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
年轻气盛真好，不气盛还是年轻人么。两个年轻气盛都不讨喜的人，彼此互相折磨的青春史。电影最大的问题就是角色不讨喜，演员也不讨喜
因为是PTA所以觉得比较失望，题材本身完成度蛮高，但感觉这个故事不痛不痒，只是一个普通的爱情小品。后半段几个明星进来感觉就在凑时长了，作用可有可无。但可能它讲的就是普通人的故事吧，倒卡车那段还蛮喜欢的，但总体感觉还不如当年的《私恋失调》。
推霍夫曼的崽我能理解，但在这个故事里，男孩为啥非她不可属实不懂。另外女孩长相太一般，难道是崽儿不值得所以再捎带捧个跨界歌手？故事也有点LA自嗨的感觉，没啥意思，看一半当练琴bgm
这样的片子对PTA来说，简直是手到擒来，毫无难度，氛围、情调很迷人，若即若离的暧昧关系处理得刚刚好，选了一对长着很素人脸的男女主角，非常对路了，一路奔跑的镜头虽然通俗，但处理得很带感，整体看来几乎就是半个洛杉矶风情画了，光怪陆离的各类人逐一登场，都是他们恋爱的背景板。这个片子应该和昆汀的《好莱坞往事》一起看的。
3.5 私人式的表达成长和情感历程的作品。个人感觉不如《私恋失调》。系统补了一下pta后不得不感叹他真是玩转镜头的高手。
玛丽有点出戏，结尾有点草率。看得出来致敬了很多电影。觉得表演的度有点过了，反倒是中间失意那段比较舒服。
PTA就算拍青春爱情喜剧也能做到比别人高好几个档次
看这个片子前得先问下自己是不是PTA的粉丝，如果是导演真爱，那必须好评，这个音乐难道不好听吗，这个运镜难道不骚吗？yes，这就是PTA的电影，好玩又好笑，布莱德利库珀那段笑死我了！换句话说，如果不喜欢这个导演，那就没必要看了，坚持不了30分钟哈哈……
PTA拍了这么一部诶 享受~！这么折腾的我竟然还觉得浪漫
连看两天中年白男对童年/少年的糖水回忆我好累
这玩意儿只能说是疯批他妈给疯批开门疯批到家了。男女主是什么稀烂无比的三俗人设啊，一个性饥渴一个easy girl，婊子配狗，天下我有？？？又臭又长，巨无聊。 Jesus，PTA就拍了个这？？？别看，别浪费时间，奥斯卡倒闭吧，今年最佳影片提名了一堆什么鬼东西？？？
愿我们谈政治时，还能有心玩游戏，我们沉迷赚钱时，还能好好爱身边人。去踏马的理想、物质、亦或成熟与幼稚，回归人与人之间最真实的东西，就没有三观不合。
奇奇怪怪的卡司；HAIM爸爸的台词100%即兴演出；Alana本人真实完成所有驾驶部分，Alana车技高超
【A－】观感重回《私恋失调》的同时，也要清楚其与《甘草披萨》的区别所在：以慵懒松散的创作氛围取代精心调配好的焦躁。但剧作却不再如前者那般干净凝练，而是在70s的时代侧写中不断延伸出各行各业的支线，却又迅速将其斩断回归角色关系，实质仍是灿烂情调所包裹的私人回忆。以路径和运动状态来划分幕间转折，于是这对有着十岁年龄差的未成情侣总是往同一方向共行，又或是一方停留一方冲刺。之后在那场精心雕琢的倒车戏里将此前重复的那套交心模式打破，二人关系的倒车仅由重力势能驱动，却是如此惊心动魄。唯一不满的部分还是结尾，停在上一个逆光接吻的镜头显得太俗，停在下一个奔跑的镜头又显得过分工整对仗，终究无法复刻《私恋失调》那恰到好处的眩晕感（或许以电影院门口相撞的镜头收尾才能达成我所期待的诡谲感）。
失望，故事太糟糕了。15岁自我且幼稚的男孩只有在女孩被人“夺走”的时刻展现出了动物般的“占有欲”，28岁陷入“boyfriend crisis”的女孩尝试外寻无果后只能将就这个stick around的傻逼。在被性侵，开车脱险后坐马路边心有余悸的时刻，女孩的不安和委屈是不被宣泄和分享的。一个只有表面的故事。看完phantom thread我以为pta懂得爱情，现在只能承认他够变态@DGATheater
父母爱情故事 命运捉弄人 兜兜转转还是你 十岁年龄差姐弟恋不是梦
It’s 2021 and I really don’t need to see a badly told story with boring characters, filled with racism/sexism jokes. I don’t give a fuck about anything that happens in this film. The romance is so cheap. The not-coming-anywhere-coming-of-age story is so cheap. Seriously???
后半程主演的功能只是串起一系列明星的表演片段。
我不理解，每个人物我都不理解，每个情节我都不理解，每句台词我也都不理解，我不理解不是因为我看不懂，只是因为我实在是没办法跟一个未成年男人意淫出来的世界共情。这就是中年白男的真实趣味吗？哈哈
其实某些段落能看得出是PTA的，不错是不错，但算是成了佳句未成佳章，佳章不成，佳片何以？
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