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
无名英雄也是英雄，当永远铭记，他们舍生取义虽逝犹生。
画面很有美感，战争片还能这么拍，诗意的镜头语言绝绝子，黑白碰撞很有力量感，直击心灵了属于是。
我只想说这片摄影和整体美术吊打影吧。。。。整体还行，只是战争片感觉我老是看不出来是谁😂
我愿称之为国内最美的战争片，这种美来自于制作团队超高的审美，也来自于影片中在镜头和音效上的各种全新尝试。
睡着了，但不影响我给他打高分。
毫无理由服从命令的军人同镜子中的自己一起实现了对战争所存在意义的解构
立意非常不错的影片，年轻一代更需要看看，感受挺进师精神的熏陶，面对挫折时将会更有勇气。
革命精神的传承需要这么好的载体，这部影片非常优秀，真实又梦幻，能让人看进心里去，应该安利给更多人。
从前在战争题材作品中大多数都在讲述那些知名的大战役或是典型的英雄人物，而这次这部电影选取了一段游击战中几个普通战士的形象和故事，在一定程度上也在丰富着主旋律影片的领域范畴
2.5……这样的制作这样的卡司这样的时长，怎么还能把司马辽太郎的作品拍成这样？？？要说的想说的东西太多，以一部电影的容量来拍新选组从创立到消亡还是太勉强了？
开头还行 先听说了是个文艺片 氛围渲染还是不错的 画面一开始就给我强烈的滤镜感 节奏较慢 人物感情给我感觉都很冷淡 本来用方言应该更加亲切 但是听到后面感觉方言配音后毫无感情 黑白的画面和音效看久了总觉得非常空虚 也可以解释成战争后人们的心都很冰冷 也可以说空虚是为了映照片名云霄之上 但是感觉这些音效和画面更适合一些惊悚片 而非一个战争片 所以还是给两星 感觉影片质量是不差的 但是谈不上好
看完沉默。怪司马辽太郎吗？怪原田真人吗？怪冈田准一吗？还是怪那个历史上的新选组呢？电影如同那段历史一般，终究是无可挽回。叙述视角拍得跟李秀成自供一般，虽然很像《关原之战》开头的叙述三成献茶故事，但还是太过平淡了，该如何拍这样漫长、或者辽阔（关原之战）的故事呢，原田真人尽力了，但答不好。公家在这电影里太黑了。
好爱这部
《云霄之上》至少不会是一部革命电影，更不会是革命诗电影
残酷的战争年代，信仰是一个军人内心的终极关怀，自我意志则是他们抵达信仰的路径。
这是我看过的最“美”的战争片，江山壮丽如泼墨，革命精神如烈火！
轻重失衡的典型，辛苦各位演员了。女性角色在这种男人戏里总是可有可无的点缀，唉。
全片吴语非常亲切，就好像听阿公在讲故事一般，没有夸张的戏剧冲突和表演，但又不沉闷枯燥，节奏还是很紧张的，有点《1917》的感觉。尤其是小红军的死，让人唏嘘。最后敌军那句“都是中国人，别杀我”也让我大为震撼。
影片中的他们每一个都是最普通的红军战士，但是却组成了最不普通的英雄团队，向他们深深致敬。
能把虽然史实上未必准确但是情感渲染很好的原著拍的这么流水账也是一种本事
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