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
寓意有意思，不是非黑即白，而是灰色地带，用小恶制止大恶，也就是以恶制恶。几个演员演出很好。不过剧情线一开始看有点乱，需要很耐心去看。这方面导演完全可以慢慢拍，想搞反转之前，正线叙事要更清楚才好。
成王败寇灰色地带恶警抓贼，程序正义尺度不易拿捏，但越到后面故事编得越随便，远不如《孤狼之血》这类相似题材的片子
游走于灰色地带的警察组织小说，像漫画一样夸张失真，无聊又鸡血，贩卖些廉价变味的所谓“正义感”，关键是拉拉杂杂两个小时的片长，居然连一件完整的事情都没表述清楚。韩国这个“广域搜查队”就是美国的FBI吧？
太喜欢这部电影的感觉！
作为单亲家庭，挺能共情的，主角比我幸运，有一个神级舅舅。不过话说回来，就算不是单亲，谁又不想要一个开着间叫“狄更斯”酒吧的舅舅呢？当然了，后面的一些剧情真的太过一般，被一个女人耍的团团转，还宣扬了一番过时的美国梦。至少前半段真的很棒。
有没有太太用这两位的设定写文啊呜呜呜呜呜呜还挺带感的
前半段还凑合，后半段剪辑和剧情都稀碎到好像投资方一夜之间撤资了似的。崔哥这里换了一种比较收敛的演法，赵叔没啥发挥余地。影片最后俩人怎么都发面了？！wuli宇植啊不要再吃辣白菜炒年糕了！高盐高碳水是南韩男人发面的必经之路吗？！
打破对父亲的滤镜 那一刻男主十几年的包袱都好像放下了
温柔是挺温柔的，不温不火也是平平无奇的原因
豆瓣的分有些低。警察界的秘密，里面有几句经典对白。寄生虫里的兄妹看来都要火了
虽然我不是个十一岁的小男孩，但是我也想要有这样的舅舅 p.s.看了下影评发现我可能错过了本片最drama的部分
屏蔽了电台的频率，
在黑白之间游走的贯彻自身正义的警探，有点像日本电影《孤狼之血》系列。
因为tye和大本看的，爹味偏重，a boy without father is f*cked-up ， thats true🥺
结尾感觉少了那么点意思 平日看电影看的少 今天凑巧想看看 就点开了 还是有感动到我的点的 个别情节可能代入自己了 泪目了。
电影里有句话很认同：警察要始终立身于警戒线上方，黑与白，站哪一边也不行，只要市民们支持我们的工作，我们始终都能站在灰色地带上方，当然，稍有不慎，人们会把我们纳入黑的那一方，这就是警察。游走在河边的人，把握不好这个度，那就是“唯独不要当警察”！
“世上哪有干净的钱”
剧情蛮紧凑，有看头的。每个人视角不同，看到的不同，但是你要根据你看到的真相作出判断和抉择。能抓到坏人的警察就是好警察。
一个男孩的成长历程。稍显平淡的故事，还是能让人看的津津有味，作为导演的乔治·克鲁尼干得不错。
The Tender Bar script is based on the best-selling 2005 memoir of the same name by J. R. Moehringer, which tells the true story of Moehringer's childhood growing up in Long Island, New York in the 1970s and '80s.
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