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
哪个furry控看了不想原地打滚尖叫呢？但受制于串流定位和“萌即正义”视角下的野心滑坡，仍遍布预期中套路和1.0的地方（缺少“魔力”的东方景片陈列，公式化命题写作，闹腾的叙事节奏），以至于最后把少女自我成长和跨代际沟通衔合起来，是有些顺拐也说服力欠佳的。从《包宝宝》到这部的母女冲突矛盾，能看出石之予在真诚自白跟迎合好莱坞工业标尺间的试探，还是希望她下次放手做些更有挑战性的项目，毕竟作为皮克斯首位华裔女导演，值得带来更多低回流连的表达。
感觉迪士尼还是不要碰关于zg或者华裔主题的题材了，做了都进不来。。。皮克斯一如既往充满了有趣的灵魂，这次甚至真的是可爱又有趣，毛茸茸的小熊猫，如果可以进来应该会成为乐园里喜闻乐道的IP。寻找自我，和保持自我的主题，全家人都变成小熊猫真的太萌了。以及这电影里也可以看到KPOP的侵袭，真的是……不合理，笑的
妈妈在成为“妈妈”之前也是小女孩。妈妈在成为“妈妈”之后就要克制自己了。
借用Q&A中观众的一个问题：why do we have to wait until 2022 to see a film like this? Sex should always be a negotiation of soul.
woman power，还挺棒的关于母女关系、成长与自我意识觉醒的故事，虽然难免有些俗套和东方的刻板印象，不过小熊猫实在是太可爱了。。。这个不引进真的可惜了
「虎妈猫爸」式的育儿经变奏曲，内核就挺东亚的——极强超我约束下，如何释放本我，发展自我，这种经验还挺具有普遍性的。
太可爱啦！！把青春期的母女关系冲突都刻画的挺到位。红熊猫真的一级可爱，做自己也是最可爱的。
用熊猫代表本我的动物性，选华裔代表被压抑个性的群体，符号择取上有心思。红色、熊猫、竹林、旗袍、道场、祠堂、chinatown，中国元素使用得十分讨巧。最后一次仪式时粤语唱经声中渐入b-box，再叠加4-town的出场，可称神来之笔；同样让人拍手称赞的还有用首饰进行封印的构思。Pixar的创作人员应该都放飞了自己的red panda，才能每次都献出这么brilliant的创意；而中国的内容创作之所以如此疲软乏味，可能也是因为同样的原因——人不有趣，作品也难以有趣。
看到母女冲突与和解鼻子一酸，一直在经历这样复杂的感情中长大。想要逃离保护但又为了伤害母亲感情而难过，但我们都不需要跟对方说对不起，有女儿我也会这样吧
红头发好好看。七大姑八大姨念经的时候，还有最后在竹林意识里放弃红熊猫的时候，好感动，她们过去的经历和牺牲。毛毛的小熊猫的象征意义很好哎。电影里的人形好适合做元宇宙头像啊，希望能开发养成或者角色扮演游戏。完全可以直接出现在迪士尼乐园里了～这些青春期的叛逆最好不要以追星作为拉锯点，那亲情作为代价，回过头来看就会觉得不值得。
用一个可爱的巨型小熊猫来指代华裔小姑娘的青春期烦恼，皮克斯在讲述不同族裔多元化故事的道路上是越走越宽了。
华人祠堂倒是保护的不错
这是皮克斯？看完只觉得儒家文化圈太tm累了
镜像的设计太巧妙了，每个人心中都有红熊猫，保留住红熊猫就是保留住自我的完整性。
还是比较传统的故事，长辈相对是保守的，孩子是相对叛逆自由的。但现在的长辈曾经也是孩子，现在的孩子以后也是长辈。而本片让人印象最深的，莫过于妈妈了，她同时兼具了这两个身份，当最后美玲在竹林里安慰妈妈的时候，真是很感动啊
我抑郁症发作的时候，也希望可以变成这种人见人爱、好友抱抱的小熊猫啊！
希望从小以家国传统和家庭为上又接受西方教育和思潮的我们，都有机会跟长辈敞开心扉并和解和睦，然后接受自己成为自己
命题作文般的创意，看似深刻的主题表现出来过于浅显。整片给我的所有感觉都很像《魔法满屋》。
华味儿确实很重，但是是刻板印象的华味儿，知道什么是真实华味儿吗，就没有父亲这个角色，或者在发现女儿叛逆之后对妈妈说：看，这就是你教出来的好女儿！
改变成长，诚实做真实独特的自己，但也关爱家人朋友！... (⁎˃ᴗ˂⁎) ♥
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