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
PTA的怀旧之作，浓浓的70年代风，配乐剪辑很棒，选角很真实。
兜兜转转，最终有情人终成眷属。
This really makes me uncomfortable...mostly because of the age differences and what would count as statutory rape. ofc it's normal to like someone older or someone younger but seemingly mature, but there was little arc except for Alana finally finding out more about what she wants. Neither of them is working through any of their personal issues. They are still toxic.
虽然叙事流畅，但对于PTA来说太平庸且乏味了。
就好比说是一个高级裁缝你让他去做娃娃
关于不太合适的两个人兜兜转转之后决定在一起的琐碎记事，对白比较出彩故事不太有共鸣，没有达到期待的观感
“温暖的笑容是种力量。”
What a dream. Just a little bit self-indulgent as the nostalgic elements are given too much and too often，sometimes making the expression over the impression， and the instant sensation over the enduring feeling
3.5，PTA的电影总是独树一帜的，他总能用在小清新和变态之间存在的眩晕感迷惑观众，难得可贵的格局如此小的爱情故事居然在颁奖季收获这么多的提名，虽然个人不是很喜欢，但确实是去年值得一看的美国电影。
导演这是弄啥呢。离谱的是，这也提名奥斯卡了
虽然都不是什么好看的主角，但是年龄和年代拉开的距离就是难以逾越令人揪心，结尾短暂舒心了一下，风暴很快就来。还是乱中有序，现在还能拍出共情不矫情的爱情很难得了，8分。
虽然不是最好的PTA，但是看得非常轻松舒服，PTA一贯的摄影质感和绿木不错的配乐，挺喜欢。有几个长镜头运镜，整体还行，挺喜欢水床前的戏，后面就开始散了，但是结尾奔跑那里居然把我拉回来了很多，还是不够紧凑，或许是对时代的怀念，要素过多，奔跑元素也过多。一开始看海报没觉得女主多好看，影片里面还挺迷人的。
'Soggy Bottom' sounds like someone shit their pants.
他们都有野心，都嫉妒，都深爱，于是互相伤害。闲散的情节裹在爱情的外部，把人物关系分段，每一处几近奇幻的段落都为人物关系带来新的问题，发现对方的弱点或自己的弱点。女性极目远眺后的温情回望，男性的自尊中成长。好在用不那么精致，真实的情节描写了爱情关系里人内心的细处。
friendship is true magic~
挺好看，如果演员颜值高些估计一堆打4星5星的。
调度大师。有机会重看。一点不轻盈，反而拖拽出了时代的痕迹，所以说单纯的“青春喜剧片”真的很片面…不理解部分转折，似乎缺少铺垫，但又似乎是我缺乏感受，和听台词的能力
颁奖季大热门就这？2星技术，1星配乐，没了。
My.Little.Pony.A.New.Generation.2021.1080p.NF.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.x264-10002@BBQDDQ.COM
除了喜欢片中的音乐，共情到那句“They (men) are all shits!”，我真的不能get到性欲和叶子齐飞的70年代，小白男跟坚强熟女扑朔迷离的暧昧故事，水床那些恶趣味梗我感受也不是那么强烈。嘲讽了一系列自我感觉良好的男人：浮夸的好莱坞，虚伪的政客，虚张声势的逐利者，就算是打纯真牌的男主，也要说句“要不是我你还在照相馆”。就都很shit。女主家庭环境窒息，职场被不同男上司性骚扰动手动脚，男人来“教”如何开卡车趁机揩油，下一秒便是女主长距离山路一把倒车。印象最深的是，女主坐在黎明的街头，前面是傻逼，身边是发情疯狗，看到橱窗的竞选海报，以为是一线逃离机会，原来就真的没有选择呀！
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