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
「你确定要抽血吗？其实我们可以一起喝杯咖啡。」
很喜欢的电影，在电影里生活，真实和平凡的问题，或许有心却无法解决。明明都是很好的人，可偏偏难两全。感谢还有惊喜出现，慰藉一些。
3星给电影，两星给现实，太久没这么实在的的电影了。
感受一下印度的LGBT文化吧。
虽然剧情和叙事都很一般，但场景和情节都太真实了，受众是在外的潮汕人吧？
连隔壁都敢于正视这个社会需要面对的一些情感问题，说多了也无法改变这里的环境
全片最让我感动的地方有两幕，一幕是男主在彩虹游行边戴上面具，小幅度的舞动双手，像鸟儿终于获得自由，情感表达克制又热烈；另一幕是结尾处，两家人终于接纳了真正的男女主，他们的伴侣得以一起参加迎接孩子的仪式，四目相对两两相视而笑的一刻让人不禁泪目。
真好看哟！不管什么题材都可以来一段绚丽歌舞，哈哈哈哈哈😄
题材加分，敢拍就挺好。节奏剧情逻辑一般，角色有些刻板印象。
印度果然很现实的谈问题，希望找到平衡，这过程和结局大概就是现实生活中的同志平衡了各方利益的样子。Les的故事线穿插进来算是一个亮点。
一个字，羡慕，感动，真好啊，我所想到的元素都在其中了，而且演员也是真的好看有演技，特别让人感同身受。世界不管怎么样，或多或少都在进步，真羡慕啊，仍在原地的我们。
印度的喜剧只要看到都会下载看的！因为真的很可！而且这几年印度真的光速进步。这样下去印度都要领先了
很喜欢印度电影，重点是和爱的人一起看。我们国家什么时候可以拍出来这么一部电影哟🎬
晚上买的告别场因为疫情电影院关了，只能看腾讯视频。剧本到一些小设计都看得出刻意跟老套，但是难耐真实，熟悉的深圳与潮汕文化，有丶想回去吃东西。结尾手机视频+飞机神来之笔。
看点就是真实，又真实不过纪录片，但拍摄方式很纪录片。至于剧情，平平无奇，说不上好也说不上赖。比真正的纪录片《四个春天》差距明显。只能支持这种类型，拍自己的故事。6.2
算是冷门佳作吧，没想到印度也能拍出同性题材的作品，确实颠覆了我的固有印象。在我印象里，印度的电影和电视剧一直都注重揭露社会的阴暗面，关注强奸妇女，人口拐卖等社会问题，可以说非常的大胆、新颖独特。这部电影也是如此，讲述两个同性恋，为了躲避家族的催婚，选择假结婚后发生的一些事情，搞笑中带有一些温暖和深思。立意很好，但仍有瑕疵，还有进步空间。对同性题材感兴趣的小伙伴可以一看。最后，我想到对于印度影视剧中的歌舞剧，我觉得这就是一种成功的文化输出。因为只要一谈到欢快的歌舞，总能想到印度。这也算是一种影视剧市场的成功输出，扩大了影响力，也提高了知名度。我觉得中国的影视剧也可以注重古装题材的输出，再不国际提高知名度和影响力，感觉啥啥都要被棒子国偷走了！生气！
印度拍这样的题材能不加分么，男主出柜那刻真的深有同感，就是突然泣不成声，体验过才了解。
我们对墙外世界国际性新潮运动的兴盛没有准确的概念，只能接收到一些支离破碎的二手信息，才惊讶于印度某些思想已经如此先进及具有颠覆性。文化开放才是真正的开放。
还是没忍住看了，也极力推荐。很期待可以有更多这样的的电影，地方特色、社会议题、家庭温情的结合，有台湾电影的感觉，细腻的情感，浓浓的生活气息，生活的苦乐，家人之间的纠结与和解。结尾的自媒体视角非常赞。
尤其最后妈妈突然转变，雨过天晴的过程有点突兀，为了HE而HE 转弯有点太快。原本妈妈的转变也是一个很适合影片发挥表现的方面。
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