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
想要学毕赣没学成，一不小心学成了毕志飞，同时也从反面说明了为什么塔可夫斯基是电影之神。他最简单的《伊万的童年》也不是你们这帮衣逼学的出来的。
有些镜头很美，但总感觉有些欠缺，不值五颗星，喜欢结尾。
国产主旋律就应该有这样的质量，别再搞形式主义了
洪队埋小哨子时的那段自己跟自己的的幻觉真的超级震撼。
整体黑白灰的色调非常符合影片的战争故事，唯美且富有艺术性，烟雾笼罩下更增添一丝丝魔幻感觉，非常值得一看。
2022 院线十佳。远超预期啊。美学风格独特而强悍，故事也是非常合格的水平（在国产院线片中已属不易）。这不比《长津湖》好看？
3.5 洪队符号化，太多概念堆砌。（最后一场戏共产党指着国民党，置换立场，血雨反思革命）
感觉挺适合做游戏的，画面确实不错。但是，一支无组织无纪律没有战术不会动脑的军队是无法打长久战、以少胜多、从混战中获得最后胜利的，主创对红军的刻板印象受欧美影响太深，他们甚至不愿意认真读一读《红星照耀中国》
好久没看电影迟到过了（裂开）......
5.5。不愧是国美，美术确实强。能在主旋律框架下做出不同尝试也确实值得鼓励。但制作层面甚至不如很多学生作业。连最基本的电影语言都整不明白咱也别谈什么美学不美学的了。
烂片当道，看得多了人都变得宽容，对好片的标准也变得模糊。但真正的好片，大多是润物细无声的，无需大肆张扬，自能触动人心，《爱情神话》《雄狮少年》如此，本作也如此。
慢慢悠悠地 平平淡淡地讲了个激动人心的故事
三星半。有几个场面挺美的。但是真的…剧情一般，人物也没立起来。
摄影的出彩毋庸多说，镜头在浙江的池沼密林间攀爬腾挪，光影流转，其实是以武侠语境讲革命遗事。意识形态因而在一定程度上得以松绑，大的指向下，个人选择容许被理解：军令还是兄弟，懦夫还是英雄？尽管叙事有断裂，人物心理转变也多突兀处。而最好的点则是不再将战争浪漫化，残肢断腿，枪枪毙命，血雨洗面。不然最后的胜利从何而来？
比较喜欢里面几幕心理惊悚的恐怖镜头，大概是想表达战争中士兵的ptsd吧
后半小时睡着了 我不懂艺术 不懂诗电影 我只觉得画面太暗 配音不伦不类 剧情一整个稀碎 // 两星给镜头 太美了 不愧是国美
杭州/6.5。看的时候想到三部电影。《拯救大兵瑞恩》《伊万的童年》和《沙家浜》、、、
3.5 洪队符号化，太多概念堆砌。（最后一场戏共产党指着国民党，置换立场，血雨反思革命）
风格是有创新，对于“艺术战争电影”这个名号我是挺无语的，真喜欢瞎糅造词啊。。
一部反商业的写实战争片，没有矫情的段落，没有英雄主义，存在的只有表现战争中最正常的事情---死亡。全片将画面的色彩调暗消色，用灰暗的色彩表达一个灰暗的时期，仅有点点彩色的微光能够照亮脸庞。画面的构图非常漂亮，但人物的调度上似乎有点问题，比较凌乱，再加上画面的亮度，看起来有点吃力，但亮度也避免了一些表演上的青涩。电影也使用了非常多的留白，这让前半段的节奏还是有点拖沓。最后落下的血雨是点睛之笔，自由是由一个个鲜活的生命换来的。
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