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
三星半。是枝裕和的温柔渗透在每一部电影里，善用生活微小细节建立胜似家人的情感，细节处的温暖是是枝独特的力量，以此柔化外部的犯罪事件。无论换子卖子，还是被遗弃者共同生存，都要保留一份深处的真情，注入行将就木的社会。缺点是人物线索过多，警察的部分转折不够充分。是个人的重复，延续的基础上没有更进一步。
戛纳电影节影片陆续陆续放出，不过，不管是柯南伯格还是是枝裕和，都过了高峰期，是枝裕和不同点在于:叙事能力一直不是是枝裕和的长项，是枝裕和那几部代表作，编剧显然有神助攻的作用。是枝裕和的长项也是日本的一脉传统:情感白描。
可怜之人……
2这一次，掮客、妓女、杀人犯和孤儿组成的小家庭，美则美矣，但着实无法洗刷浪漫化苦难的嫌疑，特别是结尾，每个角色都做出完美正义地抉择，圆满却难以服众。是人物神圣到让我怀疑世界，仍旧是市井气不足的日式温情。
距离小偷家族时隔四年，还是是枝裕和的故事，演员全员变成了韩国人，除了宋康昊的演技能配得上导演之外，其他都只是是枝裕和的及格线，问题在于是枝裕和不应该在及格线啊
5
剧情的结构不错，再联想到最近的社会新闻。。。但影帝的表演真的没什么出彩。
依然是导演非常擅长的对于新闻事件中边缘人物的延伸，但很奇怪的是同为东亚文化圈，但反而没有另一部合拍片《真相》来得更是枝，故事及内核上接近《小偷家族》，套路上又有点《东京教父》，但基本上都全方位败阵，感觉还是会有点水土不服。剧本算是比较完整，但线索过多且略显功能性，特别是两个警察的角色，而且人物的转变也显得欠缺说服力，过于圆满的结局也让整个事件的批判性有所削弱。不过依然有着导演特有的闪光点，裴斗娜车窗上落花，最后车里的合照，最喜欢洗车那场戏，一个小小的意外让这个“家”有了羁绊，当然那句最重要的台词，虽然说之前就有预感，但在有防备的情况下依然破防。“谢谢你出生在这个世界”。7.3
和是枝裕和之前所有的电影不同，他们从来没能好好地吃上一顿饭。
散装家庭，本来就是硬凑。《小偷家族》是先拍成了一个家庭，大家都信了，再拆了给你看。所以残酷感挥之不去。而《掮客》硬凑感就比较强了。男二没有什么表现力啊，男二和女主，更是毫无化学反应，女主对婴儿，我也看不出纠结复杂的感情。感情都没到那份上，说“谢谢你出生”多少就有点扯了。还有就是，怎么开始上航拍了，俯瞰众生嘛这是，还是情绪起不来，就硬起。总体而言，我还是吃是枝裕和这一套，至少洗车那场戏，以及之后的互告真名，写出了水平。还是老实在日本拍片吧！
半路家庭再次出现，但被猛烈批判的过于温情滤镜掩盖社会议题的故事却不是大问题（但是枝裕和本质上一点都不温情），电影可以做梦，导演也不是手术刀般的社会学家与批判家，真正的问题在于不如《小偷家族》一般，让人无处可感动。本质上剧本与视听语言呈现的问题，真正的电影问题，人物无法引起共情与理解，出了宋康昊精妙而细微演出泄气人生的演绎外，其他演员像是木偶，影像本身没有吸引力所以注意力就放在其他地方了。不过火车过洞以及关灯两场戏，在光与黑暗之下的剖白与安慰，依然大师级。
既然不是合适的出生为什么要生下来呢？？为什么会让iu问出难道出在生之前沙丝罪比较轻？我实在不懂这种顺应反堕胎的思想传达
失去了是枝裕和昔日的灵魂，尽管议题极具社会性，但所有的情感连结都是莫名失真的，过于童话式的善意只让电影徒有温情却不动人。演员没有发挥出色的，IU尤其过誉。
平淡如水，波澜不惊。前面看的总出戏，后半小时才感觉是导演的味道。是枝裕和去韩国玩儿票的吧。
是枝裕和一贯的风格，再次聚焦底层小人物的善良与无奈，从一个弃婴，娓娓道来。音乐和画面一流，但故事太多，到处都是联系，无法面面俱到，就会让观众觉得抓不住重点。第一幕我差点觉得是《寄生虫》续集。宋康昊早就值得一座戛纳影帝！
太平淡了，是是枝裕和的味道，夏季乌云后的彩虹，低气压暴雨是保护色。
几乎能脑补出李美敬在18年看完《小偷家族》后是何等的兴奋何等的喜爱是枝，于是千方百计也要诚邀是枝赴韩拍摄一部韩版的《小偷家族》。所谓一方水土养一方艺术家是正确的，即便如李安赵婷能将美国故事也拍的入木三分，除了所谓的普世价值，也绝对离不开他们旅居异乡多年而总结出的社会经验与文化洞察结果，看《掮客》的抽离感绝无关乎剧本的文化落差或视听的水平高低，而是这样的“犯罪童话”真很难体现出其环境载体本该携带的那渗入土壤又出自土壤的生命力量，它更像是一部由一位游走于当代东亚社会的无名吟游诗人传唱出的动人民谣，在由多民族多语言演绎各版本之后，被朝鲜民族再次本土化改编而搬上银幕的复刻产物 w/阳
一场事先张扬的谋杀案与一段自我救赎的公路之旅。
是枝裕和总是能轻易地把观众引到警察体制的对立面
是枝裕和这次用了类型化，传统的戏剧式结构下，用一个整的悬念包裹住这个“家庭”——究竟送子的下一站在哪？“掮客”的题材是冰冷和现实的，成为装载的背景，无论是弃婴到福利院，还是收留弃儿去卖淫，影片的主体笔力放在人物变化以及情感上面，即女主对于孩子的情感变化和这个家庭的关系变化。我一直对于人物的动机无法认同，他们组成这样一个家庭去干这样一件事，在这个过程里抱团取暖，一定是需要外界对他们很冰很冰才可以，也就是他们这个戏剧行动一定是在很冰的外围下做起来才有意义，我没觉得他们有多么惨，我也无法在这场行动中共情他们，是枝裕和对微妙情感的处理还是很到位，我不知道有什么原因，这个电影在多线索去撕扯这个类似于公路片过程中，将一切消解了，我更想看到的是我前面提到的：明明那么冰，明明很陌生，却能一路同行互相温暖。
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