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
片子的第一个小时太过沉重以致于我不得不停下来。爬进被窝里满腔怒火，气为什么我要看如此黑暗的题材，气导演为什么要如此事无巨细的描述黑暗…最最最生气的是，无法合理化自己的愤怒，无法原谅自己的懦弱——想要假装太平盛世歌舞升平以便继续伤春悲秋无病呻吟为自己的一事无成找一些无关紧要的借口。哭了一会儿打开了爆米花电影，看天下无事。早上醒来天还没亮，在黑暗里想起那些卑微的愿望 痛苦的哀嚎 蝼蚁样的生命，又忍不住流起泪来。鼓起勇气看完了电影——后面英雄出现伸张正义兵来将挡 水来土掩。真相揭晓 恶人入狱。这世界还有那么多荒诞残酷在上演，而英雄一次也只能帮到一个。作为一个碌碌无为的资本机器螺丝钉，我除了 Dunt look away, 还能做些什么？
电影本身拍摄手法一般，胜在真实事件改编&社会意义（种姓、阶级、贫富、金钱、权力），演技也不错。
如果普通人只配像猪狗一样活着，生命只能任凭他人蹂躏，那这确实是一个不值得过活的世界。
感觉这个故事，跟某国的操场埋尸案，有点同步啊。。。怎么印度这个时间段突然想着拍摄这样一部电影呢？是不是看了某国的新闻，来故意拍电影映射的啊。。。
这句响亮的口号喊出了印度历史上第五种姓的变革。
有的人就是为了公平正义而生的。
印度人的苦难不需要过多渲染, 诚实的展示出来就能直击人心
案件、强权、暴力、尊严、爱与正义围绕着『抗争』的核心构成明快的光
8分左右。
问:3万亿，17万亿，23万亿，三个以美元计价的经济体有何不同？
印度电影总有新惊喜
主题较为通俗，故事节奏相当好。中间穿插的音乐段落，中国观众看起来确实有点跳跃。
印度电影和韩国电影敢于刺破黑暗的这份勇，真的令人肃然起敬！
幸好最高法有良心，社会意义大于影片本身质量，但是人家敢拍能拍呀！
印度现实题材的片子，永远在我心中有一席之地。
看的不知道是不是对的版本，感觉音画不同步，观感不是特好。男主出场的bgm太出戏了，4.5吧
拯救一个苦难的家庭，维护一个部族的尊严。面对自下而上的徇私枉法和利欲熏心的人性黑暗，秉承做人的良知，铭记律师的责任，为底层的人发声，为无辜的人伸张，为人的尊严斗争，为社会不公反抗。铁肩担道义，辣手著文章。抽丝剥茧，不为所动。印度版的《辩护人》，底层人民的人权领袖。
而律师处理事件的全过程毫无波澜，没收希望到失落，无助到转机的情绪切换，太平了。
很多时候看着没有丝毫胜算，人证伪证都是他们的，怎么可能赢？绝大多数人自己就放弃了，而妻子没有放弃，律师没有放弃，这种不屈不挠的精神就是希望所在。
一开始以为杰伊比姆是人名的可以跟我一起举个手吗哇哈哈哈~这司法体系真是让人窒息啊，上去二话不说直接抽你丫的，抽死了还有整个国家体系为这行为掩盖和辩护，硬没盖住还有国家赔偿负责善后，印度真是各方面都开挂~律师也不容易，一个人对抗整个司法体系，学法律还得搞刑侦，警察都被得罪完了，就很奇怪他们居然还这么君子从不请这律师去喝茶，让我还一度担心这律师会不会被灭口，结果他们居然还留了侄子和弟弟这两个活口真是既坏又蠢~印度是任何题材都能上歌舞的，所以这片也唱了半打歌舞，不惊喜不意外~说是印度版辩护人有点过了，辩护人和出租车司机、华丽的假期、1987应该是一水的片子，那是只属于全斗焕的特殊时代，荣耀归于全斗焕哈哈哈~总体来说还是不错的，就是印度片另一个特点就是片长，很少发现有120分钟之内的印度片，基本150分钟起拍？
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