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
太喜欢了，偶然生发故事，故事滋生情感，爱恨或是痛悔，时过境迁，波动和荡漾都只剩下余音袅袅。那么短小的体量，却能凝结一段时空，有点艾丽丝·门罗短篇小说的感觉呢。
笑点不尬，泪点溢出过多。这部电影，败在内核还是俗气的，却胜在感情过于真挚。其实我很能理解大多数豆友的想法，我们只是不愿承认贾玲也能拍出这么优秀的一部电影罢了。
3.直白的偶然，直白的想象。
真的好哭，妈妈不希望你挣多少钱多牛逼，健康快乐就好，还有那句“来让我高兴的”。其实我很理解女儿会觉得妈妈嫁的差了，不够幸福，或者受了其他委屈等等，但从她自己嘴里说出来“这辈子很幸福”，再选一次还是愿意这样过，挺感慨的
三段故事都很喜欢，闲暇里的奇妙假想，偶遇中冲动的心意，用其他名字修饰的性欲。电影里相差无几的时分，最后一则巧遇最奇妙。迫不及待地追上她跟前，诉说的情感显得宜人而灵动，即使是不相干的人，也是生活中最美好的事情之一
各种暧昧情绪跟早上看的豆瓣er恋爱片反差太大了
终于找到了洪尚秀正确的打开方式…剧作厉害的，细节处莫名联想到生活中自我与他人的剪影，看到最后一个故事恍惚间甚至怀疑导演是不是读过女校…好吧，所谓对影成三人，还有一人便是艺术，便是电影。
正在我哭的直抽搐时，后座的一位阿姨来了一句：这有什么可哭的？？？
滨口确实能写 三个故事描画了因为偶然因素被从压抑中释放出来的情绪：控制、欲望、遗憾。三者都透过想象（假如破坏前男友的现任关系、假如美女学生是色情段落的主角、假如错认的对方是中学的旧爱）来得以在画面与思维中实现。无论是重复性结构、对白的核心地位、拉镜头的情绪运动，还是对想象与现实的模糊都无不在直白地致敬洪常秀，但同时滨口的角色又更具道德色彩 在那即将越界的时刻打住 让想象的思绪介入 即便第二个故事人物很惨却依然是很干净的 这是洪电影里的渣男渣女所不具备的。第二个故事其实对三个短片做了总结：滨口和教授一样在做着结构主义大师的工作 让意义透过非人格主体的结构关系呈现出来 而非个人化的书写。第一个故事一直在心疼车钱 但最喜欢最后一个故事 陌生人的偶然相遇所激发出的温暖 其实最后在天桥远景结束更佳
开着的门：一场未遂的诱惑，在作品中寻找连接的桥梁。“开着的门”这个细节很有意思，失去了对自我的封闭空间，但换来了精神上的立直。一种主动的开放。
换了陈赫是5星 恶心他 没想到泪点是这样 有笑有泪 待会儿再复习一下小品
各种暧昧情绪跟早上看的豆瓣er恋爱片反差太大了
奇妙的相遇 厚重的回忆 承载于命运与幻想之轮
最后一个故事好温暖啊，如果没有这个段落，整部影片在我看来或许只能打3颗星。
偶然的想象，想象的偶然，各种魔幻时刻，各种三，斯阔以和阔瓦伊的坦诚，对镜头的直视，好久不见的变和没变；比较喜欢第三段和第一段出租车上的聊天，在谈话中相互爱抚的境界；滨口有种特有的语调，忍不住和洪尚秀相比，感觉滨口对人与人的亲密关系还是更乐观一些，拥抱生活里的偶然和想象，还挺鼓舞人的呢
【勉强3.5】我感受得到贾玲的用心，但如果我是导演，我一定不会允许我的母亲再过一遍这样的人生。
真有意思啊，比同期《花束般的恋爱》好看太多了。精致的剧本，都是日常生活中常见又不常见的事，每个故事都很喜欢。第二个故事教授总是把门打开，这点还蛮有感触，我大学时的老师也都是这样，但这是因为学校的反性骚扰机制做得很好，教授一旦被举报就完蛋所以不得不这样来自保，相比国内高校就根本不可能哎……
门与侵入仍是一切的出发点，本质依旧是非常规外来物质对既有时空平衡的打破，进而引起以人物关系场力为支撑的宇宙失衡，并随之重组诞生的新情感甚至新生命。三个短篇皆由侵入-失衡-新生的结构组成，结局或决绝，或犹豫，或共情，一副美妙的光谱，从当下的偶然中发出，在记忆的想象中变奏。拍下身后的街道，目送离去的情人，唤作恋人的情愫，都是无法割舍的怅然若失，都是夜以继日的思念泡沫。滨口龙介在近乎偏执的有限场域里，爆发出了依然残酷的伤逝，与依然滚烫的热情。
搞事情中：
喜欢顺序3、2、1，都是日常生活中的巧合，佐以想象，对抗庸常的生活。想起陈绮贞的《偶然与巧合》，我们的选择会不会改变了世界？改变了某个人？拍的氛围感十足，台词、摄像机角度，太喜欢了。
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