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
7分。爱猫人士的奇幻之旅，各种滤镜让电影美轮美奂，不少画面都迫于油画风格，维多利亚风看得人心醉。但可惜相比于画面，故事上就有些弱了，作为人物传记，故事并没有深入挖掘主角的气质，总觉得太过肤浅了。感觉导演是希望拍出那种疏离感和孤独感，但过于明亮的气氛色彩让他的努力有些落空了。本尼的表演只能算一般，设置上有点像爱迪生或者图灵的味道，这一类有缺陷的天才角色他演的有些太多了吧？？
後段是雙方各自帶對方去見家長，能感受到他們真得很認真要跟對方走長久。安達也是為了不讓戀情洩露後，自己會被公司調部門，而努力讓自己的事業成就往上爬。見完家長後還有兩人步入禮堂，接受眾人祝福結婚的畫面，滿夢幻的XD
当然也会想到同题材的维尼之父《再见，克里斯托弗罗宾》
以及，听过原音的人就会发现Louis最后的s并不发音，路易，就是LV那个路易。。。
叫奇迹的电影有很多，好像每个国家都有一部叫奇迹的电影吧，其实也是符合当下的时代的，因为不管在那个国家那种文化的情况下都是会有平凡的人创造着自己的奇迹，一个失去母亲和姐姐的人，像是被命运诅咒了一样但依然通过自己不懈的努力，坚持的坚持完成了不可能的事情，也得到了亲情的大团圆，一个人，一个小小的车站，一个不放弃给总统写信的年轻人…还是挺感动的，可以给7分的一部电影！
这个故事讲的…节奏忽慢忽快、逻辑跳跃、因果不明，画面倒算精致，韦恩的画作是惊艳的。无他。
看简介感觉奇奇怪怪的，因为有林允儿所以看了，其实是个还蛮感人的一个故事，饰演爸爸和姐姐的演员的演技真不错
打光和景色很美很童话，但是男主那张脸老是出戏到梵高。
关乎亲情，关乎爱情，关乎父子、姐弟，关乎梦想，暖暖的，强烈推荐
“我能在未来记住艾米丽，她就会在未来。”
本尼又一次演绎了天才疯子，画画是一种救赎与发泄。
画面超级美，像香水广告那么美！一段短暂而美好的爱情，一场无解又曲折的生活，养猫人士大概更能get那种表情全无，但内心无比丰富的人吧，唉，还好有猫，互为了解，又互不打扰。
年轻的Queen Elizabeth 和Sherlock Holmes的邂逅(x). Wain真是一个超级天才兼猫奴，可惜时代和家庭的禁锢让人唏嘘。片子构图和光影都非常美且荒诞。
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真实事件其实值得拍的，但编剧导演拍的比较一般，让故事简单程式化，命题作文的痕迹很重，不走心。演员演的也一般
Too see others cannot see is kinda lonely
温馨的故事，温馨的姐姐，沉默却充满了力量的父亲。姐姐这个角色真的太暖了，奇迹的不是小站，是当地的人。ps：光秀不是长劲鹿李光秀，是林允儿。
当然也会想到同题材的维尼之父《再见，克里斯托弗罗宾》
全世界最了解韦恩的应该就是他妻子了(电影告诉我的) 那个年代娶一个比自己大十岁且跨越社会阶层的女人 也算“可歌可泣了” 我觉得再拓展拓展能拍个两小时爱情电影 挺好看
童话般的镜头讲了个好悲伤的故事。特别适合用投影看，看不出两侧的黑框
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