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
出乎意料地好看，差点被6.x评分错过的一部好片；今日剧中的科幻或许就是明天生活中的场景；细品还是有天使爱美丽那种魔幻感；
有点不知所云，但导演对中国文化历史，感觉还是懂一点的哈哈
2022-05-07星期六下午在家和爸媽用Netflix看。看一半棄。剝去一些技術想像之後便空洞無物。科幻感太弱了，本質上還是法國人樂見的那套用浪漫化的風格呈現喋喋不休的囈語和衝突如何交織出日常生活中焦慮的人際關係的議題，索然無味。
讽刺内核的电影，色彩饱和度很强，观影感舒适。
AI的big bug是错把敌对人类清除计划搞成了自我清除计划……
充满着荒诞色彩，中间夹杂着些许的合乎情理，人类到了危机关头仍然想着交配，机器人叛变的最终目的是想尽力的接近变成人类这种有缺陷的动物
我无话说了，被美波接吻的片段骗进来，还以为是姬片，结果……是诈骗吧？电影矫揉造作又苍白无力，日影的纯爱和矫情往往只有一线之隔，尺度把握好了就是岩井俊二行定勋，把握不好就是无病呻吟。
如果你喜欢无厘头的荒诞主义笑话，那就来看这部电影吧，永远不合时宜的浪漫和冷到起鸡皮疙瘩的笑话不会让你失望。
挺有趣的呀，至少电影一开始就能吸引我看下去。
跟爱死机其中一集非常相似嘛 讽刺人工智能 讽刺人类自身 有点意思
不懂评分为啥这么低，讽刺幽默科幻的类似舞台剧观感挺好的，说不定未来的我们可能真的会面临这种局面😅看到有人打了一分说时间太长了？？？一个影片100来分钟不是正常？！？
出人意料，大大超过预期；高饱和度的风格很喜欢，其中小女生一对cp真的太甜了
看之后：当然要啊！导演你自己看看你拍的是什么！（摔）可以说吗，杉野遥亮的演技真是…啮檗吞针……
权利的侵害中，灭亡的是最普通的人性，不公与恶行经常存在于我们生活的社会，我们只能永远相信真相，等待光明~（立青映画字幕组翻译）
画面挺好，一如导演以往的风格，看着也有点意思，但真没啥感觉
比最近的漂亮国片子好太多了。到处都是对资本的控诉，但也有人像詹妮弗那样热衷迎接资本的蜜糖（就是脑子不太好使那种）。资本冷酷无情的逻辑和理性最后玩死了自己，人们又回归家庭和人性的温暖。机器人只是表层，就像现在的算法，他们永远在模仿，而不知道自己在模仿什么。导演还是把机器人拟人化了，按照他们的思维是不可能希望变成人的，完全没有这种意图，变成人类也没好处，所以是无所谓的。导演只是借用机器人来表现资本的贪婪和无情而已。在电影这个夕阳产业，不退步已经是最大的进步了，还有人在那逼逼赖赖，也不看看其他片已经烂成什么样了，呵呵
三星半 很可爱的电影 题材类似《机器人9号》新旧机器人大战 为了爱与和平 守护人类是我们的目标 片中机器人模仿人类的冷笑话很冷但也很扎心 做出承诺又反悔不就是人类的通病么
以及真的没必要加海啸强拉高度，因为喜欢大海就安排葬身大海？纯爱就请只聊纯爱！灾后重建与个体自愈这个点可以单独拍电影！
我们就称之为串烧MV吧！没什么内容，情绪也不够，音乐也不太舒服，画面也只是糖水片。电影拍的还没素人vlog好看，单单是片头动画差点就被劝退。
推拉、试探所有欲言又止的情愫≠锯嘴葫芦，懵懂爱恋≠无知无觉。
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