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
3星半。不如第一部，主要是格局有点小，简单的剧本就这么按部就班的平铺直叙下来了，远不如第一部故事复杂，一众配角也缺少存在感，反派虽然癫狂暴虐，但战斗力和气场比第一部的哈尔滨张全蛋还是差了些，而且吧，可能是为了顾全评级，好在更多院线上映，血腥暴力尺度方面也收敛了。但是，这第二部同样拍的很成熟，节奏感很好，同样是一部值得很一看的商业爆米花，别的都不提，谁又能拒绝看马东锡打人呢，一拳一个，真的爽呀。
借托裁缝店独一的地点承载了五幕情节的安排，通过裁缝师的角度营建出揣测不停的强戏剧氛围。过程中导演多采用中、近景镜头来交代人物间的对话内容，并多多少少利用了环境（如两道拉门间隔出的三个空间）来强化人物间的互动。总体而言，体量不大，但完成度颇高。可惜在某些情节点上为了向观众交待线索而显得刻意为之，引致逻辑发生免疫反应般的抵抗。例如：在一个多事不安的夜晚，身为黑帮老大，自己儿子生死未卜，谁还关心其他对自己而言就是“茄哩啡”的人的遭遇，让时间/节奏停在那听他吐诉——关“我”屁事啊。还有，明明黑帮无一人真正信任裁缝师，却从头至尾无一人怀疑他半分，就因为他长得和蔼可亲么。
审美极高，观感舒适，唯独觉得最后里奇诈尸有点没必要。
细想当然有“巧合”的设定，但这才是独立空间的悬疑啊，精致而又有味道，马克叔撑起整部戏。
故事比第一部搞笑，动作也比第一部更犀利。
①与第一部的黑帮冷兵器犯罪不同，这部沦为非常平庸的警匪片，这对看港片长大的我来说显然是不及格的；
难得看了一部又新 又正常 又好的电影。拍的不完美，尤其是结局，但是显然已经很不错了。小场景悬疑片。
有精致感的电影，真真假假之间马克里朗斯演技真是神了；在疫情期行业萎靡的电影小年里都可以锁定一个个人的年度十佳影片了。
小成本单一场景却高潮迭起，老爷子眼里全是戏，个人年度前五已预定。Mark Rylance deserves this！
绿洲大佬当裁缝.看海报以为是动作片呢,结果整片都发生在裁缝店里,片名也很费解-_-||<誓不低头>更好..拍摄成品小,但情节紧凑,悬疑部分也不错,最后的反杀很痛快.裁缝的身世只在最后交代了下,对人物形象的塑造弱了很多,也少了些复仇的张力. 还不错 7"
完完全全的话剧电影，室内戏，小成本。作为商业片，开头节奏太慢，伏笔埋得不够，看到后来太突兀。上一次看到这么上帝视角的角色还是《暗花》里的洪生，无所不知无所不能…演技嘛，谈不上演得好还是坏，主角是很有气质，但是真的装杯，总之我对这电影是没太大感觉。。
真的是 太！好！看！了！ 第一次看动作戏这么上头！都想再去电影院看一遍！孙锡久这个男人真的是太sexy了！妥妥的行走的男性荷尔蒙！2022我就认他一个！！
多机位、频调度提升单一场景电影完成度，黑吃黑型反转剧本，有些惊雷式亮点，男主身份并不难猜，毕竟Mark Rylance的表演是那么精彩，谎话随口就来，面对大场面如此淡定，怎可能只是一个单纯的裁缝。
看马东锡和孙锡久两个人间大凶器干架，爽就完了，还要啥自行车！
全程一个场景的爽剧，反转再反转，值得一看。
当然，此片立足于“一切都是主体的选择与行动”，“都是我计划好的”。
5年了，马锡道还是没有女朋友哈哈哈，不知道拍到第四部（已在筹备中）的时候能有了不哈哈。第二部依然贯彻爆米花动作戏原则，马东锡的拳头就是法则。最出彩的角色是朴智焕的张易洙，这角色续集请一定要保留实在太好笑也太会演了。孙锡久还是得这种野生杂种（褒义）的味才够带劲儿，当然像解放日记这种双面颓废男也很能get但还是稍微锁住了他的野生性感魅力。论槽点还是挺多的而且笑点也没第一部那么足，拍成系列的话真的后续故事逻辑性需要提高，而且动作戏如果编排得更细致一点会更好看，目前的动作戏几乎都是力量型的，好看的几场都是窄道打斗，是时候考虑一下别的打法了。不过说实话，能成为韩国疫情后第一部千万电影也不是没理由的，爽特么就完事了！
牛逼闪闪，这反转太绝了！虽然一开始就猜到老头不简单，但不知道他这么不简单，绝！
剧情就是各种反转，女主虽然老气了些，但着实漂亮。
一个场景一部电影，全靠精湛的演技和充满反转的剧本，非常棒
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