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
绚丽的霓虹灯光和金曲串烧把观众瞬间带回到了如梦似幻的60年代，然而看似美好的过往年代实际暗藏杀机，导演用华丽的镜像电影语言渲染出时空穿插的迷幻气氛，各种精妙设计放大了感官层面的刺激，少女缠绕去世母亲的心头阴影被放置到60年代的显微镜里观察剖析，随着角色去感受恐惧和压迫，却过度依赖于剪辑让天马行空的创意娇柔造作起来，高潮的反转匹配不上迷幻的设定，终究演变为由光影符号构建成的复古仪式。
“我很高兴你没有。”
太好看了呜呜呜，反转又反转我爱了。安雅真的好有魅力啊。情节让我想起了一个记者的照片，拍到了战场上的医生救死扶伤但没拍到有人用枪指着医生
做梦闪回60年代的伦敦戏还不错，故事一般，复古的调子喜欢，时装部分感觉还有所欠缺。
本來前面還在思考他怎麼一直跟著女主角的日常生活而不流於沉悶。結果睡一覺突然入夢就開始放飛自我，從此跟不上，後段直接爆睡，意識到讓觀眾跟隨是一件非常重要的事，不是不能飛，而是要帶著觀眾一起飛。
披着恐怖惊悚外衣的厌男片。两种不同风格的美，McKenzie清秀可人，Taylor-Joy的大眼依然很是瘆人
精美而又乏善可陈，可惜了深埋在女性视角下对命运反扑的悲情主题，过于着迷风格化塑造与对经典复刻的创作思路，让本值得深挖的时代对话与两性问题都流俗在了视听享乐层面，可谁又驾的住60s英伦摇滚的魅力攻势呢，甜美诱惑的soho不眠夜，用邪典气十足的酱果味血浆特调来点缀，I dont care what they say, I wont stay in a world without love，这不也是一场两小时即危险而又不愿醒来的梦么
没想到安雅竟然不是女一号 之前宣传都几乎只有她🥲该有的惊悚元素都有了 服装 配乐都很60s 果然是不管什么年代女性都共情女性
不敢相信是EW的作品，也许他接了个美恐剧场版的活。
怪咖，设计服装全靠copy的怪咖，天天发疯，结尾居然获奖了？这她妈不是你妈是怎么通灵的？通灵就通灵，居然还带反转的？好歹用同一个演员去误导观众啊，俩毫不相干的演员你咋就知道他是杰克？精神病没治好就去上学了？一开始装白莲花，后面比谁都骚随随便便就和黑鬼亲上了。结尾老妈子捅了黑鬼一刀和女主，结果小火一点起来就拯救自己拯救黑鬼了，人设一秒切换？另外，俩女主都这么丑是怎么做到的？
21年这些现代铅黄片子已经看麻了，能不能整点新活？
做梦闪回60年代的伦敦戏还不错，故事一般，复古的调子喜欢，时装部分感觉还有所欠缺。
《隐形人》之后最好的女性主义类型片。受害者变成加害者，和曾经的加害者在日和夜里轮番加害当代女性，既是寓言，也是现实。文本意义上，这部片比《隐形人》走得更远。
99 镜头精彩、流畅，选角优秀，情节回想起来是俗套，看的时候还是很入戏的，恐怖部分恰到好处
女主好傻X，还害得老警察被车撞，看得人神烦，这片子也就看看颜了
美還是很美啦⋯_(:з」∠)_
【2.0】友邻形容的马戏团杂耍招式的电影调度很形象，虽然我是觉得花哨的调度在这个作品里完全谈不上出错。不喜欢此片纯粹因为反转做得太掉价。
我就应该知道安雅演的女孩子绝不简单，一起毁灭吧！结尾不是什么happy ending，而是勇敢的女性无论经历什么都会活过来过自己的人生。
形式感作的挺好的，文本山上的努力能看到成效。艺术指导也充分发挥了年代特色。技术艺术表达都完成度很高。
期望很大略有失望。一开始我觉得灯光很不错但也许是没有在影院观看的缘故，看了两小时红蓝转换有点疲了，对于两性关系探讨有力程度也不如《前程似锦的女孩》。安雅这几年在纯欲与强势之间反复横跳，托马辛妹子一幅呆萌呆萌但很聪明的样子倒很适合惊悚片
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