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
不是说性工作者不好的意思，但这部片子的确将性工作者美化了，这种有外形、有内涵还器大活儿好的极品男主只应天上有，再来点童年阴影和家庭创伤那简直更加完美。相反，女主角前期的形象十分真实却不够讨喜，看前面的时候我害以为艾玛女神的尺度也就这样了，因为不能脱所以一只聊，没想到最后一次见面直接坐上火箭，看得我一愣一愣的，以她在影坛的地位接下这部影片真是需要巨大的勇气了。为表演艺术家艾玛汤普森点赞！
这是一具躯体，年轻或衰老，健壮或瘦弱或肥胖。
对话写得蛮好，但是男主的角色设定不太合理，被忽视的原生家庭下真的能塑造出这样耐心且愿意聆听的性格吗……P. S这不就是提供性服务的心理咨询师吗……
看的全程都是一边感觉自己是女主，身材容貌焦虑，在sex上更多感受到的是自卑和担心对方嫌弃啥的。 又一边觉得自己是男主，努力健身提高性吸引力，会沟通，容易让对方感受到自己的感觉和喜爱，讨好型人格，快感建立在对方快感之上。这个电影看得我要精分了（还没看完
剧本过于工整了，还有汤普森阿姨这惊天一脱，我的妈呀！[B+]
抛开现实讲，影片里展现出来的真的是高素质、高情商、暖暖的善意和真诚
以性做为载体，并且全部内景以及依靠大量对白的依托，这都不是作为导演敢于轻易尝试的东西。但是《祝你好运，里奥·格兰德》做到了。四段式的结构干净利落，简洁但是精致，虽然冲突来得有一些过于突然，但是通过彰显功力的对白呈现出了自我认同、原生家庭、女性地位等等我们当下几乎所有人都正在遭遇的问题。虽然电影的首要任务永远不是对问题做出解答，但是《祝你好运，里奥·格兰德》却再一次以一种浪漫并且不失哲学的方式提供我们：治愈是我们每个人终其一生的命题。
这是一具躯体，年轻或衰老，健壮或瘦弱或肥胖。
挺可爱的，我愿称之为“成人童话”。讨论其现实可操作性没有意义，重要的是我们鲜少（几乎不）能在公共领域里看到中老年女性的爱欲话题，在“慕青”时代里，艾玛老师贡献了老年女性最有魅力、最动人的高潮微笑。
后边的两次会面，在我看来有点过于把买春这件事理想化了。Thompson一厢情愿地去发掘男妓的真实身份，要和他做朋友，实在荒唐……但也许是符合这个角色，是这个天真的老古板干得出来的？和女服务员的对手戏就让我觉得太over，像过于刻意地喊出个口号。
Sex Saint.
直接告诉我到底有多贵吧？要够得着我也一年买个4次！
Wow，多么大胆、真诚而又温暖的电影！
轻巧、讨喜、深邃、充满情欲之余又搞笑。现在就想问问男主这样服务人员几多钱一个钟。
性愉悦应该列入社会保障体系！hearhear
情绪波澜春潮涌动时的配乐像是轻轻撩动火花明灭时的呻吟。
本来其实四星蛮稳的，当男主说性工作合法化的时候我下头下到南极，艺术表达有自由我尊重，同样我也有表达不接受的自由
迷人，温馨，适合被改编成舞台剧。赐人愉悦真乃本事和美德。当真身暴露后的矛盾把平静的水面掀翻后，你才会意识到一开始的舒缓，轻柔就是迎着破碎而来的。艾玛汤普森演的仿佛是每个女性时时刻刻面对lustful desire的切面，否定自己的念头，否定自己本身真的很不可爱。你可以有很多很多清单要完成，但认可当下自己才是壮举。悦纳自己的欲望真是一件舒服的事情，两个人没有义务捆绑的探索真是迷人，谁也不需要知道更多一些。能相遇真好。片尾咖啡馆的一场戏也是神来之笔，Becky这个角色写得真好。
太好了
要不是看到Emma Thompson主演，这个题材我是不会感兴趣的，但出于对Emma Thompson演技派的信任，我就想看了。这是一部颠覆我对牛郎印象的电影。我对中国牛郎的印象就是一群好吃懒做、空有身材、毫无内涵的体育生。但电影里的牛郎Leo彬彬有礼、谈吐不俗、善解人意、不卑不亢、自尊自爱，简直像个绅士，让人大有好感。我知道导演的主旨是女性应该不以性为耻，应该自爱自强。简言之存人欲去道德。最后Nancy得到了救赎，抛弃了循规蹈矩、墨守陈规、按部就班，获得了人性的解放。但我觉得导演对牛郎这个行业想象得太美好了。更可能的是瘾君子、小开、骗子或黑帮分子。男主挺帅，身材超好，正值30岁时拍的电影。这真是一部很省场外费用的电影。
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