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
大小威从成长经历到职业成就都足够传奇了。7.5/10
或许这就是一个深爱五个女儿的父亲，被生活所迫，生活在贫民窟中，需要拥有的样子吧。他值得多一些体谅。
3.5吧，大威小威成名之路，The most strongest, the most powerful, the most dangerous creature on this whole earth is a woman who knows how to think. Ain't nothing she can't do.
非常工整的一部传记片，故事节奏人物都工整到没话讲，will的演绎更是满分！（奥斯卡你发发善心。最后影片落脚到了种族和女性鼓励的点上是非常取巧的行为，毕竟把king已经大剌剌写在了标题。父权的压迫，偏执，却让两姐妹走向了成功，不得不说，是这个世界太荒谬，而女孩成长的弑父总是表现得温情。她们还是成功了不是吗！妈妈的角色其实才是真的心灵的后盾。最后，还是祝福will一举夺魁！也希望所有的族裔的女孩也可以受到鼓舞，但也可以自由成长。
老套的黑人政治正确电影，剧情平庸，乏善可陈。
当你享受成就时，请勿淡忘心底里的那份“谦卑”。当你面对激流时，请沉住气并多加反思。大小威廉姆斯的父亲献给世人一份珍贵的成功秘籍。平淡且稍许出彩的传记片。#7.8分#
#8999. 2022柏林评审团大奖。洪常秀柏林获奖三连。7分。这部齁得我这个洪吹都有点看不下去了……招大概都是前面用过的，聊得东西也有点浅。而且一部电影非得结合八卦看，不然理解不了剧情，是不是就有点太过了自我沉溺了……不过新东西还是有，比如洪常秀的片很少这么火气大；以及用换影像材质破次元壁（洪常秀亲自声音出场），用彩色破黑白，那个时刻的情感浓度很强也非常有效，包括结尾电影院这个几重套娃处理（金珉禧扮演的角色看自己出演的电影）和出字幕的方式其实算是《剧场前》和《独自在夜晚的海边》的一次有效升级。
体育电影从来没让人失望过，永远能从里面获得力量。
金更大气、自然、生动了，洪也更温柔、更包容、更随和了。大概是因为相爱。相爱总是好的。也顺便探讨了一些电影与故事，骂了一下爹男们。
我就说这两个女儿的经历那么像大威小威，原来真的是她们的传记片，但是影片从父亲的角度出发去讲述，这是个比较独具新颖的角度可以产生不一样的看法。
非常满足的两个小时观影体验，看了一个好故事
为什么老是扫别人的兴
其实一般， 当了解俩姐妹的电影看。史密斯里面也没有太多体现演技的地方啊
网坛常青树大小威背后，那个专制但又开明，执着但又顽固的父亲的传记。威尔•史密斯奥斯卡封帝之作。四星推荐《国王理查德》。
有李沧东，有许秦豪，有金基德，有可以一体两面显现半岛分裂精神的刃剑
剧情流畅，执着的相信，培养大小威的过程，改变孩子都命运，片尾有点刻意升华到黑人、种族这些美国的常态……不过，放大了的是父爱，缩小了的是私信和踩踏
黑权、女权是政治上的光环，然而对于父权的崇拜才是内核，可以说这个题材有很多种拍法，我没想到是这样的呈现，最突兀最割裂就是结尾的冗长的比赛，这样一部电影，真正运动本片不重要，对于我这样对网球本来就不熟悉的人，真的是食之无味，弃之也不可惜。威尔史密斯的表演也挺尴尬的，结尾真人少数的几个镜头，就让我对这个原型人物感兴趣，本质上还是一部父权赞歌，可能在国内还能讨论下，但是还是落后于时代。
理查德威廉姆斯有一个糟糕的父亲，这也让他并未能出人头地，活到这么大也只算是一个“被忽视的黑人”，然而他决意为自己的下一代打造更好的环境，包括重视对前几个女儿的教育，包括为新生的两个女儿打造完整的“成长计划”
好久好久没看这种传记类的片了 还是因为准备考试补到相关资料了才终于决定看一看的 这么一看 演员本人和剧中角色确实挺像的 还是希望理查德本人会没有威尔史密斯那么“大男子主义” （再一次不自觉地忽略点了其他人 哎）
Will Smith演得太好了，密謀精算的父親，很聽話的女兒，那種衝破命運枷鎖的頑強卻又害怕成為殉道者，以及面對首個失敗作結的傳奇。
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