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
虽然我们没有奖，但是在群像戏里也算出彩了。
《小偷家族》的低配，是枝裕和一贯的慢节奏，但拍得真是很平庸很无聊啊...
是枝揉杂了公路、犯罪、爱情多种元素，结果落脚点还是放在了家庭。和《小偷家族》一样是无血缘关系的家族，但是写得太糖水了。不是说这种全员善人的故事不能写，但是他们的“善”没有根基，群像下部分人物形象没能很好地立起来，感觉做成部剧集会更合理。iu也不够像个少女妈妈，有时有点儿意思，但更多的时候神态里缺少这个角色应有的经历。
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短评里好多说这是一部童话，来自是枝裕和的韩国童话。
文化上的水土不服+对女性题材的陌生，让枝裕和拍出了一部愈加保守和中庸的作品，甚至可能由于语言不通在对宋康昊等演员的调教上也趋近于零，几位完全是轻松的行活表演，可以说是枝裕和自真相之后再次暴露了对异种文化题材驾驭力的孱弱，在他自己的作品体系里无疑是倒数，而且如果换个韩国抓马系的导演反而大概率会拍的比这好看
一场是摩天轮的戏，我们可以一起养羽星，这算表白吗，我马上就要被抓了，看着你我可以谅解了抛下我的母亲，非常出彩的一对人物，被救赎到好像可以平静地迎来自己的结局。另一场很小，裴斗娜把手机探出车窗，记得我们一起看的那部电影里的这首歌吗，一瞬间的脆弱情绪让我想落泪。
这世界时常糟糕，时常失控，别担心，你永远被爱着。替所有被抛弃的被抱养的小孩和父母把破碎的心缝补了，我愿称是枝裕和为心灵裁缝，他所有题材都在亲子关系（被抛弃/血缘关系/父母缺位……），就做自己茶杯里的小风暴，也能雨露均沾各位干涸的看客。
没有比人类更恶的生物了，但也没有比人更能认知到自己恶的了。令人不适的幻泡温情和暴烈的毁灭，没有结论的问题，这次选后者吧。7.0
是枝裕和：去外国电影市场炒一遍本土已经炒不下去的冷饭✅
还是比《真相》好，是枝裕和平庸成这样也是很吓人。
甚至都不像是是枝裕和拍的片子，感觉像是一个是枝裕和粉丝拍的韩剧。剧情、剧本还有一些拍摄技巧，真的太俗了。。。有那么几个瞬间真的感觉像是在看韩剧。。。
欠了债但还有道德感的掮客，不想打胎但又不想要小孩的妓女，想抓人但又同情心过剩的女警察.. 好像主题拍着拍着就歪了，iu和姜栋元空洞的演技更是让主线不知道跑去哪里了。无血缘的家族应该不会再有第三部了吧😮💨
63/100。是枝裕和招牌的旅游风景宣传片+温情家庭童话，金棕榈基本上扼杀了他的可能性，只会用不同的语言讲述同样的故事。卖淫、杀人、弃婴、贩卖人口，这样的故事让金基德拍才对。论美景，韩国电影最美的镜头全在金基德的电影里。
虽然是枝裕和的叙事一直是平淡的，但从未觉得如此缓慢到难耐。与小偷家族如出一辙的故事，各怀鬼胎的人因为一个非法的意图凑在一起却慢慢生出类似家人的别扭感情，但韩国演员们夸张琐碎的表演让我火大，IU的精致到了后半段才渐渐不会使我出戏。第一次萌生了要去海边坐摩天轮的想法。谢谢你出生，虽然被剧透了无数遍但还是忍不住流泪。埋怨自己为什么要生活在这世上的人一瞬间的和解，只需要至少有一个人感激自己渺小的存在。
“有时候我会做梦，梦见下很大的雨，把我的过去全部洗刷干净。梦醒了，雨还在下，但我还是一如往昔……”
掮客本是人贩子的存在，却在临时家庭中展现了温柔体贴而且善良可亲的笑面，如果世界上的人贩子皆是如此，也许铁法也不必无情了吧。
水土不服的问题已经说烂了，但放到同是东亚文化语境下的韩国，比《真相》还是强一些的。
故事和人物没有一个能说服我，仿佛脱离了韩国社会在一个失重的空间里讲故事。就连视听调度也选择了保守，看似催泪的场景都显得刻意为之。
有《空气人偶》参演的《小偷家族》版《无人知晓》，是老是枝裕和了～
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