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
Tell my son I didn't dead in my sleep.
南征北战负伤累累，被迫用药物缓解痛苦，光荣退伍却得不到一丁点福利，艰难维生养家糊口，迫不得已加入私人组织，踏上不归路。
很压抑，中年退伍军人，想为了家庭拼一把，却在犄角旮旯，默默死去
喜乐中有真情，战斗中有音乐，比我们的苦大仇深、被和谐、小品电影强太多了！
「22.55」安安靜靜拍部這樣的片子挺好了。
动作和枪战场面一般，尤其是枪手骑摩托车掉水里那一段。
剧情虎头蛇尾，前半部枪战场面还是不错的，但最后的庄园突击行动有点过于鲁莽了，根本不象特种兵能干的活儿，而且也没揭露背后的黑手。
《超级士兵》讲述了特种兵男主角因为恐怖袭击导致了女友死亡和自己瘫痪，在科学家操作下通过植入智能芯片成为超级战士对抗恐怖组织的故事。印度电影，你就可以想象了，中二感十足，好在没有打斗时候载歌载舞，除了主角逆天人设外，动作戏还是可以看耍的，6分。
这种片最大的硬伤就是只要把主角说成是对的，其他的一切都会为此而扭曲。
战术枪战部分很写实，剧情也很反应美帝现状，五星好评
第一次看到印度的这样的牛逼电影，喜欢了，给大家推荐，五星好评
从退伍军人的视角揭露了群体生存状况，疫情之下，影射了不少现实话题，让人联想。
小烂片。首先剧情烂，但帅哥男主还可以救一救，偏偏选了个Chris Pine——我真的全方位360°无死角打咩。
那些说"爽"的人,你们确定你们真的知道什么叫"爽"么?你们真的接近过"高潮"么?
克里斯·派恩很有范儿。
勉强6.0/10 所以呢？你只是搞定了一个下游承包商，即便是他做的决定，但整体的组织策划者呢？本这个角色怎么就义无反顾一把小手枪就跟你一起清算了？有些段落可以看出来剪的问题，但大问题还是剧本不尽如人意。22/04/26
他说他和他爸爸一模一样，so最后他是不是也像他爸爸一样，从此不再回家了？
六分都没有？就冲这演技六分起码的吧。尤其是杰克鲍尔招募男主时，男主迷茫的眼神。剧情也很流畅啊，
印度影人再一次证明，超级老套的剧本也可以拍得让观众乐于接受～
开头几个特种兵打不过警察，后续男主发现自己被骗后去复仇，两个退伍军人干掉一大帮雇佣兵，战斗力对比明显有问题。
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