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
还是挺温暖的啊，只有是枝裕和有是枝裕和的感觉，其他人都不行。就当作是一个美好的童话吧，警察那条线有点冗。
3.5星，前面觉得尼古拉斯凯奇自己演自己这个创意很有意思，到后面主线剧情反而俗了。凯奇还是那么疯，是让人想到《我心狂野》的那种疯。啊我是真的不喜欢《帕丁顿熊2》TAT
我想都有吧。
太特么难！看！了！宋康昊用这部拿影帝他自己好意思吗？要剧情没剧情，要节奏没节奏，要演技没演技，要表达没表达……拍的是什么玩意啊！
好了，还完债，就好好拍戏吧，尼古拉斯凯奇！
无论从哪个方面来看，都太平庸了。
掮客之于是枝裕和，等于奇迹笨小孩之于文牧野。是自我重复，是框架作文，是工业化产品的气味。没有了无人知晓、海街日记、如父如子、比海更深中静水流深的尖锐力量。
宋康昊慈母般的憨笑，把裴斗娜都感化了。这趟孩子转运之旅，犹如细水长流，点点滴滴都是爱。是枝裕和，啥时候也能来中国拍一部呀?
虽然故事一直很平很平很平很平，但还是被黑灯瞎火的那句台词戳到了……可能这就是是枝裕和的魔力吧……
这也…太难看了。弥漫着“我们大家今天聚在一起就是要努力拍一部‘是枝裕和’”的疲惫感
是枝裕和与韩国大爱阵容的结合反而会让人意识到一个国家特有的文化、语言、环境等因素在无数影视作品的叠加下会产生多么独特的“国别视听风格”，以至于始终无法静下心来让左右两只眼完成对焦。。。所以才看了两天，不过也说不准静不下心是不是因为这个。。。？（话说…这是部反堕胎电影？？
还是公路片啊 还是父母跟孩子之间那些绕不过去的破事 很是枝裕和
三星半，故事框架太像小偷家族了，还是一群传统社会定义下被抛弃、生活支离破碎的人们机缘巧合组建了一个“临时”家庭，导演真的很会在这样复杂有争议的背景下用小细节表现美好与爱的，洗车，缝扣子，摩天轮，坐火车，真是温柔又浪漫。ps：宋康昊缝衣服的时候太慈母了，好神。。
8.0 之前标记想看时的理由是『今年亚洲电影的唯一期待』，这份期待没有失望。高分给予导演一贯的风格以及韩国基督宗教背景下的落地。可以说是《小偷家族》的前传、镜像版《德州巴黎》。所谓俩掮客一母亲人设的道德保险在于公路片的特性铺垫下完成，同样辐射在裴斗娜身上。人与人之间相遇同时倒逼自我意识的思考，诸多『圣人人设』的遗憾在于对『圣人』的态度，这其实是对现实当下的失望投射。人人都可以是圣人，且应当成为圣人，不同世代都有征兆让人思考并表达出『人之所以为人』，而这部电影的尝试做到了。明场面#摩天轮上单手遮眼的定格画面
本以为会看到一部咸鱼翻身之作，但没想到浓浓的自恋风扑面而来。凯奇拿自己的黄金时期和落魄时期开涮已然相当无趣，既然他声称已还清了债，那他还是踏实接一部片子……不，还是退出影坛吧
还可以，说真的还有点感动，虽然不算凯奇粉，但是还挺感慨的
2022戛纳影帝+天主教人道精神奖。像是一个是枝裕和韩国粉丝拍出来的空中楼阁一般的模仿作（而且这个粉丝可能只看了最热门的的几部），有做成极为精彩的悬疑片（有几处悬念设置和揭示方法真是非常精巧），或者相当不错的喜剧片的潜质，结果白白浪费了。掮客线胡编，刑警线基本都是废戏，宋康昊影帝纯属过誉（所以我就说这个奖对人不对片嘛……）。不过转念一想是枝裕和其实也走到李安式的优等生电影路线上了，一个套路（非血缘家庭）概念先行，写什么作文都套这个梗，看着就不免令人生厌。当然转念一想，能把一个韩片拍得这么像韩片，无论是抓马感和塑料感都能十足还原，其实也能说明是枝裕和的技术还真是不错的。
感觉节奏不太好，差几口气。这创意本应该更好一些。
唯一让我在意的是…
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