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
多一星给91岁的老爷子，一开始任务出来还满是期待的，坚持到老人训野马戏时候就显强弩之末了。一方面不太相信他如今的身体状况能完成片中的危险动作，同时又觉得这样的非商业片，找动作替身的概率也不大，以至于男孩奇迹般的就成了驯马天才，期待的老牛仔一展雄风的戏也只能省了。男孩表演太让人出戏了，公鸡很亮眼，但格格不入。好多点都具备足够张力造成“极端后果”的，却都轻易的略过，有点可惜。耐心看完老人的流水账，能感觉到一丝丝温情，但还是觉得很失落，很失望。6.7/0.15万 【IMDb5.8/1万 北美票房914.43万美元，全球票房985.73万美元】
把政治隐喻和东木情怀揉进一个公路片，编剧实在太狡猾了
两倍速看完是个挺可爱温柔的故事 he版老爷车 哈哈哈
两倍速看完是个挺可爱温柔的故事 he版老爷车 哈哈哈
别主演了，就在幕后燃烧吧！说话动作都不太利索了，真的很担心下一幕就接不上气了！
舒适小品，多一星给我的英雄，东木jo太郎。
故事不算完全收住，相比骡子和理查德朱维尔而言衰老似乎显而易见，自我解构与解剖也像是借坡下驴。只是老头魅力仍在，哪怕剩下的几乎是纯粹的老。Until we find each other again，真是最迷人的commitment
老爷子的这部新片不像一部电影，更像是一位91岁的老人在为你讲述他的人生智慧。
现在看到老东木的电影，心中总是浮现“不要温和地走进那个良夜”…………永远敬佩老爷子，牛仔精神forever,继续拍下去
这东西只有你九十岁能拍，七十岁你还有一个过来人的说教，现在只有一个人的本质。
二十分钟后我在电影院睡着，一个小时后思考再三中途退场。是的我可以看路边野餐和大象津津有味却觉得这部干瘪无聊浪费生命，每一句台词说出来都让人想嘘，男主似乎已经动弹不得难当此任并且把电影节奏拖累得和他的脚步一样缓慢而衰颓。
已经耄耋之年的东木的新作，不好说是老骥伏枥、宝刀未老什么的，而是我鲜少见的：温柔的东木。有着他曾经影片中最熟悉的元素，却放弃了不犀利不深入的悲伤故事，讲了一个平铺直叙，甚至没有什么高潮点，一老人，一少年，和一只鸡跨越美墨边境的故事，像是他的人生自传一样，像是对那个西部牛仔年代，还拿着枪的东木的致敬和怀念，转眼间已是拖着一身老骨头，给年轻一代讲他的所理解的世俗的老头了。他这次的转变，像是我最喜欢的小说家，写起了散文的感觉。
为什么那么多老少配的电影 还都那么难看啊？
6.5 / 所以应该翻译成「猛男落泪」哈哈哈～其实比起伍迪，东木更像电影界的活化石，靠持续不断的产出，努力证明着自己宝刀未老。最近的这几部，每一部都在诉说着自己的坚强、对子女的亏欠，以及不愿被人忘却的那份心底的柔情。
东木老爷子还真是不闲着，拍完骡子又搞这么一出没什么剧情的片子，一老一小一鸡走一路，还找了个墨西哥娘们在无名小镇安了家
慢慢讲故事的东木老爷子，能看出确实是老了，身子有些驼了，有时候还是能看到坚毅的眼神但是难掩暮年神伤。一老头，一小孩儿，一只鸡，一段公路之旅，故事形式很老套，情结也没有多少跌宕起伏扣人心弦，简单看看不错。
东木这次做了一回梦想家，但是“I can not cure old”。
这东西只有你九十岁能拍，七十岁你还有一个过来人的说教，现在只有一个人的本质。
谁给标记的“惊悚”？？明明很温情，一部成长片子。
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