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
整部片感觉想表达的内容太多了，又想展现动作戏码又想探讨退伍军人的议题，结果哪头都没照顾好，整个一四不像。不过动作戏确实挺好的。
剧情设定很讨喜，人性的挣扎很是亮眼，结局落了俗套。
男主脑子里不多的理智也和水分一起蒸发走了。
我知道你在寻求转型，不过你好歹找点萝卜帕丁森的灯塔或者波特的军刀男那种剧本演演啊……这个剧情实在是有点弱智，有点像进城务工的憨憨青年被红楼梅毒姐套住直至夹死临终前终于发狂般…..这还不如音浪青春…
废土风马马虎虎吧，有点无聊。这老有几个苍蝇围着脑壳飞这有点厉害。
怎么说呢…前面半个小时到一个小时的铺垫太长了，讲的太稀碎了，完全没有必要，后面好了一些。叙事有点笨拙吧，一定要讲透了，比如科学家留下的录像，唯一的好感是派恩和福斯特再一次合作，上一次是赴汤蹈火。
历史上很多悲剧都是来自于淘金热。比如《泰坦尼克号》？
螳螂捕蝉 黄雀在后，叫荒野求生更现实，只有三个演员，晒伤妆画的太虐心了。如果让我猜一下这个故事是在哪里发生的，我猜在中东的大沙漠。
如果是我，我就趁司机不注意敲下一块黄金然后找机会要求去寻找挖掘机。沙漠太危险了，守着金子又有什么用呢？被野兽吃掉太惨了
五分太低了 全片还是很不错的 派派也很尽力
就全程倍速看完的，不过还是得到了“坚持锻炼身体真的很重要”的感想。
发现黄金的那一刻就能猜到导演大概想怎么展现人性了
最后本福斯特演的角色，要是不死，就完美了，为了兄弟，与老板决裂，6分
克里斯派恩比阿汤更适合正剧，但是此片的故事太拖后腿了，氛围和人设也没有说服力。病毒疫苗由叙利亚科学家研制，米国草台班子在盟国首都连警察、行人都敢杀也没把事办成。[ZXZJ]
苦难，痛苦，等待，希望，成空，算计，被坑，正义
没有赴汤蹈火的气势了，故事有点拙劣，白瞎了俩兄弟重新合作了
其实我对这类影片挺无感的，可能是观影之中比影片之人感到更寂寥，大片大片的荒漠充斥，人到底图个什么。扎克埃夫隆也是努力转型之中，不过还是喜欢参演歌舞电影。
带着“杰瑞德•莱托在这电影里也太憋屈了”的心态看完电影，结果发现男主并不是他😲
为啥一定要杀男主？需要他背黑锅？似乎不需要，感觉这一点没处理好，后面的剧情就变得很牵强。
两个贪婪的蠢批，坑填上一起回去租拖车不就行了吗?
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