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
印象比较深的乃是第二个故事，女大学生为了情夫勾引拿到芥川奖的教授，用读情色文字的方式，想要把后者一点点带进坑里，着实有趣。色情的朦胧感，公共空间的禁忌，伦理层面的制约，将这对男女的情感表现得克制却又放纵。
刚一打开，心想短片凑一凑也能进柏林了？看完只能说，对不起对不起，是我不敬是我不敬。为再来一次加半星！btw哥们拍片也太省钱了吧！
在北影节行将结束之际终于得见这部「偶然与想象」。幸甚至哉，短评以咏志。我的多兰已江郎才尽、如昨日黄花，而今终于找到新的挚爱，不负我三刷「夜以继日」的真心。侯麦、洪尚秀、黑泽清们的影子又如何。对日常施以电影的魔法，在偶然与巧合中触碰彼此最真实的情感与欲望，把一段难以付诸言行的想象当作对旧爱的告白和告别；未曾跨越的伦理界线是彼此心照不宣的软肋、永远留在那封打错了一个假名的邮件里；歪打正着的“再会”和相识却圆满了陌生女孩怀抱二十年的缺憾……一切尽在片名，滨口导演用「偶然与想象」的三段奇遇向我们展示了现代电影的语法。看似不动声色、漫不经心，实则充满了精心编排与巧思，影像与表演又极致清新自然，如行云流水、水到渠成。另外，古川琴音颇有二阶堂的风骨，森郁月和中岛步都好色气。
自缝隙里透出光。第二个故事在大银幕看格外有趣。
一直觉得类似第二个故事里女主那种 对shallow和profound的通达是一种难以习得的天赋...人和人的相接和错位，在这里比在侯麦的城市要鬼魅许多
滨口龙介很精准地把握住了平白人生下的情绪状态，无论是与朋友乘车时的私语、与老师的对话、同学聚会的偶遇，都是特别普通的生活，主角或迷茫或犀利，是一种无聊与享受地混合体，但偶然又像魔法点亮了这种平淡，体验起来，非常非常舒服。三个段落我都喜欢，都有种惊喜感，与台词一起流动的故事，虽然身处真实的世界，但情绪和状态在罔顾所谓俗世期盼活在自己理想的精神空间里，告白着每一种生活想像，对自我的无线追问。无暇想太多，享受就好。
【A】看完更多的是惊喜之感 涌上心头 三个小故事 如果让我排序最喜欢哪个 是很难排的 因为我觉得讲的故事 不分上下都是冲击力特别的强的 1《开着的门》；2《再来一次》；3《魔法》
也太好了 滨口龙介可能是这一代里最有才能的那一个
PS：被朱迪·科默美到！
喜欢第二段办公室里的对话，结局却俗套了（报复不也是一种借由他人寻找自我存在的方式吗）。教授有一种清晰的对自我与他人的感知，使文字，欲望，人的软弱与独特都有了一种可供思考的维度。
大段的对白，不太一样的人设，精巧的剧情，缓慢的节奏，我都好喜欢。那个粗暴的（洪尚秀式）推拉镜头让我一下笑出来。（这是今年第一部在自己意愿下看的真人电影QAQ
期待太高，有点点失望。第一个故事有点摸不着头脑。第二个故事有很多隐喻和社会反思，值得再看。第三个故事最艺术，最符合电影主题
你以为的偶然，其实都是必然……如果不曾卑微错过忘不了，就不会后悔自责梦醒了，谁都不是什么好马，都在狂吃回头草。
第三个故事真的有意思。阴差阳错的开始，无缝上的衔接，又互相救赎的故事。有时候我们需要的不是一个具体的人，仅仅是一个模糊的影像，类似的场景就能让内心的碎花倾巢而出，找到归宿。但她真的不是她吗？你的名字是？想不起来啊，也许就是呢
滨口老师赛高！！彻底沦陷在他能将如此狗血淋头的剧本用魔术般轻盈笔触复调的功力，用最简单的调度和分镜，最节省的cast和布景为一个足够泛生活化的剧本铺路。极度喜欢三个故事中主角最后坦诚面对自己的时刻，仿佛在那一瞬他们都开始拥抱未来。
越看越困，把生活切片做得如同迷宫一样的乐趣而对我而言已不再有吸引力，但直言的极端，依然有交流的困境，因为我们永远对着空白的客体诉说，才需要想象来填补真空。
细腻自然，有股洪尚秀的味道。片中日式穿搭简单而高级，跟这个电影的调性一样
“偶然”奋力在帷幕后提拉绳线，把控几支有了意识的木偶。
四星半 最後一個故事太棒了 三個非常subtle的人與人之間微妙的連結、的故事，每一段結尾名字的排序非常妙，既點明了故事中的關係，又引發觀眾新的聯想 第三個故事開頭與結尾的手和擁抱真是太妙了，是容納了彼此的偶然和想像之後的美好 自然和城市的空間和聲音非常有意思，值得再多去想一想
完全靠对话推进个人略吃不消，前两个真的too much，第三个有被感动到，两个女演员选得真好，恰如其分。
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