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
能拍出這樣電影的國家真的很了不起，我們還真沒有資格嘲笑India🇮🇳
最为热血的青春漫，竟然从一群小学生中间看到了。一个靠积分作为机械排名的阶级学校与人工智能，一个让人人成为精英的装置，在最后的奔跑马拉松中，融化孤独的温暖，传承老大面具的英雄，还有脱落自卑勇敢奔跑的女孩，每个人都发现了无意义背后的真实。
印度又一部“正义扳倒邪恶”的主旋律电影。电影背后的真实案例令人肃然起敬，但近年来多部印度主旋律对观众已然再无新意，超过2.5小时的时长以及缓慢的故事推进，硬撑着看完。结尾也是一贯的流俗结尾…感觉一段时间内不想再看印度电影
m21309：为印度精英左广告？根源是什么？
反精英，反内卷，让孩子自由而健康的成长，这次活泼可爱而又略带咸湿的小新又做到了。第一次带妹妹看小新，她笑得好开心，因为小新会跳屁屁舞啊[呲牙]
推理也不错，结果是为了喜欢 hhh
2小时40分的正反压制式打法，也就只有印度片还能编织出这么多的桥段和伏笔吧，而且歌舞也就只占了20分钟？确实难以想象，在全知视角和情绪赋予里，强弱对比这么明显，法官彻底成为背景板，印度人是怎么编剧做到顺理成章的
男主角的职业在国内早已被污名化为过街老鼠一般的存在，在可以预见的将来，能与之画上等号的即是女权。如果说让渡权力可以获得更简单安定的生活，那人类又为何从奴隶、封建一直走向共和？
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反思丑恶当然需要反思，赞颂伸张正义当然需要赞颂。不公一直存在，以后也不可能一劳永逸地被消灭，但是哪怕多一个坚持良心正义的律师、JC、法官或平民，这个世界就会好上哪怕千百万分之一，也可能，就是某个家庭的百分之百，甚至是百分之千千万。
片中反应的种姓制度有多荒谬，处于制度最底层的人民生活就有多沉重，而男主这样愿意站出来去帮助他们抗争的人，就有多值得歌颂。
你想赢对吧？
看了这部片子觉得印度是有希望的，更加尊敬印度。
太牛逼了，看看人家印度这电影，全程2小时40分钟我甚至都不舍得暂停一秒钟。印度是有它的缺点，但是更需要有人说出真相，这样才能反思，才能在微弱中有所改变，哪怕一点点也好。结合今天看到的某大导演要拍史诗级英雄片的消息，也就只能苦笑一下了。
悬疑，青春，友情，爱情，亲情。青春没有无意义的事，泪目。
平实。有什么能凌驾于司法之上呢？
能拍出這樣電影的國家真的很了不起，我們還真沒有資格嘲笑India🇮🇳
挺好的，好过这几年的几部(点名批评外星人那部)，梗也有感动也有，追求菁英让我想起小新日常番有一集，风间因为考试失败被补习班的“朋友”嫌弃，拉了裤子还淋雨，最后被小新和美伢捡回家(受伤的总是风间难道是因为他的破绽太多了吗？)
控诉还是很有力的，审犯人的暴力也是全篇幅展现血腥
震撼、愤怒、敬畏，印度在很多人眼里依然落后贫穷充满犯罪，但这个国家敢于正面自己的缺陷，总好过一片歌舞升平，把肮脏龌龊埋葬隐藏。
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