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
想成为搜救警员的骑警和他的搜救犬，他们总算找到了对方，成为了一对绝佳的搭档。故事很温情也很励志，也告诉我们多做好事上天会回报你的。
穿过塔罗那个隧道还有骑白龙好有千与千寻既视感😂
This entertaining movie takes full effort to show what east-Asian could be in the west.
有点太美式了，有点小尬，但是还是蛮有意思的
3.0。1.CG特效太假，两条龙互掐塑料感太严重。2.尚气人物弧光的落成，几乎没有说服力，用母亲给出的东方文化的阴柔之力彻底敌过了西方的阳刚之气，尚气彻底练就文武之道。3.西方人眼中对中国人的审美即使如此，这不是刻板印象，也不是后殖民侵略，而是中国本就没有文化，并且在全世界范围内没有文化输出。
这个东西culturally appropriate! 燃起我的中华魂！就是后面白龙打怪兽扯淡了点。
特效、BGM都不错。
三星半 整体剧情紧凑无尿点 特效和打戏也很精彩 但是因为本地化研究做的不够 很多小细节会让中国区观众出戏 甚至某个公交司机左袖子上还出现了89xx的数字 这就有点不想赚钱的感觉了
我甚至都没看过剧集，还是挺享受前半段的观影过程。
终于借着美国人的手把自己的爹杀了（终于死了一会），克服阴影了，找着自我了。有个怪物就中美联手了，横扫亚太（神龙打架），桃花源里孕育着恶魔，竟然被美国人引发了战争。
我不是爱国啊，但是我对里面糊弄人的普通话真的很生气。
先说说片外争议：第一，漫威在19年圣迭戈漫展上打了字幕，黑底白字写着“梁朝伟：满大人”，这是错误；第二，电影中角色叫“文武”，也没有弑父情节，不管是出于政治正确还是商业考量，论迹不论心，可以算有所改正，尽管力度还不够；第三，也许男女主的选择体现了对亚洲人的审美偏见，但这俩演员都是有演技的好演员，也没什么错误言论。关于本片：第一，前面功夫片部分其实相当不错，后面变成怪兽片就离谱，我没想到漫威最牛逼的功夫来自网飞《夜魔侠》。第二，文化方面，美国人yy的那种中华田园，虽然奇葩倒也不算冒犯，就像美国中餐厅得做左宗棠鸡。
踏实本分的电影，讲这个故事就讲这个故事，也没想着说别的，由此引出第一个问题，世界观做得很差。文武这个角色做浅了，千年的不败英雄难过情关，写得和三生三世里的神仙一样，尽管梁朝伟演得很好，但架不住本身的浅，例如实在没必要叫元华一声小子。最后的大战拍得好难看，那场戏很灾难，光、不讲究的美术场景、打斗设计和场面调度全都在互相扣分，互相拖垮的同时，打斗的人忽然说要团结起来，这很傻眼。奥卡菲娜的角色很动人，她躺平一无所长后来学会射箭，写得潦草，但奥卡菲娜的表演很接地气。
看完之后想找这个动画的TV版来看，一搜发现第一季是2011年出的，心想那追起来也不用多久，再往下拉发现，季数怎么这么多！转念一想，原来2011年已经是11年前了！
最喜欢龙吐出神奇水地图的全过程。
整个设定和特效不别扭，间或还有些调侃的段子，合格的爆米花片
只要镜头给到梁朝伟，眼神表情都是戏，这个人太厉害了！
没有人可以拒绝一只会把脑袋搭在人身上的狗子！真实故事改编是很加分的，但真的没拍出自然和灵性，太过主角光环了。
手拿10个乾坤圈的中年哪吒带龙王闹海（不是
角色长相，连梁朝伟在这部里都没有那么帅了，刘思慕打戏帅，好了没了。严重水土不服的中国超英，虽然我看的超英电影也不多，但是这一部除了公交车上的那场打戏还挺带劲以外其他都无感，故事讲得七零八碎上气不接下气。特效都那么塑料感，这是怎么了。
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