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
这个片名翻译是对片中不可描述的片段的暗示吗，突然间想到《项链》小说，因为爱你这么做…………
克里斯派恩一周两部间谍电影上线网络，看卡司本以为这部会比《承包商》要好，想不到一个多小时看了个寂寞，一直就在餐桌上逼逼赖赖，靠口述回忆梳理线索，这是演话剧吗？
都深爱对方，却做出不同的选择。
我挺喜欢这部剧的，倒叙+插叙，除了衰老的妆效不太自然之外，色彩，剧情，演技都在，里面没有哪个画面的出现是多余的，挺紧凑，作为悬疑片，爱情太多了，我感觉就是一部爱情片呢……
悬疑倒是有了，但是不合逻辑，CIA要给俄罗斯点情报，也犯不着把自己的线人交出去，交换个嫌疑犯不是更好么？况且Ilyas怎么知道Henry在维也纳的，他们间谍不都要换身份名字的吗？
这部片还是很精彩的，一个特工为了保护自己同为特工的女友（被恐怖分子做了局，恐怖分子还是自己原来的线人，被美国交换情报出卖），泄漏了消息，导致一场惨烈的劫机伤亡事件，时隔八年，在上方确认之后，以重新调查为由，派男主出任务，但是实际上是以女主为尓，做实男主泄密的行为，最终是个忧伤的结局。影片叙事在餐厅一个狭小的时空场景，用大量的男女主角的特写和对话来完成，是男女主角演技的真实体现，虽然是一部特工题材的电影，但是通篇几乎没有枪战，搏斗，是一部非常特别的类型片。
我会不会毁完身边红娘也不曾不靠牵线系上红绳。
毛晓彤、杨玏电影里的爱情，像极了招财的命。
boring.. chris pine的谍战片永远是这么无聊。
3.5 拿国际大舞台讲爱情小故事，但是还挺喜欢的
间谍片的一种新尝试？拍得跟室内情景剧一样，基本都靠角色的对白来推动故事，当然也没什么故事，就这么点事半小时就说完了，看得跟看着电视剧一样缓慢啰嗦。你说是烂片吧，镜头还挺精致，一些配菜看上去好像还不是小班子的作品；但是空洞，花架子，毫无内核。
他被组织背叛反过来背叛组织只因为了拯救爱人；她不明白他为什么背叛；他不明白她为什么出走；查找内鬼的过程很像英国电影《锅匠，裁缝，士兵，间谍》；最后爱人死在怀里的情节又很像《麦克白》。全片克制、冷静，又是一部片名被翻译耽误而导致低分的作品。
恐袭内鬼追凶？nah，职场爱情故事。片尾曲挺好听
各种让克里斯派恩蓝眼睛闪亮的阴影 但不是想看的动作型特工片 到一半直接拉到结尾了事
Maeve! what's he gonna say, yes or no? don't dress him up like he's for real and after all these years she's just a stonecold bitch who loves her kids.
反转还不错，6.5是值得的吧，4星鼓励一下。
给主演们的演技加分。刚开始看还觉得结构比较散，到谜底揭晓的那一刻才知道导演之前的剪辑是什么意思。很喜欢最后Amanda Bergman演唱的love song，比原唱the cure的版本好听！
侧面反应了美国CIA情报组织内的牺牲品以及恐怖分子是如何成为恐怖分子的。
多条时间线伴着俩人一唱一和同时展开，拧在一起了还这么磨叽不应该啊，而且表演无张力无看点（唯一在要真相大白的时候抛出两极反转再反转，还挺有意思）但但但最差强人意的是故事竟然是建立在两人的爱情上，好一个惊悚，真心逻辑感人啊…
电影名字翻译的有问题…剧情反转再反转很有趣，只是根由在爱的成全与牺牲上，有些单薄，不足以支撑剧情。
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