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
“断人钱财如杀人父母”，有些人为了保住工作，真的愿意做很多事。
2倍速看的。不知道是不是自己位置的关系，看完的感受居然是这哥们终于这么干了，资本家或者老板从来就不好当。看着工厂外面拉横幅的哥们，我想起的是曹德旺的那个美国工厂纪录片，老无所依的变态杀手老了还是很有魅力啊...
谁能想到呢，十几年后，在贺岁电影寻找到了小品全盛期（赵本山小沈阳）的既视感：设置悬浮剧情离谱，但全凭演技和信念感使得一切顺滑、合理化。所以观影氛围非常好，很多次哄堂大笑，但这种真的算电影吗？
搞笑，影院里气氛很不错，有能让人不尴尬发自内心的笑点。魏翔的演技着实让人惊艳了。情节略有点单薄，米兰被老魏感动的点不够那么有说服力，感觉只能用她本身的责任感和善良来解释。老魏回头又来救姐弟俩也是差点意思。
很现实的老板的样子，节奏过于缓慢不太吸引人。
反转很不错，也挺幽默。就是时间太长了，我的耳朵疼
但大过年的，让人开怀一笑的电影怎么能不来个四星呢😏
是的，所谓“成功的企业家”都是这样玩的；要想天平平衡，有时候需要玩的小把戏，比如加一颗子弹。
一系列“妨害平衡”的事逼出了资本家的伪善真面目。最后一幕有意思，被操纵者手中的电钻就好比资本家们对于被反噬的隐隐担忧，不过这份担忧很快就会被“追求平衡”的执念取而代之。
开心麻花需要知道，什么是话剧、什么是电影；完全不好笑，全程尬住，基本可以打0分了
一开始以家长式作风登场，但本质更像一个政客，在私利为优的前提下，利用各种手段保持“平衡”。
Renfe上看电影最讨厌到站了但电影没结束
如果不是那个会计骚扰还能免于法律惩罚而被迫动手造成伤亡，关心员工情感，包容员工失误，在外红旗飘飘却也在家红旗不倒，按时发工资，没有逼迫员工996，其他方面真的是个好老板，西班牙打工人要求太高了吧。同学女儿典型绿茶婊，那才是真正的不择手段。
虽然不是我喜欢的类型，但这片剧本扎实，拍的也不错，值得推荐
资本主义世界的“好老板”，打着人本主义、公平正义和政治正确，但最终还是逐利至上，情节真的有够黑色幽默的
虽然全片充斥着对资本家伪善的讽刺，但放在我们的大环境下看着巴登饰演的黑心老板的所作所为顿然觉得这确实都不是事儿；巴登的表演相比拿下奥斯卡提名的《里卡多一家》可出彩多了 ★★★☆
看来无论在哪，无论国情如何，都很重视上面来检查，为了应付检查所做的事都差不多。平心而论，这个老板真的还行，除了有些伪善拔屌无情以外，其他做得并没很绝。闹事的工人说实话有些过分了，国外对这种弱势群体的保护不知道算好事还是坏事。实习生太美了，身材也很好，讲真我要是老板我都没那个魄力翻脸不认人了。另外国外的工厂怎么感觉一点都不现代化，跟小作坊似的。
Javier Barton饰演了一个伪善且有野心勃勃的老板，但或许是因为太多情节展现了他的困境，所以很长一段时间我们看到的是一个心力交瘁、高情商有耐心的老板，或许是因为现实生活的暴击更为猛烈，真心以为如此一个花那么时间管员工破事，对一个不满辞退员工束手无策、睡了实习生、以及看重能力把嫡系辞退的老板，真的是……好老板
观众要为演员的自我感动买单吗？大型小品，不值得电影院专门去看。
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