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
前半段很好的，亲喜剧年代爱情片，带慢速视物的小奇幻设定，在外科手术的领域意外作用也非常有趣。可惜去了捷克之后，整个片子就飞掉了，干细胞永生就完全走向了怪力乱神，硬靠向了《本杰明巴顿奇事》，结果导致观众进入了另一个氛围情境。急剧转变的风格让前半部分辛苦构建的体验和预期功亏一篑。王朔作为编剧，锅不可没。
结局没收住，可能连编剧到最后都不知道怎么编了，题材挺好的，几十年的跨度故事也很丰富，可惜的就是结局思维枯竭，非常平淡且下坡的收尾，但是鼓励下给四星，毕竟诚意还是有的。
这就是典型的一个文人眼中的爱情观，世界观。完全脱离现实，用看似深刻却完全狗屁不通的文学字眼构造着它的躯壳与血肉。你看看里面的人物，全在做这莫名其妙的事情，换任何一个有脑子的人都做不出来的事情，到了他们笔下是做的淋漓尽致。乍一看，动人心弦。往深了说，无病呻吟。所以看文字，还得看金庸，他老人家才是文坛大家。虽然写的是武侠，但是字里行间，流露的都是烟火味。出于市井，高于艺术。比这类活在自己幻想中的所谓文人高的不是一星半点。
为了避开尴尬的青春疼痛死亡离殇片，去影院从来不选青春片，今天踩了个大雷，王朔编剧的比一般青春片的做作还多了厚厚一层中老年人的油腻。
王传君后半段总还是药神内味，明明不丑一人😂😂
把个原本可能会很感人的故事与题材拍的矫情的要死，真的有人会对着靠音乐和旁白才能渲染出来的感情流泪吗？
结构像《穆赫兰道》，后半像《本杰明巴顿奇事》（我心中的影史TOP5）。两个人的感情无论什么性格什么际遇，都那么克制，两人从不交配，男的好像被阉割过，完全不真实——看看逆旅奇缘那对恋人布拉德·皮特与凯特·布兰切特对情感的深刻演绎，久久回荡心灵，令人无尽唏嘘感叹。这或许也是王朔与菲茨杰拉德的巨大差距吧…
结局没收住，可能连编剧到最后都不知道怎么编了，题材挺好的，几十年的跨度故事也很丰富，可惜的就是结局思维枯竭，非常平淡且下坡的收尾，但是鼓励下给四星，毕竟诚意还是有的。
前半段给人感觉很像忧郁版的阿甘正传，特别是女主的设定，后面吧，说实话也不知道具体想要表达讲了个啥，讲了很多，科学，生死，感悟，社会，无奈，时代，变迁，都说了又好像都没有说
把个原本可能会很感人的故事与题材拍的矫情的要死，真的有人会对着靠音乐和旁白才能渲染出来的感情流泪吗？
导演太自恋了，用了一堆符号，讲了一个浮夸的故事。王珞丹贡献了这几年最好的表演，但也是得益于足够突出的人设，王传君不行
你还不如直接说跟看见慢动作一样，达到了“不老”，居然这么科学的去造干细胞……所谓的“爱情”，更像是编剧一厢情愿的认为：自己念念不忘的人，在老了或者出事的时候，会回过头来找自己的。
//王传君这部比《药神》提高不少，但整体太像《钢琴家》男主造型神态，跳戏；王珞丹说不出好坏，也跳《本杰明》里的女主；我自己的问题，这里可以有骂声…
但更深层次的东西就没有了，主角的不老也没有更多的作用与铺垫，只有淡淡的失落萦绕在心间。
这个故事可惜了，当时还以为会是一部黑马。唉，被导演拍砸了。
网友的解读关于男主的幻境我是认同的。
意外的还不错！叙述方式很有沉浸感，整体叙事超级王朔，大多演员能立住（尤其女二丁萌萌）。就是有点三段式太割裂了。有趣嘿嘿
这一生，我们哭着迎来自己，被别人哭着送走，我们笑着迎来别人，哭着送走别人。青春时留下的默许承诺，却成为他奇幻人生的难舍遗憾，就让时间来证明，我有多爱你。
感觉导演虽然蛮用心地想把故事影视化，但吸引人的还是它本身的文学性，不老的主线，离奇的故事，不能说没有一点意思，但说“奇”的背后很难让人思考创作者希望表达“不老”的深意到底是什么，讲了很多，又好像没讲。可能还是一部半熟的文学电影，缺少直射人心的那一个片段，一个镜头，一段对白。
可能在剪辑上需要做大强度的取舍
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