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
片子有很多惊喜~真是太喜欢那几场圆桌上的文戏了，人物性格淋漓尽致，演员们飙戏酣畅淋漓~配乐也超好，不仅好听、多样，而且歌词真的都蛮戳人~上海话也很出彩，不仅不会突兀，而且觉得浑然天成，这个故事就该发生在上海，也只能发生在上海~最后台词真的有很多很经典，“有钱有闲，老公失踪”，“离婚局”，“我不过是犯了男人都会犯得错误”，“没有值不值得只有欢不欢喜”，被戳中的一些瞬间真的恍然觉得，老了，但值得~
每个角色都挺喜欢，作为一个年轻女性，居然会觉得老白这个角色太有魅力了，比徐峥本人有魅力太多。
可太好看了！嗲得嘞，灵得嘞！虽然浮于表面，可这皮相真是美啊！观众看得开心，演员演得开心，导演拍得也开心！
应该叫上海神话，也不是不好看吧，当喜剧看我还是笑的挺开心。只不过非沪语区的人确实是无法理解这种市侩又做作的生活，而且徐峥演男主给我一种哄抬猪价的感觉ˊ_>ˋ
恢复了冯小刚城市贺岁片喜剧传统，敏锐地呈现中国社会机理的细微变化，只是这20年来文化先锋已经由北京变为上海。在上海这种发达国家水平人均硕士人均包租婆人均性解放的地方，终于拍出了一部侯麦那种衣食无忧只探讨暧昧关系主题的电影，中老年角色依然像曾经的北京青年一样洒脱。采用我爱我家和春晚这种受众极广的搞笑手法，揶揄了大量当代生活细节，再插入一首首歌曲提升情绪，现场笑果极佳。但仍然是从男性徐峥的角度去追女生，对爱情关系的探索深度远远不及《被光抓走的人》甚至《完美陌生人》。它只提及爱情萌芽时的激情阶段，尚未落地到生活中（当然上海这种富裕条件允许不落地到生活），如此的结论是：文艺中年最爱文艺中年。但是文艺中年适合文艺中年吗？本片相信爱情却不相信婚姻，离婚的未婚的丧偶的，一个处在婚姻之中的角色都没有。
近两年在影院看过最喜欢的电影，有种国片有救了的感觉 ps表白无双姐姐
@苏州UME影城。拍出了上海的一个侧面，很轻盈地展现出“文艺中年”的爱情生活。看得很欢乐，导演躲避审查的功力了得，玩自己的梗也有意思，唯一不喜欢的是突兀的音乐。🎄2022.1.26：在家二刷。
是你的态度
1.老乌的死起到了承上启下的作用，顺水推舟了，但是真的是不明不白，让人摸不到头脑。2.儿子的存在太让人尴尬了。
还好当时没浪费钱去电影院看，电影里的儿子确定不用出柜吗？
马伊琍的上海话太有味了，对倪虹洁改观了，这电影里的爱情观👏总体值得一看
像是看了一部异域片 对于蓬头垢面窸窸窣窣在电影院盘腿吃奥尔良全鸡的大粗大糙人来说 对这般程度的精致生活老传统的讲究追求 到底是怎么一种感受 实在是很难想象 就是那种很amazed的感叹但又感觉遥远的懵 为什么上海人老师们能这么认真密实地生活 (虽然知道经过影视剧夸张 (但我真的感觉一对比自己心更如寸草不生的荒漠
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段子集合很好笑，在这届年轻人眼里人到中年和工作就是生活之重了，写出了一个sitcom版本的理想梧桐区
非常好，属于从头到脚让人忍俊不禁的那种好，虽然很多手法都是别人用过的，依旧不落俗套，可能是因为台词太好盖住其手法。欢笑中带泪，如果泪点不落在老友的死，而落在某处莫名其妙的高妙地方，会更好。那么有“爱情神话”吗？马伊琍说我不信，徐峥说老乌是神话，我是笑话。结尾处导演还是给了一线新芽，这就是文艺作品的宽容和所谓的存在的“意义”，叫人绝境逢生，而不是平地求死
伪男性视角的女性题材 把男人放在女人的位置上 他们就变成了女人 但即便赋予女人权力与造反的底气 底色依然是戏谑甚至有些心酸的 也许比起老乌饭桌上红红的眼眶 格洛丽亚挑逗完老白关上门后黯然神伤的表情转换 才是“可怖的真实眼泪”
全片笑点密集，在众多爆笑修罗局里藏着偶尔一闪的刀锋。展厅里剧场式的光和站位去讨论了核心问题。性别的倒置更是用讽刺引出思考。总的来说质量中上，虽然老乌最后太工具人，但是瑕不掩瑜，看在国产电影的份上还是满分吧～
7分。1. 氛围和节奏还行，但是故事有点散。2. 充分体现了上海人的小资情调，天价小洋房，老式自行车，咖啡店威士忌，绘画电影，跨国婚姻，但又絮絮叨叨鸡毛蒜皮得过且过。3. 主角如果没有这房子，估计这些女人们就都闪了，的确是个神话
结尾好评，换我看费费的《爱情神话》也会看不懂加各种吐槽。
的确是一个情感细腻的电影，都在细微之处，而生活大多时候哪有波澜壮阔，都是细节构成的。。。
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