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
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平凡的人做着最伟大的事，他们把青春甚至生命都献给了这里，朗措也有走出藏区的机会，但是他依然选择留在这里，韩老师一生无儿无女确是无数藏区孩子的爸爸。是一部好电影，虽然演员的名气都不大，但演技到位，人物真实，很纯粹的一部作品，令人动容。
一开始比较排斥这种类型的电影有过多感情戏，然而看到后面，能不能多刻画一点男女主感情戏，求求了！
援藏支教题材真实，人物形象鲜活感人。故事表面既舒缓又波平浪静，线索展开却透露了热烈纯正的情怀。藏区学童们求知欲的渴望，主人公热爱高原，积极投身崇高的教育事业，最终收获了纯洁的爱情，与美丽坚韧的藏族姑娘格桑梅朵共结连理！
絮絮叨叨的怀旧碎碎念多到压过宏大叙事的时候，整个叙事也随之模糊起来——哪些是“真实”哪些是“虚构”呢？
大事件是真实背景，也是小小少年的梦想，暮年回首这种大与小的呼应，唯有感慨。
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作为一个人民教师，首先要做到的就是爱孩子，爱每一个孩子，不能差别对待
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这部片段是在订阅号上面刷到的，被吸引到了，于是特意充了年会员去看的。影片简单剧情不拖沓，节奏很好。导演很会放大细节，从头至尾不落一秒的片子，很值得一看，近几年难得的好电影，十分全给！
女主角才是最可怜的，自己哥哥为了保护孩子去世了，也没有怨恨孩子们，而是依旧默默的付出，甚至一辈子都在照顾孩子
看来林克莱特到了Netflix家，是有话语权级别的大导演了，可以这样肆无忌惮放飞自我，用这种几乎没有剧情的方式拍自己的少年时代，儿童视角罗列1960年代美国生活的方方面面。能有机会像这样子拍电影，对每个导演都很奢侈，作为导演的粉丝，好好享受就可以了。不得不感叹一句，太享受了，太浪漫了！
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花絮太少了，为啥不多放一些好喜欢男女主的互动啊，好甜！
上个月知道《阿波罗10½号：太空时代的童年》时，并没有太感兴趣，但身为动画迷的我两天前还是因为豆瓣7.5分而决定观看一下。今晚终于观影之时才惊喜地发现这部影片是《爱在》三部曲、《少年时代》导演「理查德·林克莱特」自编自导的新作！P.S.：本来想统计下片中出现的电影（《音乐之声》《2001太空漫游》《人猿星球》），看到后面提到好多影视作品就把我“劝退”了。
真心很喜欢这部电影，虽然只有两个小时的时长，但是完整的给我们呈现出了韩老师的一生，极力推荐！
很久没看过这么喜欢的电影了
太棒了！这种讲述方式很聪明，恍惚间唤起了自己童年的许多碎片，那个明媚时代，那个没办法珍惜就该溜走的时代。
看着孩子们求学若渴的眼神真的会充满力量，当然也会有压力，男主真不容易。
休斯顿的航空、摇滚、影视…大众文化，《甘草披萨》的加州梦，《贝尔法斯特》的北爱宗教冲突，《罗马》的墨西哥记忆，林克莱特和这三个导演都是同龄人诶，六七十年代的平行世界，一起约好拍《童年往事》吗。再有《上帝之手》八十年代的足球狂欢。
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