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
历史娱乐片，无论是正面战场还是谍战都太无聊，就是随便拍拍的吧
疫情之后少见的合格大片，动作设计非常有意思，甚至有那么一点点深度呢。
不开玩笑，为了让这电影稍微贴合一下王牌特工这个名字，我把电脑调成了暖色。
看到拉普斯金就觉得好像要串真实人物了，普林西普去刺杀斐迪南的时候就坐实了，列宁出场要笑死了，太戏谑了。后面彩蛋又出来年轻的美术落榜生，娱乐拉满。儿子的贵族战争情结很真实，一战太多这样的年轻人了，都导致了kill themselves。拉普斯丁打斗和战争场面很炫技，有点刻意了。
一边跳舞一边打架？难道英国人也知道“你们不要再打了啊”这个梗？这部拍的真一般，不幽默也不严肃。男主老婆孩子都死了，都看不出情绪变化。220210//
公爵色诱德艺双馨芭蕾舞妖僧拉斯普京……
节奏太慢，比前两部无聊，动作特效场面不够爆米花。魔改历史人物，黑了很多政治人物，比如列宁
也没说的那么差，主要是完全没有继承这个系列的优点，戏说历史这块也没啥亮点，就显得特别平庸。
唯一拿得出手的就是父承子愿和独角羊出其不意的一刺了。
·妖僧不错 ·看到喝那杯庆祝酒就知道要死了，看到冒名顶替就知道要出事，看到保姆就知道要在一起，看到独角羊就知道坏人会怎么死了…… ·还是老头子牛逼 跳羊那段不错 ·保姆和司机配合那么好 保姆却爱上老爷。。
怎么说呢，王男的魅力恰恰是有点虚浮的形式感。当你想在里面增加一些实质的东西让形式感落地变得更有意义的时候。它反而就毁了。
愚蠢，自刺杀始；纵观全局则是“Pr进阶”。
就还是老老实实出3好吧
3.5， 从情感故事层面我觉得做得很好，尤其中间儿子牺牲那个桥段的设计，但却忘了这个系列最初吸引人的元素，不就是各种绅士服装带的小装备么，这一集啥也没有，一本正经讲故事，但那几个角色都没有足够的魅力啊。btw，山羊峭壁那场逃生戏还不错。
电影很断裂，三部分就像拼凑而成，一part是成长电影、第二part是军事题材、第三part才是特供片。
其实没看完。有点沉闷平庸无趣。其基础价值观非常low，说明讲英语的白人与中日韩的共同点远比平时大家以为的多。大众电影的价值观要服从观众，偌大投资，不会搞错观众的价值观；本片的是什么呢：我族最优（英贵族德才俱佳，德俄昏庸。简中人常以为这种直白的lowB民族主义是中韩独有，其实看多点日本影视动画会发现日本亦然，只是多点自卑，而中韩多点自大），矮化其他群体（男人冲前，女人黑人忠心辅佐。中日韩也有，例如韩《与神同行2》三人组也是高丽人带头，契丹人、女真人被韩收养作小弟小妹），给自己道德贴金的同时丑化反抗者（大反派是苏格兰民族主义者，他为解放苏格兰不惜将全世界拖入战火。这种手法在日本动画非常多见，比如《心理测量者》大反派是追求自由反system的KB分子。此编剧手法客观上为观众代入主角方洗清罪感）。黑pox加1分。
It's important that people born into privilege lead by example.
又操蛋又好笑的感觉。这种对真实历史的意淫玩笑还是很对我胃口的，最后同志与元首的会面真是恶趣味到了极致。说到底，金士曼反类型恶搞的底色还在，看了一多半，谁会不觉得这是个老父亲最终放手让儿子去飞的故事，又怎能想到傻儿子死得这么荒诞。
4.4 态度很明确，在历史的胶片前嬉闹，可对于主角与反派乃至宏观世界的塑造未免也太不痛不痒了点，通过无意义的死亡来描绘人物是典型的无能表现，动作戏也大都笨拙的不像话，编导和演员一样有心无力。
前面的战争戏份看的我想睡觉，最后半小时才精彩起来。
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