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
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章子怡执导的这个短章很好，最让我赞叹的就是她试图传达的情感的丰富性。为了不让孩子担惊受怕，爸爸曾告诉孩子，自己的职业是诗人，在天上写诗。为了这首诗，爸爸用生命做了燃料。这生活看起来本没有什么诗意，丧夫之痛，独自抚养孩子，在戈壁滩秘密坚持科研事业，死亡、苦难、不为人知，她本可以这样讲述这个故事。但她的诗却说，“生命是用来燃烧的东西/ 死亡是验证生命的东西/ 宇宙是让死亡渺小的东西/而你，我的孩子/ 是让我们想要创造新世界的开始”
抱着建国大业的期望值来 给了我惊喜 章子怡那段太好了
整体完成度上《鸭先知》跟《乘风》能看。我和我的父辈，其中的“我”都是男性，《诗》（这个跟《祖国》里的一个撞梗了，这个更加滥情）最终延续父辈成就的是妹妹，但在故事中拥有完整视角的仍然是哥哥。不知道为什么总要在电影里无所不用其极地丑化小朋友，我们真的没有那么虚荣那么势力那么尖酸刻薄。“比爹”又一次在电影里无比熨帖地成为情节的核心推动力和主要价值导向，这就是现在国产电影为什么让人感到恶心的一大原因。
吴京把我看伤了；已经连续两天在银幕上见证黄轩嘎嘣死掉了；徐峥的单元透着一种“囧”式浮夸；沈腾拍的是快乐星球续集吧。（章子怡是最好的，在宏大的命题里抓到了细微的感情）
主旋律很不容易拍出惊喜。勉强合格吧。很多时候剧情很尴尬。四不像，电影行业的拼多多，东拼西凑，为了拍电影而拍。鸭子是吃鱼的吗？我真不知道。
前三个都还行，第四个比较无趣。另外就是每个故事的收尾都有点儿拖拉。
章子怡给了最大的惊喜。一开始会觉得诗这个意象对于这个故事来说像是浮在表面雕花，中间一些部分也有些过于煽情，但结尾父母念诗，父母子女的情感、个人理想、民族责任直至生死思考，却成了令人震撼的升华。章子怡的部分应该放在最后一个，之后接的徐峥的故事太弱了，除了讲清楚了一个投机分子的故事之外没有任何余韵。最后，章子怡单元，唯一好好刻画了母亲，也是唯一描写了女儿传承。虽然说这是“父辈”，天然的排除了女性，但我们不应该遗失女性表达。
诗：缓慢 娓娓道来 起伏较少，却能讲好故事。大雨中的一场爆发看进去了。
大概结局并不是唯一被吐槽的点，如果不是粉丝向，全片节奏确实有问题，以至于分好几段才看完。这个系列真是看了好几十年了，从康纳利和摩尔开始到布鲁斯南，以至于后来格雷格都觉得不是原来的邦德了。但这版也恰好就是如今思维体系里的邦德了，是世界变了，不只是邦德变了。那问题最后就是，还会有续集吗？
道别并致意丹尼尔·克雷格的007，人是活着，而非存在。我们拥有所有的时间，你的版本消亡了，007不会消失。（安娜·德·阿玛斯真满屏的骚气）
看完以后，非常失望的一部电影，跟前作比起来，这一部差点。
照例不评分了。说说观感。最喜欢的是徐峥的部分，轻松愉快不煽情不催泪，徐峥是会让我想起桑弧的导演，因为有细的那一面，但是他商业性很好。章子怡的那部分重在细腻，开篇的长镜头就镇住了对手，看这就是跟大导演混过的人啊。再有一个感受就是，原来我喜欢过的演员都已经这么老了，陈道明李雪健海清，抚额！
渺小的尘埃
一直觉得克雷格是最丑的 007，但这部最后却为他的身影留下眼泪。打斗挺精彩的，舍不得开倍速，特别是古巴，安娜出场时间太短啦，不够看
抗日神剧的风格，特效糟糕，剧情还没有逻辑
2021看父辈不可错过，以时间为序、空间为轴、世代为章，四个独立故事，鲜活细腻。吴京的硬汉、战争；章子怡的细腻、文艺；徐峥的考究、谐趣；沈腾的喜剧、科幻。
当邦德说出“family”的时候，多少有些震惊。
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