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
哈哈哈哈,稀里糊涂的就猜到结局了,真把人当傻子？
从画面构成的形式上超脱出了主旋律，但是内容还是与新主流无异，叙事上也特意的弱化了戏剧冲突，叙事节奏很慢、戏剧安排较散，但是叙事的几场重头戏全放在了刻意煽情的部分，有点四不像。挺喜欢这种黑白画面中国水墨的摄影风格，但是内容上刻意的回避主流叙事又不想脱离大众审美趣味，就很怪。总体来说有突破有不足，大众接受度不高的同时艺术上也没有做到极致。
我就一直想不明白为什么没有东北人去抵制这帮出身于东三省却一直在不遗余力黑东三省的喜剧人？一出点东北题材的电影就黑社会，街溜子，打架三连击。对对对，你可以说描写刑满释放人员是希望他们不放弃生活梦想，可最后不还是靠一场打架结束的吗？
从爱笑会议室就看出来，那帮人都身怀绝技，佳佳更是如此，在喜剧方面的天赋肉眼可见。虽然故事略显粗糙，演员演技和镜头设计都很让人惊艳。作为网大喜剧来说，无疑是合格甚至优秀的。
狱后改造
东北话整挺明白，剧情虽然简单但挺有意思的。
整体的故事比较完整，笑点也不算尬。佳佳说话没东北味显得和周围人有点割裂，男主对父亲的复杂态度铺垫的略显不足。题材特别好，演员的表演都能达到及格线以上。
这才是国内喜剧片该有的样子，太喜欢了，有韩国那味道了，有搞笑有感动有人生感悟
我觉得比其他笑星当导演拍的认真多了，剧本毛病不少，不过切入点还蛮好的。加一星
还可以，合格消遣作品
虽然槽点多多，但是还是挺喜欢的。感觉笑点也还挺多。崔志佳现在也是能导能演。全程都挺欢乐的。刀爷这角色挺到位的。宋晓峰追车那段感觉挺有意思的。
四星半 这片已经有在线的了 导演小白 但是我会持续关注 这片子能打出来这么低的分数 信息量很大啊 导演挺你
不说叙事，单就为这些小段子，我宁愿给三星，多加一星，因为它比开心麻花的好。
印象最深刻是两个小哥说不学英语给周围家长赔不是，给一妈妈点烟，她动作娴熟准备抽呢，突然想起来什么：我不会抽，哈哈
创意加分，剧本真是拉胯了，除了堆段子没有对剧情和人物进行任何有效的编辑。
开头的讨债那段词写得好。真的好好笑哈哈哈。故事和笑点是好的。电影的节奏有点生疏。给东北办葬礼，这个象征可以的。唉 导演功力还是有限，很好的点子。
人生嘛，就是你来我走。
已经算是近几年东北文化主题电影里，比较有文化层次的类型了。
感觉带东北两字的电影，都是这几个人在拍的了
三星水平，网大做成这样，真不错挺用心的，加一星，爱笑兄弟聚是一团火，散希望也是满天星
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