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
但是怎么就感觉印度人这么没骨气？感觉女主的印度味不够足，脸应该比较符合西方审美，不说印地语而说英语，总感觉在看欧美电影。
但是怎么就感觉印度人这么没骨气？感觉女主的印度味不够足，脸应该比较符合西方审美，不说印地语而说英语，总感觉在看欧美电影。
被片名耽误的好电影，不要拿误杀2这样的烂片来做对比，至少也该是跟迫在眉梢一个级别。印度QJ案频发的现状已经让人望而却步，电影以此元素开展的剧情之紧凑完全让人挪不开眼，这一次没有歌舞，没有超长片场，层层递进，高潮频出，真相浮出水面之时就是你大感震撼之际
话题尖锐，但节奏太慢了，在女性议题之外还想加入新闻伦理、网络暴力之类的话题，但都蜻蜓点水，反倒冲淡了主题，完全没必要加。
3星，乍看是姐妹情深的故事，但其实反映了老美社会阶层的鄙视链。
这种冲奥片感觉十年前就已经不拍了……虽然主题是几个家庭的彼此救赎吧，但是处理得这么温吞碎片也是……闪回也是太多，最后的结局更是收尾很硬，没有她的上部作品让我觉得有力道了。
韩片一般黑暗到让人感到绝望，而印度片却总是让人感觉好像还有点希望……
7.8 其实前半段真的和误杀2一样 当第一个孩子倒下时 我就猜到女主绝不会杀他 只是走向和误杀2的区别在于 女主为了一个大义帮助全印度强奸的女性获取他们的权益 更为值得人们推崇 以及她所cue到的每个人包括警察都应该对她今天的行为负责。唯一吐槽的点就是 该剧还是太过理想化 现实中持枪警察和总统进屋 绝不会还有后续一起直播谈判的可能
三分之一就能预料剧情，却又在结局被谁是真凶吓了一跳。为国家命运而持续发声的印度电影，和真不咋地的印度国情，真是讽刺。
转折过于生硬，qj这个点抛出得太直接且滞后，但故事圆得非常完美
最近印度也开始对女性的权利和地位开始重视起来了。
印度片确实开始走韩国风格了，有没有发现现在歌舞没有了。
【2.5】执导层面挺有看头，节奏和气氛都维持得不错。但这个故事的呈现本身太低效率了，几处值得发挥的地方几乎都被编剧阉割或忽略掉，只为了顺利达到主线叙事上的煽情目的。
无论受害人是女是男，是小孩还是成人，强奸犯必须死。但全世界的法律都做不到，全世界都在包庇强奸犯。。。
一个国家真正的强大。是看它怎么对待自己国家的弱势群体。
甚至
当你是一个人，去面对整个社会的排斥的时候，是很压抑的
除了突然zoom镜头很80年代港剧，背景音乐太多鼓点与浮夸之外，还是不错的电影！
这剧情不意外，甚至有些狗血，但女主角的演绎和风格处理还是挽回了不少。
立意还行但是女主演技太差，剧情也不丝滑，浪费我时间
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