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
身为一直以来对丝丝无感的纯路人来说，已经觉得很可以了，小“丝丝”的选角也迷之契合，说回电影本身最突出的地方还是摄影，空镜头拍得挺美，构图上也有讲究，但片子的节奏感也因此变得拖拖沓沓的，其实故事的底子蛮好，最后的揭底也有被惊到，可导演却把所有精力都用来表述存在于男女主之间那些无法被他人理解的痛楚之上，像原生家庭这些本该被细腻补充的地方反而都被匆匆带过，还要把硕果仅存的这点实质内容填充进两个半小时内，矫情拧巴且又磨磨唧唧就是最为直观的感受。
质感很上乘，故事倒是比想象中简单得多，穿插过去的故事也容易与现在区分开，大家演技都挺好的。更纱真是有够苦，始终没有归处所以才会更想念自由自在时陪伴的阿文，倒是阿文才是真的从以前就喜欢更纱吧。
算是我難得認認真真地不快進不倍速看下來的電影吧。比起原作真的遜色太多。剪輯莫名其妙，許多劇情都是斷裂開的，倘若我沒有原作的背景補充根本搞不清所有人物的心理動機... ...刪去了很多重要的劇情，留白也不是這麼留的... ...
导演拍的拖沓冗长，不明所以，成年演员都在梦游，一颗星只给子役
跟上一部有点联系，但感觉更像一个独立的类似故事。讲的也是一个实验对象跑了，一帮人追杀她的事，这个实验对象女主打斗超能力很猛。豆瓣暂无评分
没看过小说 就电影来说 哭了 适合一个人静静的看 广濑铃的五官太好看 海街日记里的小女孩 治愈系
继续第一部的装X打斗风格，中间的剧情有点乱，不过总的来说背景设定还算OK
得，已经从第一部的超能力者干架升级成外星人变种人干架了。
节奏太缓慢了，很久没看这种剧，快进了好几段，难以带入他们的感情，画面演员撑到最后。作为成年人看到阿文转身的秘密也是尴尬了。
节奏竟然如此之慢，郁结在心里的块垒消弭于各位主演拧巴的神情之中，没想到结尾给恋童癖藏了一个大招...
感觉情节删减多到剧情碎片化
这电影像鞠婧祎嚼面包，反复对着那一口嚼几十下。（白鸟玉季不错）
二、大量的对比、复沓、象征的使用，原著作者的表达欲的重要组成。阿文的阳具与谷步的乳房，母亲与同事先后的远走，真蚊香挥发假气味。被略去多个……
7分，打戏刺激，文戏也没那么糟糕，只是整个故事线都太乱了，理解起来有点难度
全片就是各种恶人装NB，这中文说的还不如不说
和第一部不是一个层次的，拖沓，拉跨，实在接受不了姐姐那中年妇女的造型。
松坂桃李不太行 横滨流星在这里面好丑但演得不违和🚬 本来也不是很喜欢原作所以不评价剧情了 多一星给女儿😘
超级恢复 超级念力 超级力量 这不是魔女 这是小超人
特效有点尴尬了啊 魔女1号真的好有表现力啊 那单眼皮的双眼就是最厉害的！
还有听那几个打酱油的俊男靓女讲的蹩脚普通话真是要笑死，他们是自己说的吗？却又何必……
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