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
让姐姐“活着”的这样半奇幻手法并不讨喜，还是觉得纯粹采用过去现在两条时间线并行叙事更加发挥余地大。演员方面，三十多岁的人演高中生无法让人不出戏。另外，87年的时候首尔应该还是叫“汉城”吧
导演的个人气质好浓厚/casting做得真好，表演细腻
虽然感觉故事很俗套，但就是觉得很好看，韩国片子现在也是独树一格，有类似日本片子那种偷偷渗透内心的能力，但又是完全不同的套路，说不清楚，只是感觉。
可以有三星半，一個不算新鮮的故事但導演很聰明的關鍵信息做了隱藏到最後釋出，姐姐身份的揭露逐漸引出的是男主自我愧疚憎恨的情感，不止創造劇情上的反轉更讓父子一直各自活在自我貶低愧疚中了解彼此心意後互相坦誠自我和解時實現了情感衝擊力最大化，結尾恰到好處的音樂響起結束處理的都很聰明。樸正民不僅資源好也很會挑本子，看過的幾部無論是配角主角電影本身和角色發揮都挺不錯的（李星民咋越來越像韓國李雪健了2333）
展现出姐姐已经不在了这个事实的时候其实是这部电影的情绪高潮，但这部分却一笔带过，而且过于前置，加我了太多类型的情感，这让情绪找不到爆发点，看起来就像一堆素材的堆砌。另外男主实在太老了，林允儿勉强能装这个嫩。
最终情感的泄洪也仅仅凭借音乐和演技让观众落泪 而中途的那些拼凑起来的线索和故事仿佛脱离电影之外 建议中韩立刻成立中韩电影交流协会 现在国产电影和韩国电影的路数基本傻傻分不清
好吧，我是冲着林允儿才看得这部电影，只有前半部分和结尾。中间就消失了。
还是比较喜欢近期看的南北朝鲜在非洲由对立转为团结互助的片。总觉得高中生恋情这条线有点浮夸。
林允儿的戏份真的很多余，再给姐姐些人鬼情未了的剧情设计就好了。
有点像亲情版的〈现在去见你〉，甜甜的初恋故事我倒是看的挺开心的，允儿真可爱，但核心故事内容有点一般～评分7.0吧～
「建立了通往村莊的路之後 更自由的和世界溝通了」一個由村民自己搭建的小小停靠車站 這本身就是個奇蹟 而離開卻又似乎不曾離開的姐姐或許也是 帶給弟弟治癒和勇敢 以及和父親和自己的和解 坦然面對自己擁有的幸福
色调清新，童话电影。故事构想虽算不上新颖，但还是有惊喜的部分。即便有林允儿这样的仙颜女主，爱情线在电影里的作用最多算是调味品，吾心甚慰。
真的是让人泪目的，感情描述是那么真实而细腻，各位的演技真的都太好了
不是我说，韩国没有人了吗，请三四十岁的人去演高中生。
3.5 比想象中好诶 有反转 爸爸说“我的列车还在等你”的时候泪目😭 允儿现在真的担得起大女主了，很加分
希望我的小妹妹30岁的时候也能像林允儿欧尼一样依旧清纯靓丽😊
当看到要准考证的时候我就想到姐姐会帮他找回来，单我却绷不住了，后面更好哭，我就不剧吐了
2021m62不太好的2021年末，想不到要在失恋中度过了。纯爱已离我太远太远
姐弟这条线不错 虽然是老套的设定还是很容易被感动 居然是根据真实事件改编的
3.5 比想象中好诶 有反转 爸爸说“我的列车还在等你”的时候泪目😭 允儿现在真的担得起大女主了，很加分
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