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
一般般吧，有点理想主义，这个题材很敏感，不管怎么拍都会有各种问题的
他是一部喜剧，所以看前半部的你绝对会在笑声中度过，而后半部再让你感动得不知所措通
孩子不是亲生的也可以做孩子的，父母无论皮肤 不谈种族 不是亲生胜过亲生。
因为疫情被封看不了这电影的朋友其实把《死亡圣器》翻出来，把为了转移哈利大家都喝了复方汤剂那段再看一遍就行了
代孕的故事。情节一般啊，被那些说好看的评价引着来看的……可看可不看的电影。发现个问题，是不是很多人特别喜欢印度电影？感觉会多打一星。这是个教训！
但是最后孩子的基因父母领养了一个孤儿院的小孩。“生的孩子不是自己的，也可以做父母;孩子不是自己生的，也可以做父母”
假如是要更現實的話
笑死，魔法世界选话事人居然用如此方便造假的方式，造假的人又造得如此不走心，难怪诸位这么牛逼都干不过人类社会，看来上帝打开了魔法之门就关上了智商之窗是真的
印度电影：小题材能出彩，大问题托得住，又输了！
希望能有多一点代孕的片子！能给这条黑色产业链一点警醒吧！
关键时刻还是姊妹靠得住。剧情方面真是超乎我预料，节奏也完全掌控，在陷入低谷的节奏之时配角的戏点真是精彩。
悬疑做外壳的文艺片，执着与爱恨的纠葛让结局令人唏嘘。她只是一个爱跳芭蕾舞的小姑娘呀，她有什么错？
太多巧合，硬凹和理想主义了，为了赶紧突出每个生命都是上天的馈赠这个主题，编剧快马加鞭往前赶，其他细枝末节都不管不顾。整个观影过程，不管是故事情节还是价值输出，多处让人感到不适。
有感动的地方，但是结局确实太美好了点，大团圆结局没太多深度，也显得不真实。景色、色调、歌舞和一些搞笑情节还可以的……
大半部都是一部中规中矩的喜剧片，到了片尾出现大波动，影片意境陡升，把观众拖入进退两难的伦理困境，促人思考。
话说如果不注明片子麒麟背景，而且是从头出现到结束的角色，算不算文化剽窃呢，记得之前白人梳脏辫都被揪着骂文化剽窃，还有开头那是桂林吧。关于删节的，如果爱不让说出口，我们要看他什么呢？
今年最佳电影，克里蒂女神终于有拿的出手的作品，证明了自己不只靠脸蛋。笑点好多，太棒了，克里蒂把我美哭了
不明白印度这种国情为啥不把这种电影拍得现实些，喜剧元素可以稍微少些
主线是一个既美化但也反思的代孕故事，副线是万年不变的印穆矛盾。以及涉及肤色歧视等问题。女主吃了一块裁缝粉笔？！那玩意能吃？！？
really touched, Especially when they about hang over the Raj to the American couple, the grandpa was hiding that green toy which he used to played with Raj.
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