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
濒死体验中感悟人生真谛的主题思想下能构建出一个如此有想象力与丰富细节的世界 太佩服了（Richard Ayoade的声音一出来你脑海里无法不浮现他的脸）
-这简直就是我家书架的翻版啊
应该叫“豆瓣上的恋爱”才好，因为共同爱好的书影音走在一起，但是没有前途。
这大概就是大部分正常人的爱情吧，如花束般
多年后，
选择了杜比影院观影，体验极佳。讲述了一个能跨越种族、文化、信仰，给予观众启迪的故事。
活着，感知。然后带着满满的收获，走向疾病和痛苦，在离开之前不留遗憾。
-我准备和它聊聊，但已经晚了
把大多数人的恋爱全周期完整的还原了出来，探讨“没有感觉，还要不要一起生活下去”这个几乎每一对恋人都会面临的问题。好在细致，克制。但弊端也有，为了制造“天生一对”而设计的一个又一个穿着和喜好的巧合，在“四年之痒”后，又刻意让小麦变的死板生硬，不近人情。结局前，两人餐厅分手，又碰到跟他们当年几乎完全一样的，初入爱河傻气懵懂的小情侣，这才情感彻底爆发，这一切都稍显编排，自然没那么动人了。
评分有点情绪化，因为抱着极大的期待最后相当失望。别的且不说，两点吐槽。
-他会不会只把我们当朋友
“开始是结束的开始，相遇总是伴随着离别”。她看到了爱情的死亡，于是他顺应了爱情的结束。坂元在「四重奏」里写道“夫妻是可以分开的家人”，那我想是否可以说“恋人是还没结婚的家人”？不用去承诺遥远的将来，不用婚姻孩子将彼此捆绑，让所有被电影小说漫画音乐游戏填满的日常一如既往，所有的合拍与默契仿佛初见时那般得以延续，所有的对话不用小心翼翼，所有的心动与笑容都自然而然。想两人穿着帆布鞋，在夜晚的行人自助信号灯前，或者彼此手机的取景框中，以及经常一起去的面包店里，感受与经历这种理想又纯粹的爱情-这近乎被谷歌地图拍摄入镜同等概率的奇迹。
有点困惑的是，跟另世我在一起，真的有恋爱的感觉吗？这难道不是另一种形式的自恋……
看点依旧是坂元充满孤僻、神经质和可爱的生活细节。但故事显然已经失去了对爱情的热情与憧憬，直接用死亡和绝望作为感情的底色，但这又与那种哀伤的隽永大相径庭。恋人设定是魔幻般的——一个不用任何努力，就完全和自己相通的另外一个灵魂伴侣，仿佛是对生活无情的嘲弄。走完用清新爱意装点的过场，再用残酷的现实将爱消磨。"爱情"就像娇弱的花朵，被"沮丧"消了音，只能毫无反抗的静静盛开和凋零。这种人造美，失去了生命本真的热力，绽放的绚烂，那些本该有的华彩魅力与深刻意义。
想談論現實中的戀愛或戀愛的現實，卻生硬地將同步率推高到造假，又或者說明了你不過是非主流中的主流，要找個與你志趣相投的人其實不難，只是在一個人年輕的時候生活圈子不夠廣，又太渴望理解和肯定。個人從不看好建基於共同點的戀愛。想有人把自己的想法覆唸一遍給自己聽，你渴望的不是透過相異和衝突去理解他者、從而成長，你要的只是自我的迴音。而你和他人的所謂我，一直在變。沒法適應轉變的東西全部都會消亡（即使能拖延），戀愛如是，天下間大部分的東西也一樣。作為三十多歲而不相信婚姻的人了，其實覺得菅田將暉是個值得走下去的對象。另一個不滿是男女主角直白的畫外音把拍不好拍不到的東西懶惰地直接言表出來。最大的不滿是，感受到這個劇組對貓咪是沒有愛的～
既然“爱在”系列没有第四部，那么，我愿称这部电影为《爱在电车末班后》！
果然我也过了那个能被爱情片吸引的年龄。
这种“合拍”其实有一种虚假性，每一对情侣在最初或许会因为相似性而走到一起，但是在此之后的交往过程中，情侣会寻找这种相似性，放大相似性，排斥相异性。这在影片后来，小娟问小麦有没有做过摩天轮可知，无论多么投合的情侣也会有不一样的地方。影片的现实基调其实很真实，只是在影片前半部分的浪漫被放大了。问题还在于，同一个年龄又没有经济压力的青年，相似性会很多。喜欢相同的电影，相同的书，相同的作者，相同的游戏等等。但是这种相异性在一开始其实就有展示，那就是小娟看小麦所拍电影时睡着了。还有就是理想主义遇见理想主义会很容易结合，而任何东西与现实相撞，都会被撞碎。爱情，理想，莫不如是。电影也用了许多镜像来呈现和回环复沓。开始，也是结束的开始。木心说：“既然两个人好得像一个人，那就一个人好了。”
爱情就像耳机听歌一样，不要一左一右拿来分享，这样两个人听的是完全不一样的曲调。在爱里，应该双方分别戴好自己的耳机，只要知道此刻眼前的这个人和我在听着同一首歌，类似于这样的陪伴就够了。不要求什么，只学会接受，把每一项馈赠当作生命中的惊喜来接受，并且有能力给对方同样的馈赠和同样的惊喜，不抱任何奢望，不做丝毫强迫。总之就是“自由”而已。
说实话，浓鸡汤喝太多了，就有抗体了。“活在当下”的观点纯粹就是给那些碌碌无为慵懒厌世的人的一剂安慰剂！让他们自己感动自己，相信“生活本就是这样呵”的麻醉感！
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