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
东亚女看Turning Red需要一个Trigger Warning，虽然狠狠共情但电影本身真的好俗套普通， 拜托这可是皮克斯。我不需要再看一部完成度较低的《勇敢传说》或者时长增加到100分钟的《包宝宝》。
彼此和解，
其实我觉得名字叫大红熊猫会更受人欢迎，从外国人的视角来看华裔家庭这种压抑的氛围，真的是又好笑又辛酸
已经在查了“如何入赘二次元女婿” 🤩
ps.福瑞控必看啊
用一部电影就想讲家庭教育，确实有点托大了。成长的烦恼那么多集，也没敢给家庭关系下定论。况且，听妈妈的话，和独立思考，并不是水火不容。
还是那句话，看书要看古书，现代畅销书就是渣渣。看片屏蔽好莱坞，拒绝评分诱惑，吃菜要避免连锁店。总之，直觉还是更管用，拒绝一切宣传与评分，垃圾才需要宣传，精品都需要淘。
变红一语双关，既指变身红色小熊猫，也指女孩情窦初开青春初潮，变红是对自我的探索，也是对压抑的反抗，这一主题无疑是对千百年古老东方神话的延续，从织女到小倩再到美美，叛逆女孩与完美老妈终有一战。或许也正是这一战，让女孩成为女人，让她懂得你也是曾经的我，我将长成未来的你，一如她牵着妈妈的手从少年走向成人。女同胞们，记住在成为女儿、妻子、母亲之前，你是女人，骄傲地做自己吧，因为你的熊猫（身体），你的选择。
我个人很不喜欢，父权家庭对女孩子的规训在这里被美化成了母亲的过度爱护，观影过程中满脑子都是excuse me？还不如前几年印度的超级巨星，起码支持女儿梦想的是妈妈
美国动画？披着皮克斯动画风格的纯中国文化，甚至比本土代沟还要保守的那种：祠堂表演，送卫生巾到学校，不许交友，冲到女儿的朋友面前咆哮。这个东西很怪诞，不能说它长得像美国流行动画就可以接受，实际上内核太古老了，甚至都不能够共情。导演对华文化的刻意包装，也许中国人都接受不能，显然是在以移民视角拍给歪果仁看的作品。
我们上海女人真的又可爱又变态，其他都是骗鬼的呀。
一描写华裔就是大红配大绿，眼镜+龅牙，阴森畸形的家族观念。从《寻梦环游记》到《魔法满屋》再到本片，从墨西哥到拉美到华裔，千篇一律是换了皮的家长过度管辖的母题，迪士尼在题材和深度上的不思进取已经令人发指。
疫情期间想找点娱乐，屏幕分享和你一起看的这个电影。还找了好多你没接触过的类型，想疫情之后躺沙发一起欣赏，没想到，这居然是最后一个电影。设想的那么多美好，没能去实现。
everybody has their inner fear or problems. perhaps a better way to deal with them is to accept them, make room for them, translate them, and live with them. life isn't perfect, so is every one of us. to be a perfect self is illusory and will only drive us to the abyss we set. accept who we are, good or bad, with no judgment. love and peace can be found in the present and the present is the best moment.
一部属于上海人，属于年轻范的电影，不是我的style；一部属于了解法国幽默，了解费里尼，了解本国乳化的电影，不在我的理解范围；我的状态和电影最后一模一样，困，无聊，不知道看它的意义以及带给我的感觉.but 很女权，徐峥代表男导演的道歉
虽然一大家子小熊猫很萌，但也不喜欢祖宗宗祠这种东西，哪怕是母系。要什么祖宗，真正的rebel会唾弃这种东西吧……【但同时又很related我妈，就，五十多岁才开始真正解放，比电影里的妈妈晚多了（当然我自己能活明白也晚多了，羡慕枫叶国
愤怒的情绪一经爆发，就是“做自己”的强烈信号。压抑与顺从并不都是美德，在青春期孩子身上，自我的调试与自我同一性的形成需要整合。
真的是有独特气质了，有点喜欢，像是某种话唠片的本土化变体，很好笑底色又没那么丧。戏里戏外都在询问你愿不愿意相信这个爱情神话，简单的小美好了。好喜欢这几个演员啊～
经历过令人窒息的宗族式家教，都会感同身受！母亲意外撞破女儿的恋爱幻想对象，并前去质问，是在致敬《盛夏未来》啦，可惜那个店员小哥后来直接写丢了，倒是另一位看似蠢直男的同学是真姐妹。
很舒服，从头到脚每个细节都很舒服，上海话很舒服，每个人演技很舒服，情节推进和最后结尾也很舒服。想了想这部电影让我如此轻松舒服的原因，无非是把现实生活做了一比一还原罢了。这个编剧和导演是有生活的人，希望以后还能有更多这种作品诞生让我花钱。
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