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
用多拍了两个小时夸细节人物丰满，你咋不跟电视剧比埋线长
不难看就是太长了，太长了，各种无意义的慢镜头严重影响质感
扎导版《正联》开播后，我狠狠扇了自己两耳光，因为人人都说自己是华纳内部员工，人人都说他知道一些事情，人人都说导剪根本不存在。
确实比院线版好多了，但这分也太虚高了，远远比不上导剪版守望者，还是一部粉丝向电影。
👴青回！这才是熟悉的感觉，看完预告后真想说，尾灯WDNMD！
扎导叙事弱是事实，所以他的电影必须尽可能地拖长才能流淌出气氛的魅力，并且越看越有沉浸感，结尾的“附赠”篇章真是非常吸引人，可惜我们可能再也看不到后续了。总之，这是属于粉丝的一场胜利，就意义来说也足够列入迷影史和产业史了。
有人说过扎导是被传统片长限制才华的鬼才导演，几部导剪电影看下来，至少我是认同的。也不得不说，如果没有韦登的院线版，正义联盟达不到今天这个分数，在韦登的JL里，几乎抹去了所有英雄的高光时刻，而这些高光并非是在两个小时左右展示不出来的。在导剪中，几个英雄的人物弧光得以展现，甚至连荒原狼都不再脸谱化，显得更为真切。大家诟病的配乐，我倒挺喜欢的，女侠的悲壮，蝙蝠侠的复古，都让我印象深刻。4个小时的时长在观影中也过得非常快，甚至一度期望它不要结束。我个人戏吃透扎导的画面与调性，所以在大量的升格镜头在我这里算优点。从第一部MOS到今天的导剪JL，庆幸每一部都去电影院体验了一次，导剪来之不易，感谢大家的付出。
老爷（转向小丑）
不是特效多时间长就比院线版好看，就像不是堆叠前史就完善了所谓弧光，短评编剧们^_^
好糊弄人 院线版实际就是四小时强行压缩两小时的压缩版 主线剧情都基本一样 主要删了些角色和部分起源 钢骨的戏完全可以剪成solo 补拍改了改台词背景调色 玛莎和露易丝的戏从扎版的露易丝家改在了星球日报 卢瑟的彩蛋扎版是在片尾 院线版片头玛莎和露易丝是扎的（露易丝在床上扎版是在片子后面） 大战也太敷衍了吧 砍了Steppenwolf的头到达克赛德那就没了 前面配乐实在过于阴森 院线版的一家子是没有的 好多有无可无的剧情扩充 院线版片头Everybody Knows前面的部分以及后面ww在博物馆都是补拍加的戏 为什么大超复活后穿的黑超制服 大大的迷惑 后补的噩梦线也不是黑制服 ww在银行的戏是我最不满意的 如果按照ww1的设定就完全ooc了 你扎的叙事能力永远是他导演生涯的最大短板
有了四小时的篇幅扎导可以肆意挥霍自己的想法，无论这想法精彩或平庸，但从结果来看这可能是DCEU开发以来唯一配得上超级英雄史诗的作品，大抵可以对标复联3，请粉丝们再去华纳闹要扎导版的正联续集吧
很不喜欢漫威，但是dc现在拿头跟漫威比。。
要来啦，要来啦，要上HBO，要上HBO！！！！！！！
6.若说尾灯版45分，则本版勉强及格，但比烂又有什么意义呢？
扎导叙事弱是事实，所以他的电影必须尽可能地拖长才能流淌出气氛的魅力，并且越看越有沉浸感，结尾的“附赠”篇章真是非常吸引人，可惜我们可能再也看不到后续了。总之，这是属于粉丝的一场胜利，就意义来说也足够列入迷影史和产业史了。
依旧是扎克施耐德的内味，高水准的分镜构图，浓郁的油画质感画面，在没有太多英雄个人电影铺垫的情况下依旧把每个人的基本经历和特色讲述得清晰到位，剧情也比院线版更饱满完整，围绕荒原狼的多次打戏绝对是超英顶级水准，巴里救女友、亚瑟风暴脱衣装逼和最后神速力翻盘的配乐更是加分项
从某种意义上讲，或许我们比任何时候都更需要这部电影。
【6.0】首先我对扎剪活动以及扎导本人的述求表示尊敬，其次片子不算烂，只是毫无叙事技巧，只是单纯的镜头堆积，其中一半以上完全可以作为废戏减掉，再次作为粉丝，我无法接受其中一些人物的塑造，这点权是个人喜好，最后希望扎导在新的领域一帆风顺，放过dc，带着粉丝继续去惊（po）艳（hai）下一家吧。不过能和一群一样无聊的人一起看，反而没有那么无聊了呢。
从某种意义上讲，或许我们比任何时候都更需要这部电影。
扎导叙事弱是事实，所以他的电影必须尽可能地拖长才能流淌出气氛的魅力，并且越看越有沉浸感，结尾的“附赠”篇章真是非常吸引人，可惜我们可能再也看不到后续了。总之，这是属于粉丝的一场胜利，就意义来说也足够列入迷影史和产业史了。
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