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
很是枝裕和 一样孩子的题材只不过换了一个国家而已
有一种“我一定要在韩国拍一部电影”的感觉。主线还是是枝裕和，表演细节上很韩，尤其是一些吵架的片段。结尾太童话了，以至于让人在想导演怎么会这么温情……摩天轮那段还可以，其余部分一般，感觉跨国拍的难度都大于写出这个剧本的难度。
小偷家族认为说“又不是我想把她生下来的”很残忍，Broker是这种观点的延续，所以有了“谢谢你的出生”。Broker素英是险些被迫和无意伤害孩子的好妈妈并遇到好人贩子小组、好警察和好的意图收养的家庭，是童话里的童话。我在和妈妈争吵的时候双方互相投掷过“没有生你就好了，我一开始就不想生你，是你外婆非要我生你害了我”，和“我一点不想出生，我没有求你生我，你把我直接打掉啊”，当时的感想是比起受伤，熊熊燃烧的怒火更多。成年以后，在我放弃对理想中的父母的爱的渴求并认清他们是再平庸不过的凡人之后，我确实没那么痛苦了。婴儿箱这种社会承担起父母无力抚养孩子的责任的救济手段能带来幸福的概率有多少，我认为很小。但是是枝裕和对所有生命送出了祝福，我愿意被安慰一下。
一个日本导演拍的韩国片，结果就是一部国产片。人人都有悲惨的人生，不喜欢这样的强煽。故意杀人就蹲了3年，这不是在开玩笑吧。唯一愉快的是看到了请回答1988的东龙和善英。
《掮客》名字取得真好：交易中介，放在儿童买卖中也很贴切。剧情很有是枝裕和的感觉，全程平淡温暖。但是人物刻画角度没法和《小偷家族》比，每个角色的性格都不突出，明明每个人都有很复杂的故事，但是给人的感觉就是正常的好人。（IU演失足迷惘落魄杀夫弃婴的角色也是很美的）
虽然是枝裕和的叙事一直是平淡的，但从未觉得如此缓慢到难耐。与小偷家族如出一辙的故事，各怀鬼胎的人因为一个非法的意图凑在一起却慢慢生出类似家人的别扭感情，但韩国演员们夸张琐碎的表演让我火大，IU的精致到了后半段才渐渐不会使我出戏。第一次萌生了要去海边坐摩天轮的想法。谢谢你出生，虽然被剧透了无数遍但还是忍不住流泪。埋怨自己为什么要生活在这世上的人一瞬间的和解，只需要至少有一个人感激自己渺小的存在。
以是枝裕和的标准，这一部显出平庸和疲态。熟悉的社会议题和抱有对人性的善意和温情，抛出问题的探讨并不急于给出主观结论。就像片中裴斗娜和IU对孩子生与不生的不同看法，没有标准答案。抛开出身背景，我们都“谢谢你出生到这个世界”。
确实是是让人失望的，这一作问题很大。最突出的问题是人物，两个男主作为人贩，太过圣母，如同童话人物般，最终结尾大叔杀人，小哥取义，都算不上很漂亮的弧光，或者说刻画过于粗糙，再比如那个孤儿院跟来的大孩子，可以说模糊异常，看不出这个人物加入的意义；人物的另一个大问题就是表演，当然导演应该是已经慕名集结了韩国最好的演员，但与对日本演员的理解和运用水准相去甚远，比起树木林希在厨房里边做家务边娓娓道来主题，这几个韩国演员的表演都可以说偏偶像化，IU早上起床也是有着淡妆，与女警撕扯那场戏真的看不出来是底层妓女的气急爆发，跟树木林希这样的顶级表演者相比落差实在太大。这次的主题是，孩子出生给家人带来快乐，但也给很多边缘人带来麻烦和担忧，主题探讨的深度和故事，其实感觉是OK的，只是单薄的人物无力支撑这份厚重。
没啥意思，宋康昊怎么就凭借这个拿了戛纳影帝了呢，还不如寄生虫里的演技让人印象深，也是矮子里拔将军。
3.警察已经确定了女人是杀人犯，警察却还放任包括女人在内的“一家人”继续卖孩子为拐卖罪定罪，想不通
2.0。是枝裕和是為了韓國旅遊宣傳片的差事隨便套了個壓根都沒怎麼寫完的故事吧。敘事節奏崩塌，演員表演程式，單一場景套路，攝影母題虛置，社會表達懸浮。
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。
深蓝色的夜，摩天轮里挡在眼睛前的手，是男孩内心深处的温柔，也是女孩最后的尊严和体面。
3.5。一個換湯不換藥韓版《小偷家族》的概念。場面調度好得沒話說，敘事稍微有點拖。
一般吧，感觉有些寡淡，不如是枝裕和其他的作品。
题材还不错啊怎么拍成这样，全程浮在“丢弃新生婴儿的原因”和“与抛弃行为和解”这两个表面话题上，完全没有一点深入的意思，属于是内容没有深度，演员再顶也演不出来什么有效成果的东西。是枝裕和这把拉了
这回摩天轮的最高点终于不再有亲吻，只是约定终生的情感还是来得太突然。“谢谢你出生在这世上”还是会带来触动，但这触动又不够深。也许是可以不被原谅的“恶”浮于表面，最后得来的“善”就显得有些奢侈。
因為是是枝裕和所以只能兩顆星，李知恩的角色不就是《我的大叔》李至安2.0😅？是枝裕和以往在電影留給演員們的「得獎場」也沒有了，比如《小偷家族》的安藤櫻、《橫山家之味》夏川結衣，恬淡使人歲月靜好的空鏡頭也都沒有了！慟！
【2.0】刚开始以为是要再拍一部《小偷家族》，越往后发现拍的是《我不是药神》。
不太理解为什么宋康昊通过这部没啥发挥空间的片子拿了影帝
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