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
节奏比较慢，结尾真是爽到了，瘦弱男孩虐杀变态狂，警察一如既往的废物。
我觉得编剧不太行，想塞进去或者说想表达的太多了，搞得反而让我越看越累，情节时断时续，连贯性就很差，而且有些闪回虽然不是莫名其妙但是总会让我觉得打岔，看得太累了，
Blum House新片头不错。复古感几乎没有，故事也讲不清楚，剧本不行，镜头语言更烂，割裂感极强。伊桑·霍克声音很出戏……有几个jump scare还挺吓人。小男主梅森·泰晤士未来可期。
“今天就是那一天。”
恐怖片吧，磨磨叽叽磨磨叽叽。
小男孩被囚禁在地下室，用电话贯土勒死绑匪逃出生天
小男孩就好像被抓去参加密室逃脱，节目组为其安排了5次“打电话向前参赛者求助”锦囊。这样的安排跟开挂一样注定弱化了所有的悬疑、惊悚和逻辑。而这挂本身的设计又极其无趣。小男孩也没演对，先不说还砸墙挖地，单单遭困被饿多天，生理状态丝毫没变就很假。至于反派的危险气息太弱，明显控不住场，这样的角色有何必要找伊桑.霍克演？屋友这废角的存在意义，只为告诉观众那一下“你看吧，反派真的很凶残”。到最后小男孩收获男子气概这样的叙事重心，让本以为在看的午夜点播台变成青少年频道。（btw，布伦屋换片头动画了！）
啊，好喜欢这样的戏，五个死掉的男孩帮助一个男孩成长，而且妹妹真的很牛。
两座房子对面对有这个必要？起码也要让女孩带着那帮白痴警察跑个空嘛，是没经费了吗？
设定还行但没玩起来，故事太无聊了，还不如纯超自然呢，而且也不吓人，就两个跳吓（不懂伊桑霍克为啥要接这个伪小丑...
剧情老套路，但是各种包袱的串联很魔幻。电话、妹妹通灵、变态作案动机一个都没交代，最后告诉你这部剧的主题是未成年儿童之间的勇敢和义气……… 好吧，看在服道化年代感很甘草披萨的面子上就不细究了。重点在于男主这个小孩子，有点像伊桑霍克和乌玛瑟曼在另一个没离婚的时空中产生的爱的结晶，气质一会儿像女孩一会儿像男孩儿，神态一会儿像小孩一会儿像大人，太特别了…………谁看完这部电影不对男主产生好奇的算我输。另外，查看一下导演其他作品就会发现他的特长竟然就是通过恐怖片拍帅哥：美女…好吧x2，这也算独树一帜了orz
低配史蒂芬金，更像克里斯蒂安貝爾的伊桑霍克
耐心看下去值三颗星，但是叙事模式是怪奇物语那种长铺垫，东区梦魇那种社区家庭学校伦理日常类型，可以说开始是很没意思的，后期出现鬼也是没什么意思的，唯一有意思的是和坏人的智斗武斗，如果拍成密室逃亡类型，没有鬼，会更带劲，缩短铺垫减少伦理戏剧部分，能得高分！
蛮有趣的。但是里面的一些点没有讲的很明白。
低配史蒂芬金，更像克里斯蒂安貝爾的伊桑霍克
也很史蒂芬金，有很多金老师常用的元素。但是总体比较无聊吧。
积极的意义，在于五个受害者接力，第六个终于完成反杀，虽然不合逻辑，但是恶人当受此报。
作为惊悚悬疑片还算是及格吧 结局的绝世好兄妹我喜欢 不觉得结局这样算简单潦草
阿...这面具...进击的伊桑·霍克...
正能量悬疑恐怖片。小孩们的守望相助之联手干掉大boss.
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