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
就着渣画质可下饭的3小时神片，现代印度版武松打虎，RRR！牛牛牛！
哀伤弥漫，阴霾密布，战争不知何时来。夸夸荞麦的演技，表情真的太扎心了
慢镜头把影片的时长至少拉长了一个半小时。
《投敌者》《1917》都看过，怪不得双男主眼熟，《巴比伦柏林》的夏洛特只是出演了工具人吗？
对印度电影(尤其是南印度电影)来说算不上脑洞大开，就是他们一惯的对体能的超级想象，打破各种不可能。实际上，它的剧情编排非常严谨，每一个重要的情节点以及镜头表现的张力都设计得很好，很有革命现实主义文艺的煽动性，只是当它和极度夸张化的英雄形象结合后，就变得很不现实了。本片导演之前的作品，中国观众很熟悉，有[巴霍巴利王]系列和[功夫小蝇]，前者的“英雄”跟本片一样，都近乎被神化，一方面让观众爽到极点，另一方面紧扣历史和民族主题。
二战前的紧张局势，此时战争一触即发。现在我们看希特勒，绝对是罪人，毫无疑问。但是二战前的德国，支持希特勒的人有很多人，当时德国失业率高，人民生活一般，有这么一个强人承诺让德国人过上好日子，所有人就跟随了，也不考虑是通过何种方式让自己过上好日子的。剧中希特勒这个演员有点差劲，没演出元首的气势。而张伯伦这个演员不错，后来一查果然是老戏骨。
在电影院看的3D，真是一部很燃的印度手撕鬼子的抗英神剧。剧情很棒，让人又哭又笑。这导演确实很牛，拍的片子几乎每部都是爆款。
燃啊，印度人真的是掏空心思和想象力，还有真金白银来取悦观众。我是被这种目空一切只为酷炫的态度给吸引住了，完完全全看进去了。嫌3个小时太短，麻烦再长一点，让苦闷的生活远离我。
liv一下子给我带回到《巴比伦柏林》去了
承认别人优秀很难吗？
三哥开挂爽片，视效精美，动作火爆，可能是动不动就跳舞的原因，身材都练的相当不错，内娱得好好学学~7.5
印度耗资巨大的动作大片，三小时的抗英神片，阿三哥开起挂来宇宙第一。
印度抗英神剧，打斗和跳舞的场面都很欢乐，也只有印度人才能把这种严肃的题材拍的这么具有娱乐性，除去民族主义色彩，影片还是值得一看。
大家理解水平各不相同
3.5，宏大和个体，希望和行动，真实和虚构，从结果来推导预判价值有用但有限，真处于当下做出艰难的判断的确很难。片子对于张伯伦的所谓绥靖政策评判也是相对正向的。历史和政治。
南印度的“主旋律”大片。肆无忌惮的慢镜头定格和神明附身的超级英雄式动作，花哨的视听语言输出着饱满的民族爱国情绪，但却有着最简单的观影快乐。
每次我看历史片，都会有新的感受，都会吸纳新的知识，值得观看的原因再加上荞麦的精彩演出，紧张气氛烘托的也很到位。
战狼在这部片面前弱爆了！国内的电影真的应该反思。血性男儿就应该是主角，家家户户都有铁打的男儿。这种正向的审美就值得点赞！且不说他们对自己被压迫的历史铭记于心，对自己文化传统的自信，就单单是影片传递出的价值观都值得我们学习。要是我国这类型的片子多些就好了，但是脑子里只想到了李连杰的黄飞鸿！
阿三版抗日神剧。抗英剧
Spy thriller 的紧张感拉满，观影感受💯
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