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
20220119 对我来说有三个亮点: 1. 全沪语对话 2. 多上海演员，包括演徐峥妈妈和马伊琍妈妈的，也都是我熟悉的上海演员。除了那个演儿子的小朋友一口洋泾浜上海话，但也正好说明现在上海话越来越式微的情况 3. 借三位女演员的嘴怼男人眼中的刻板女性形象，可太爽了！
想起三年前，吴珊卓在金球让《摘金》剧组配合完成了那个亚洲人喝酒会红脸的笑话；然后是石之予拿奖，《花木兰》，《米纳里》，《寻龙传说》，《蓝色港湾》…依然坚持觉得是因为CRA开启了这场对话的发生，并持续不断输送能量；即使过去这么久，还是那么让人挂念。情绪是野兽，冲动是高烧；不避讳谈论自己身体的变化与情绪的释放，同样是种自信与自爱的讯息传达。由衷赞赏动画片将主要的视角都放在了这之上，并试着带出关于成长更没有遮掩、真诚的讨论；被这个故事打动，就是成功。当然它不免也选用音乐伴奏作料的“闹剧”来试着“舒缓”观者被接受说教的观感，以及浅显的文化符号来完成所谓的亮相表述；没有像《心灵之旅》走向更深的坚持是份遗憾，但已经证明了它的位置与独一无二。
最近讲生活爱情的，已经不再讲单身+单身，也不是单身+离婚，而是进化到讲离婚+离婚了。同期还有《小敏家》。一线城市，对离婚和不婚的女性是草原，对结婚的女性简直就是炼狱。
4.导演自己卖电子香烟梗
非常喜欢老乌这个角色，一位老克勒的不符合年龄的荒诞浪漫主义，充斥着天真纯洁光怪陆离的幻想的爱情，以及对艺术的顽固的执着。他格格不入地混入了这个无比真实的现实社会，最后以近乎“殉情”的方式结束一生，死后还得知他的房子居然是匿名人士提供其免费居住的，关于他的一切都如此荒诞神秘奇妙无比，真真假假假假真真，已不重要。
是跨年不错的爱情小品，上海文艺片，tag和标签，上海、中年、离婚、重组。最喜欢“野猫和剩饭”这个桥段。
应该是2021年我看过最好的国产电影。剧本水平很高，写实又细腻，轻描淡写地调侃性别、爱情、人生这些宏大的话题，简单的对白直接暗流涌动，导演的镜头和演员自然的状态精准表现出中年人面对爱情的心动和踌躇。即便不是上海人不是中年人，也能enjoy的一部片。
在年轻人都享受着快餐式男女关系的时候，一群中年男女却开始了慢时光的情感推拉。两场餐桌戏，第一场语速惊人，金句频出如炸弹掷地有声，“女人不为自己活过是不完整的”，是有这样的女性角色，对白才有这样的力量；第二场反而慢下来，借由老乌的爱情神话为现实里成年人拎得清的世故注入一点诗意。追思会上打破第四面墙，主角看向银幕这边的观众，似乎在说“我们看不懂费里尼，但还是有爱的能力的，你呢”。
我就说一点，倪虹洁的各种热辣打扮，没有一个镜头是在聚焦她的身材和男人的反应的，但每一个她的镜头却都满溢着自由的吸引力。要表现一个性感女人给观众的第一印象不是从性吸引力入手，光这一点就吊打99%的国产同类型片。
超级好评，如果年轻人的爱情是传说，中年人的爱情真的是神话，人生在世，经历了那么多，被生活锻造得刀枪不入之后，依然相信爱情，在琐碎生活中生长出的爱情，是包容，是吸引，也是勇气。
并不是宣传话语中的女性视角，而是有意无意地对标了《老炮儿》。当然上海没有北京老炮儿，上海有的是上海爷叔。该片面子是上海闲话的讥诮凉薄和市井人情，里子是两个老男人的春梦。比较难得的是并没有对所谓上海腔调真的沾沾自喜，而是用一种善意的调侃演绎了人到中年的苍凉，在嬉戏自嘲中流露了一抹深情，上一次有类似观感的影片还是伍仕贤的《独自等待》。
啊这就是我日常约会想要看的那种轻盈灵动又愉快的爱情电影哇，而且也不乏深刻的部分。饭桌那场戏妙句频出，话里全是机锋，有互不相让的部分，最后又全都不动声色地化解掉，很上海，或者很想象中的上海，“爱情神话”的主题也点得真好，故事真动人，神话也是可以在我们这里发生的呀。
我觉得不像是一部电影倒像是小品集，谈不上艺术性顶多就是一种挺特别的拿捏，是写给上海这个城市的一封并不想正经交往的情书，玩一玩乐一乐就够了。前半部分还算吸引人但因为没有内核的东西看到后面就觉得像吃多了的奶油开始起腻了。像修鞋匠还自磨咖啡的这种表达，我觉得属于艺术源自生活但着实高过生活就显得刻意和造作了。作为一个沪漂六七年的导演处女秀，远没有挖掘出上海人骨子里的那种劲儿，三个女人演到最后成了一个劲儿，这劲儿就有点不对了。
应该是2021年我看过最好的国产电影。剧本水平很高，写实又细腻，轻描淡写地调侃性别、爱情、人生这些宏大的话题，简单的对白直接暗流涌动，导演的镜头和演员自然的状态精准表现出中年人面对爱情的心动和踌躇。即便不是上海人不是中年人，也能enjoy的一部片。
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看一半的时候觉得这部电影有点模仿伍迪艾伦而不得的样子，少了点知识分子式的精致，有点太乡土味。看完后则恍然觉得，有时候观感还是得遵从本心，不得不承认本片拍上海拍的很到位，我所知道的上海，本来就不那么曼哈顿，不那么精致。几场餐桌戏让我意识到本片剧本的精髓并不在于它技巧本身有多么的老练，而是它恰到好处的知道如何利用上海人本身就有的一点点小造作来遮掩剧情衔接处的生涩，反而迸发出一些意想不到的喜剧效果。
是跨年不错的爱情小品，上海文艺片，tag和标签，上海、中年、离婚、重组。最喜欢“野猫和剩饭”这个桥段。
爱情观与人生观
1. 老乌自行车被勒令推走之前，跟酒馆要了一杯乐加维林，最后追思会老白给大家倒的就是乐加维林。
喜欢的原因在于：它对上海近乎吐槽式的刻画，跟我想吐槽上海的东西，一模一样。它太上海了（鞋匠就可以代表全体上海人），可以作为城市情景剧看，所以很开心，不用想其他。
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