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
咋突然就開始穿西裝上班了呢？整個就一小崔西裝秀啊！
还行，其他什么狗，也就真人版rick能看。
2022.1.24 Who doesn't want a Uncle Charlie?! Ben Affleck有為角色加分。但整體來說還是不是很能get到自傳的點，就很多內容我都不關心不想知道啊。（不知怎的感覺還是很克魯尼風格的
阶级固化的社会，更好的精英教育或许可以改变一个人的命运，但无法改变这个人的阶层和阶层思维，原生家庭的身教往往是这顽固壁垒的一剂解药
警察里成立了基金会，解决办案需要的资金，黑白两道通吃。开奔驰穿古驰，不抓你抓谁
前半部分挺好，又温馨又温暖；后半部分陷入了无序的没有目的的沦丧中，最后的重回正轨感觉也很草率。
男人視角講述的男人故事，但沒什麼不適感，還不錯。
平静的深夜，配一瓶不那么凉的好酒，这片子很合适。温柔，酒吧，第一次对酒吧有了向往。人生就是这样，发力早晚不同而已，学霸不代表永远，北大毕业也有卖猪肉的。
屏蔽了电台的频率，
永远不要打女人 ٩(✘д✘๑;)۶
这些年看多了苦大仇深，偶尔看看温馨小品也还蛮舒服。就是总有种像乔治克鲁尼精英阶层向下看的别扭滤镜，说不好
老乔居然能导出这么细腻的电影，大本最高！
这还真是一部一般的电影，除了一般，没有更合适的词来形容这部电影。
20220119——19；根据同名自传改编。影片有一种怀旧色彩。
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.
一个不负责任的渣爸，一个望子成龙的妈妈，一个善于玩弄感情的女朋友，还有一段糟糕的被NYT拒绝的实习经历，其实挺悲惨的。有人说看不懂这部电影想要表达什么——但是，从最微观的角度讲，JR能在如此糟糕的成长环境里环境里，遇到一个集真善美三位一体的舅舅和他的”狐朋狗友”，能考上耶鲁，能有一个志同道合的同学，能感受到生活的温馨和美好，还能怀揣着儿时作家的梦想并为之奋斗，能勇敢打破自己残存的幻想，已经是对生活最积极的回应。生活，其实不需要太在意别人的看法，豁达一些。
大本的表现很赞，编剧功力还差一点点。酒吧的大叔们应该有更多在他人生中的启迪，现在看起来像一群只会请他喝酒的大叔。姥爷也应该有更多情绪可以被放大，还缺了那么一点，母亲跟舅舅对他的意义，还可以强化一些，再去掉一些。演技不是这群人的问题，选角很赞，乔治克鲁尼的导演功力也有进步，但整体的剧本，真心差了一点……
原作者担当制片人，但是并没有把可看性提高多少。。除了猛盯着大本试图找出不一样的东西，但故事实在没带起来。。没有特别的矛盾冲突和解决的点，最后报个警大义灭亲了就，又和考上Yale被纽时拒了交了个黑妞有啥关系？。。没重点，又流水账。。但是大本又不得不占住篇幅之感。。
只活在广播里的父亲，望子成龙的母亲，替代父亲角色的舅舅，甩了他九次的单恋对象，这些人成就了JR。很爱大本饰演的舅舅，虽然看不太出来这部电影究竟想表达什么，但我很喜欢它所传达的氛围与带给我的情绪价值，五星啦
警察兄弟会是很好的设定，应该两代警察平行叙事。
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