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
为了猫和卷福！风景很漂亮（羡慕别人的爱情）
感觉后面拍得太多了，但前面真的俩人的感情拍得好动人。本从一见钟情到俩人成婚在镜子前满足地闭上双眼，表演的感染力真的很强。好喜欢。导演拍出了两个不一样的人相爱的过程也拍出了孤独感。后面如果更精简一些就更好了。
男主长得让人太出戏了，一会看到的是贾乃亮，一会是陈志朋……
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
过程挺拧巴的，还好结局是好的，允儿在剧中是男主的阳光阿这
弟弟：你会一直看着我吗？姐姐：一定。弟弟：姐姐，我要离开了。
不是允儿我是不会下载观看，她已经老了，真心不适合再演学生系列，至于剧情，毫无共鸣，比日本偶像爱情片还要闷，拜你个拜...
拍得有点空，后半段更是直接放飞了，所以剧本真的很重要，再好的人物故事和演员演技也经不起这么霍霍。
又是泪点拉满的剧情，只是火车也是你想停，想停就能停的吗？开始就疑惑姐姐怎么没有变，弟弟长大，姐姐还是那样，后来剧情揭晓的时候不能接受的也就看到这里了吧。
怪咖因爱而触及天空，又在不可避免的离愁后渐至偏执；作为折映万物之美的棱镜的一生如此凄苦，世人只识笔下的道道虹彩，却不知一切绮丽所用的颜料仅有悲怆与痴狂。颜色曼妙、构图精绝，只是为了切合传主不稳定的精神状况，有各种幻视、鱼眼镜头，显得非常电波系，这股怪味总让我想起韦斯安德森，因此不能说是完全爱它。
#TIFF2021#缺点和优点都非常明显，然而我会给Will Sharpe的directorship打到及格以上。大概因为私人的原因以及猫奴本质，格外喜欢这部片子的叙事以及色调，即使知道Louis Wain终身被精神疾病困扰，即使知道他与Emily的时光只有短短几年，但伴随着心碎的是那电光火石的情感迸发的瞬间，也就是在那一刻，你让我看见这世界美丽的一面。---“You are a prism through which that beam of life refracts."
本片故事线分为三条
电波就是爱啊；其实本片最大的亮点是本尼的表演
很喜欢插画，总是很想住进那些世界里。但是。请不要为了得奖去拍这些传记片。显得，很，刻意。。这么公式化，很难共情的。
人物塑造的不够立体，靠演员和舞美留住观众不退场
一个画猫艺术家的……electrical 人生。有很多绚烂的😺画，演员都很棒。挺喜欢Toby Jones这个演员的，印象最深的是他在达尔文传记片《造物弄人 Creation》(2009) 里饰演的托马斯·赫胥黎。
“我能在未来记住艾米丽，她就会在未来。”
大概长得很聪明的亚子，但本尼演的天才人物传记确实有点儿多了。
小小一个火车站承载着爱情、亲情，男女主走在星空下的林间铁路上，置身于漫天飞舞的萤火虫中，最美的初恋像是一个童话，火车站从无到有是男主自我救赎的过程，第一趟火车从车站开走时也是男主走出悲伤，迎来新生活的时候。一部很日式的韩国电影，得准备好纸巾再看。
画面真美，喜欢猫的艺术家会更加敏感而孤独吧。
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