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
2022年了，还是日式绝症+纯爱片，且120min，果然预告+歌曲+剧照就够赚票房了。落樱飞舞、DV视角、跨年、旅游、逛街、滑雪、看日出、买菜做饭、放烟火、过生日、求婚、开房...基本该有的都有了，蒙太奇堆叠，构图摄影很炫技，以及加上洋次郎的配乐，氛围是真烘托出来了，我甚至有点感觉在看真人悲剧版《你的名字》...本子真的改编的很弱，情感线很失焦难自洽，仅有突然的片段，成PPT质感了，主要还是看颜吧。
“不知道还有什么，我想不出更好的了”剧情暂且不表，毕竟透露着一股廉价的日式美学。kentaro真是擤鼻涕都好看 nana好漂亮 取景好日
如果是其他导演的片子我可能还能接受一些，但是温子仁不应该，特效场景多了，结果这电影倒完全是一种美剧的感觉。
甚至他们在谈恋爱的时候我也觉得很平淡！！最打动的剧情还是后面女主删掉珍贵的录像以及幻想她正常人的生活 结婚 生子
“还有十年”
感觉原著应该蛮感人的，但改编叙事节奏真的蛮奇怪的，前面都还好，中间俩人谈恋爱怎么快剪一下就没有了呢，这样作为观众完全代入不到啊，后面真的好长，但信息量和情感都不够（两位女演员都非常不错（坂口健太郎我怎么get不到了呢
-有剧透-
整体还行 中规中矩的日系纯爱片 主演演技也没拉垮 多一颗星给私心坂口小天使～
题材跟肿瘤君很像 但是nana演技还是差点 有些地方可能没接好 但是好好哭 我还是哭惨了
2.5星，同一类型的电影太多了，如何在一眼望到结局的情况下拍出新意考验导演编剧和演员。中规中矩的一部剧，直到结尾也没有被感动到
日本纯爱故事开始或结尾一定是在樱花盛开飘落的时候，失去爱的人也不能错过樱花。
去你X的删减版，这是部数一数二的砍杀电影！温子仁对镜头和氛围的把控依旧登峰造极，片头配乐气势十足并一酷到底，观感爽快一气呵成，绝对是最近必看的恐怖电影。剧情上，不得不说，这部电影其实算得上是对斯蒂芬金The dark half的重新解构，从核心点子到凶杀元素都极其相似，只是在是真是假上温子仁选择走了另一条路，也非常不错。但如果看过The dark half的话，该片的剧情就略感乏味了，最终结局的反转虽更合理，但也谈不上让人意料之外。另外温子仁这部电影有着大量其他恐怖片的影子，恐怖片影迷非常享受。
等了好久的电影，呈现方式很美好，或者说很凄美。总而言之，感觉还是要活下去呀，愿所有人都能战胜疾病。
不论未来如何如何
男女主演技很一般，看完之后就觉得，日系的这种故事真的很多，到现在还在拍这种满大街都是的故事，可以说是俗透了。一分给原作背景故事的人情分，一分给樱花树。（拍的很好，下次改拍MV吧，也好过让人承受裹脚布剧情～）
我他妈真的服了温子仁了，一个没有鬼的电影死的人比前几部鬼片加起来死得都多！在几乎所有好莱坞导演都在探索新技术的时候，温导大踏步的后退，愣是从被人嘲笑多少年的铅黄电影当中挖掘出新的宝藏。他完美袭承了约翰·卡朋特，山姆·雷米，托比·霍珀等人的恐怖元素，成功塑造出手持利刃，身穿黑衣，行走如风，杀人如麻的全新怪物形象，并且让心电感应一词真正具现化，真的是应了国家电网那句话：您用电，我用心！忽明忽暗吓死您！我已经有很多年没有见过集变态、丑陋、诡异、恶趣味于一身的怪物了！前半段我还在纳闷，为什么温子仁这次没有那么吓人了，后来才发现自己太天真了，温导已经从“我要用你看不见的东西吓死你”进化为“我要用你看得见的东西吓死你”，我现在心里面就一件事，烧香拜佛求菩萨求上帝都行，二十一世纪恐怖大师：温子仁，长命百岁
开酒了！
nan和kentaro很养眼
绝症爱情片老生常谈的套路，该催泪的地方有在发力，爱情的画面有在唯美，高颜值的男女主还是很养眼的~
三星半 之前看与君和明昨都没啥感触 但这部倒是流了一点眼泪 主要是两人颜值太搭 让我狠狠共情了一把💧
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