的代表作，节奏工整，优秀的文学作品改编，演员的表演精彩。现在就可以预测今年奥斯卡的最佳摄影就是这部了。本尼的表演不能再好了，其他演员也很好，但他的大特写特别多，树林里那场独角情欲戏，值得反复观看。
现在的主海报很劝退我，以为只是卷福的个人秀，其实看完不是的，麦菲的表演，让我觉得更胜一筹。
这个片子我真的看了好久，前半段总是因为各种事情被打断，漫长得像永远不会结束，到结尾的时候步步紧逼、最后一下干脆利落，如男主扭断那只兔子的脖子一般。
男性之力，包括强权之力和强壮之力。本片凸出了男性的强权之力，也顺带辩证地观赏男性的强壮之力。男权体系之下，阴柔与出柜都成了绝对禁忌，对心灵的长期囚禁造就了阴暗世界的传承，男人与男孩也便成了镜像一般的存在。故事内核方面，与戛纳大热的《钛》殊途同归，热衷于把控世界的阳刚之气，放不下对强权的臣服，涂炭了人本来的爱与善良，杀敌一百，自损三千。欧美的学院系统好像越来越关注人类个体情感的自处，这比一味追求“价值正确”要高级很多，也进步了很多。
威尼斯主竞赛第三场，阿莫多瓦和简坎皮恩都老了呀。前半段看得我昏昏欲睡，剧情推进得太慢。总之略有点失望吧！
一场精心策划，还是过河拆桥？都是成年人，我想彼得一早看出菲儿的本心，妈妈以为是菲儿引诱了儿儿，其实我想是彼得请君入瓮。
从开头方格窗户看出去外面的群山，我就知道这是一部符合我审美的电影。
就，挺在我的点上的。精巧又含蓄。邓斯特跟假呆萌竟真的是两口子。
语焉不详和克制并不能画上等号，“细思极恐”的“恐”完全由Jonny Greenwood提供，康伯巴奇纯属miscast。这种极其拧巴的所谓“现代式”西部片对masculinity的讨论比起John Ford、Howard Hawks当年来说可真是差远了
导演真的太克制太含蓄了，又是同性又是谋杀的，换别人拍分分钟给你拍成爽片，但我们的导演愣是连个拥抱亲嘴都不给你看lol
新西兰拍的电影是不是就没有外景不好看的 文火慢炖的剧情配合恰到好处的bgm 最后再给你致命一刀 导演这功力不服不行
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