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
一开始都行，到后面单杀美国大使馆腐败官员跳楼救小孩就开始鬼扯了，不过感谢网飞打消了我想花两百万买房移民希腊的想法
五层楼跳下也没事，既没有扭断脑袋也没有扭断腿，太不合理啦！
看片的时候背了会儿单词 时间也不算太浪费 拖沓流水账 最后紧要关头 没容易来个认识的队友 不一起救人 咱潇洒的男主说了句wait 我也是迷醉
我挺喜欢这类片子，但是这个片子看的着急。
网飞出品的公路片，粘点政治色彩。整体还行吧 7分。
太平淡了，节奏中段完全崩掉，大使馆官员的黑化也是意料之中，看的让人昏昏欲睡
拥有顶级执行力的老倒霉蛋。警方+黑帮+大使馆都搞不死一个左手骨折的星条旗老美国人，甚至还被反杀。因为疲劳驾驶害死了女朋友太内疚所以把希腊警方+黑手党+美国大使馆打了一顿并且救下了被绑架的小男孩。
太好看了！于无声处听惊雷，真实，扣人心弦。打低分的人，是什么心态？
说点啥好呢，现在剧本都这么随意吗？还是我要求太高了。这活脱脱就是一个全世界跟他作对，他又把全世界干翻了的Superman 的故事。
但主角全程几乎没有真正吃过苦头。
咋就看了这部电影呢？为啥要开车睡觉啊？为啥要被追杀啊？花那么大力气玩杀的人，还让他自由活动干嘛呢？没啥意思
隐约看到不少片子的影子，希胖的节奏，全程懵逼的男主（继《信条》之后又扮演了一个no one），自然主义式的希腊风光。阵容是导演男票刷来的吗，教授的配乐打酱油的达妹，有点豪华。因为剧本的短板，总体的成片平平，但一些段落展示了导演的灵气，如在游行人群中的追逐戏，在山谷中的逃脱镜头，进入城市后在列车上的紧张感，都留下了记忆点。若找个好点的剧本，未来可期。
本来冲着坎妹看的，结果戏份很少
前半段代入感很强，但后半段啥也没说清楚，结尾戛然而止让观众一头雾水。
av就是过来刷个脸，整体其实不错的，个人在陌生环境卷入政治阴谋，镜头的推动将背景的故事和城市的模样都展现出来
本片虽有不合理的地方，但是有力啊，拍得真实，痛苦，孤独无助，但是又有力。
还可以吧，不带任何期待全程能跟住，个体命运被卷入一场更大格局中的无力感。能看到一些有趣的反类型元素，比如抢摩托没抢成功，什么阴谋不过就是黑帮厮杀。但整个故事都还在传统类型下进行，男主是怎么身上中枪还和没事一样的，他们拍中枪就是比谁喊得声音大，好家伙！
原以为还有阴谋露面剧情反转让人物立起来让故事饱满，结果看完就一个感觉——浪费我110分钟时间！
让我想起几年前的一部，《无处可逃》。相比下来，本作差的太远，剧作设计无脑，每一处转折都显得过于随意。人物设定也是轻飘飘。
試圖另闢蹊徑預置一位沒有任何特殊能力的普通人為被追殺對象，寫實地擘畫其中的窘境，最具代表性的鏡頭是主角在街上試圖搶奪一位身材嬌小的女子的電單車遭遇反抗未果...但最後卻沒有掩飾住輕浮，還是伯恩爆種了一下，以一種戲劇化的偷懶方式完成了劇本，辜負了觀眾們的期待。
Copyright © 2015-2023 All Rights Reserved
