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
6.7分。脱离了漫威体系的罗素兄弟在影片的硬件层面上仍然表现出非凡的创造力，但是软件上却力不从心。这一届的影史票房最高四人组（两个导演罗素兄弟+两位编剧组合克里斯托弗·马库斯和斯蒂芬·麦克菲力）怕不是忘了有了先前20多部电影的铺垫自己才能拿到这个殊荣，而非《AV4》本身的质量有多么出彩。加之网飞令人诟病的大数据模式产出电影都缺乏灵魂，充分暴露了二位导演在叙事节奏上的问题（和AV4如出一辙），尤其是故事架构如此简单的情况下这种错误就显得更加不可原谅。
【千影计划270】网飞一出手果然是预料中的无聊……再顶级再豪华的卡司也只是吸引流量的道具，再牛逼哄哄的导演，制作班底也是用到平庸到不行……看个乐呵嘛不过
罗素老贼彻底吹几把了，原形毕露，动作戏比周更Porno还要“例行公事”，莫得灵魂。高司令把“缺钱”全演在脸上了，其他卡司一个个几乎全在摆烂。剧情更是无聊和无厘头，麦高芬（u盘主线）居然失踪了近一个小时才想起来？
网飞真的很喜欢投拍这种拥有各种既视感的电影，外冷内热的暖男杀手大战复古神经质反派，俗套是俗套了点，帅哥互殴倒是不难看。
原来是《爱乐之城》的男朋友，还有美队，动作戏好多，好炸
网飞的大数据电影，虽然看的有点腻味，也没什么惊喜，但这口快餐还是能吃的下去，吃个快餐都要求那么多，只能说“挑食的都应该叉出去”。
找来克里斯·埃文斯当反派却不给他设计几场有力的动作戏，就让他演个弱智疯子，这样的神仙操作还出自拍出了美队2的罗素兄弟
原来欧美男人十八年后变老的方式就是长一圈络腮胡
中间爆炸场景太带劲儿了，这种剧要什么剧情？就是干！反正电影里演的，世界第一拉跨的jc是欧洲的，第二是港剧里的，每天被人当做配角突突突
2046的粉丝们是可以看看哈，但是这么多资源随意使用警方随便打真得不太讲道理……香港地址都暴露了为什么不转移，而且哈佛到底有啥好吹的啊……做这一行又不能放到领英上。还有小女孩的心脏比一般人都要好吧！！杀手x少女的戏份永远不过时的吗。
高司令太帅了 帅拉了 三颗星全给他 文戏和节奏都不行 打戏可以（罗素兄弟的巅峰可能永远留在美队2了）而CE还在演利刃出鞘那个角色😅ana漂漂😘
6.5分。挑出一些重点段落做剪辑，本片应该不错，但实际观感其实看到后来都想快进了。。。有点像《红色通缉令》，都仿佛是网飞直接提取了大数据由AI做出来的剧本。场面动作是够了，基本上每一段都能在经典作品里找到同款，大家来找茬估计也挺有意思。但这种剧情薄弱的设计，就该加快节奏一路推进，免得观众细想，加入的种种回忆之类的根本没必要。最后给这片子盖棺定论的是选角的失败，高司令演这种角色太过忧郁了，而美队又偏偏太阳光，两人都拿错了角色。PS： 别看美队在海报上看似是双雄片，但其实剧情并没有多少，角色也没什么发挥余地，直接摆烂演恶人就是了~~
逐渐理解大数据电影了，毕竟累了一天了，看看帅哥美女，飞车爆炸确实挺解压。在只想寻求放松的状态下和带着挑剔眼光看电影看到的东西是不一样的。虽然罗素兄弟这调度水平和讲故事能力比美队三下降了不止一星半点，但是给我放松已经足够。
各种经费燃烧场面，各种逻辑不能自洽以及各种降智操作，拍的乱七八糟。加一⭐给两位主演
噗哈哈笑死，某天天自诩用心演戏的刻苦男演员演技又被人正面爆了。没事，输给高司令不丢人/AdA这回被艳压了？我觉得她跟Jessica互换角色没准会好看点
槽多无口，无论表演，制作，剧本，方方面面都透着两个字：投机
剧情真是毫无看点，就连美女安娜都不好看，但罗素兄弟拍大场面的动作戏真是天生好手
整体上平淡无奇，中规中矩，没有特别出彩的操作，作为大成本的商业片，看看各种腺上激素飙升的动作大场面也就可以了。
也就只有这演员阵容值三星了，和《红色通缉令》一样的网飞式罐头
就前面感觉还行 ，越来越糟糕，到结尾的时候有点恶心，回味起来分外难受
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