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
包宝宝变奏。主讲东亚父母对子女强烈的控制欲，正值青春期叛逆的孩子如何摆脱束缚追寻自我，套用了下东方奇幻元素的壳加以展现。祖孙三代齐心作战那段看得还是挺有感触的，母系女权议题永不过时。但整体感觉就是没啥新意，流水模板套固定公式（隔阂→叛逆→和解→接纳），自皮克斯被收购后作品的想象力表达与创意更迭大打折扣。
国配or粤配解锁皮克斯新体验，除此之外Nothing special，某些方面甚至还不如迪士尼本家去年的《寻龙传说》。
广东祠堂很亲切了，狸猫巨大化好评，母女关系简直是这一波sinophone的必备主题。
full of f*cking stereotypes
或许这个故事并不完美，但我喜欢它。
剧不剧情先不说，就说谁能阻挡住一只红猫熊呢？！
这部怎么平均能到八分以上的？皮克斯的动画水准近年来下滑不少，这部画面做的挺粗躁的，人设丑，故事也一般。
皮克斯的分镜和剪辑节奏如今也基本MCU化了，尤其前半小时看得简直头痛，浪费丰富的画面细节和至少纸面上不少的类型元素。至于剧本要怎么说呢……故事当然要讲，但如果像这样有弧光则不求棱角，有答案则不问问题，有小熊猫则完全不去触及背后的大象的话……倒没有不满意，可真的让人太不满足了。
“完美”如同代代相传的魔咒，禁锢着多少女性热烈的生命。
好几次都看到泪目，真的只有东亚人才看得懂，为什么爱让我们感到窒息。
第一次有这么共情的皮克斯作品，看着看着就代入了，结果泪点比笑点还多。每一个东亚青春期女孩必经的情感的躁动与苦涩，化成了可爱与凶猛的红熊猫。这辈子能跟家人和解吗？这是最好的结果了。p.s.追星真的有治愈心灵的作用哈哈！
好看！可爱！哪个小孩看了这部电影不想要一个毛茸茸的同学呢？看起来就很好骑！！
好可爱好想rua，动物化展示女性生理成长，小鲜肉和奶奶团的交叉还蛮有新意。主要是可能年纪大了，看皮克斯动画总觉得多动症很疲惫，第二幕就走神了
还能在新鲜一点吗？不就是拐着弯的说某国的文化是落后的，劝年轻人“投诚”这点烂戏码吗？
I am who I am, and you? 迪士尼和皮克斯的一部優質青春性教育片，red panda既有隱喻初潮的亞洲女性，中文譯名「小熊貓/貓熊」又指向青春和華語區文化。包辦式的家長永遠都是打著「為你好」「為家族爭光」的旗號行惡，難道都不能擁有一點屬於自己的生活嗎？「去勢化」男性的缺席/失聲也意味深長。荒謬、戲謔、詼諧、刻板印象，卻非常值得一看！
最开始的设定让人想起勇敢雄心，最后发现原来是皮克斯版的绿巨人，用李安的话说，每个人心中都有一只红熊猫，代表那个曾经叛逆的自己，当好朋友都觉得酷时亚洲妈妈则执着于把这只红熊猫赶走，真是人间真实。那咒语怎么听都像是小兔子乖乖把门开开，有些出戏了。
变成一只大熊猫空降到HOT演唱会的现场和朋友们蹦蹦跳跳应该也是十岁的我最想做的事吧！
接受比抗拒更加需要勇气。Abby太太太太太可爱了吧！！！！！！！！
11.3 故事写的也太棒了吧！！！相信每一个传统中国人好孩子都感同身受吧。小熊猫激萌。。。
换汤不换药的青春成长故事，传统父权玩腻了换成母系氏族，照着大熊猫的模样画小熊猫。对华语文化的理解永远地停留在了某个时期，或者说其实是唐人街文化，或者甚至谈不上是文化，仅仅是符号堆砌，毫无深度可言，这一点上离《雄狮少年》都还差很多。
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