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
等一个彩蛋分析
情怀首当其冲，秀IP依然是迪爸爸的套路。
埃德加·赖特一贯的特色，各种类型和迷影的杂糅。杀人狂、精神病，最后竟然还有鬼屋，多种恐怖片元素集合。优质的镜头语言、音乐品味和女演员让影片有着本应有的“精彩”，只是女主角看到鬼魂就要四处奔跑，我都不知道她为什么要跑，也不明白她要跑到哪里去，而这样的情节竟然在后半段频繁出现，实在令人难以忍受。妓女如同演员，女明星梦碎伦敦，这样的升华，好像已经司空见惯平平无奇了。
拯救的口号过多有洗白之嫌。
第一感觉想到的是几年前拍得很烂那场《霓虹恶魔》，同样是孤身无物的女主为了自己的梦想在大城市打拼的故事 前半段我感觉弥补了《霓》的不足 加入了塑料姐妹情来深化女主的空虚和对大城市的恐惧。但两次入梦之后我发现导演剑走偏锋 开始花大量笔墨在营造60年代伦敦杀人案的各样线索与发生 而女主现状的描写 像她女同学她的服装设计等等都略过了 看起来比较重要的黑人小哥也仅仅在爱莫能助下徘徊。如果电影能兼顾好两条蒙太奇线就可以满分了 关于对男性的鄙视我也不说了 算是白白浪费了最后房东婆婆的反转。我超级喜欢的泰勒乔伊（齐刘海不适合她但复古造型美到爆）和麦肯辛（小奶音又萌又刚黑发比金发好看）都演得好好啊！P.S.60年代的歌曲真的别有一番风味！喜欢！
一个握着大把神级IP宣扬知识产权正念的反盗版大派对！隔壁的蝙蝠侠、乐高、小马宝莉、希曼都是怎么谈下来的！
全片很套路，就是有童年松鼠大战的滤镜，各种彩蛋，版权危机
怪不得评分低，结尾反转简直搞笑。主题以及前面的剧情很喜欢，鬼魂的画面也不错，镜像设计非常棒，这些优点让我可以忽略主角校园部分故事线的薄弱。结果……？我真不想把这个问题归结于导演是男性，但明明不用如此反转（而且反转还有逻辑问题），按照前面的剧情顺着发展下去，也会有足够的高潮戏啊……打个比方，导演先是建了一个主题公园，然后又亲手爆破了它。不理解，实在无法理解。
给男性凝视加了显影液后，看起来平静的世界在女性眼中的实际效果。
埃德加赖特的视听水准还算是在的，就是故事讲得稀烂，到最后也没明白60年代和现在是什么关系，主角看到的过去与她所处的当下又是什么关系...
挺讽刺的一片，为了女权居然美化杀人犯，为了BLM居然让一个黑人成为全片唯一一个不用下半身思考的男人，在政痔正确面前恐怖片藏起来的真实才是最恐怖的！
故事老套，但是联动太惊喜了，看到各种熟悉的人物真是开心
剧情音乐画面演技都很棒…最后的反转太贴切了。感觉本片是在以女性视角解读男性凝视，一个在片中从六十年代就一直存在的东西。片中男性凝视=灰色无脸僵尸的设定也很有意思。结尾最讽刺的一个地方：男性灰色无脸僵尸让女主杀掉老奶奶，但是女主却试图阻止老奶奶自杀———老色批们死了都没有对女性共情。但是也不知道老奶奶哪一种结局更让人悲哀：是被捅死在床上还是变成黑寡妇。片里一个小细节：老奶奶杀男人都是乱刀捅死的，然而第一次试图杀女主却是毒杀，还想让她死前躺舒服。按犯罪心理来分析，前者是overkill 后者shows remorse （当然也有想伪装女主自杀的缘由）。 总而言之电影细节处理很棒，好久没看过这么畅快淋漓的片子了。
要从Giallo和老式英国恐怖片中提取出厌女内核并不难，但赖特却偏偏选择了“将类型符号单纯作为外壳，强行勾连当今状况”这条对于男性创作者来说颇为吃力的路，导致电影最后只是单纯被怀旧情怀淹没，充斥着膝跳反应式的references和空洞的炫技，对于其内核则陷入了无话可说的境地。一部持有批判态度的电影，却矛盾地带着对其批判之物的浓厚恋物癖，也许本意是为那些“剥削性”的电影语言“正名”，但呈现出的效果只是戏仿不够戏仿，类型不够类型，电影带着一头雾水，强扭了一个闹剧式高潮，迷迷糊糊地就走到了结局。
里面已经说了，伦敦每一个房间，街头都有鬼魂。而这，就是一个关于伦敦的鬼魂的故事。风格也不错，不过，感觉也是想说的太多，尤其是结尾的处理，实在是有些无趣了。
逐梦少女爱做梦，设计灵感靠做梦。
做作，听到魂魄喊救命简直笑出声。不喜欢选角。可惜一个好故事被搞成这种混杂各种烂俗元素的青春片。
（今天才发现斯坦普和克拉弗林长得真是像……）
乱炖的情怀剧，迪士尼不同时代不同的卡通表现形式集合在一起了。
大数据思维的元宇宙影像，邪典看不出来，倒是挺抖音的。
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