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
三个RR一起吵架的时候真的好！吵！啊！Again他是不是只会演这一种角色
温情满满的流水线合家欢电影，无可苛求，无所赞誉。
哮喘简直就是美国电影里的小正太标配。瑞恩雷诺兹你真的要一种风格走到底吗？
爸爸说，人类不该干预宇宙的运行，存在比科学更强大的力量。
死侍+卡魔拉，这算是脱离漫威的大乱配么，星爵哦，跟荷兰弟去当海贼了是吧。
太吵了，一个是嘴碎，两个是聒噪，全都不停嘴，5000000只鸭子咋哇乱叫
漫威的坏处是惯出来太多类似的糖水片，漫威的好处是覆盖到大多演员，如果此片串戏，那么必是烂片了。(漫威二律背反)
情感线非常优秀，有些片段对人类微妙情感把握很好。当然，主线剧情不怎么样，平均水平吧。时间旅行故事里也拍出了点新意。不过，都已经回到过去把时间线搞了个一塌糊涂了，还坚持不把四年后会因车祸死去的事告诉父亲，这是不是太虚伪？瑞安雷诺兹坚持自己的能力圈，坚持演贫嘴角色，这也挺好。
不错的低幼电影～画面可爱，剧情紧凑，寓意深刻～娃都感动哭了😅
Walker Scobell是整部電影最大且唯一亮點，可愛、靈動、真摯，剩下的，是老調重彈，是廢話連篇，是乏味冗長。Ryan Reynolds依然在自我重複，然而小賤賤那一套這一次卻異常讓人出戲，那些沒完沒了又不好笑的笑話顯得那麼不合時宜。好萊塢動作片在失去香港武指之後，打戲越來越水了，完全沒法和當初有袁八爺、林迪安時的打戲相比。
浪费了一批好演员，这个本子是怎么通过市场评估的，这种放在70年代都略显保守，毫无出彩的剧本，居然还可以拍出来。经历了回到未来、终结者、黑洞频率和复仇者联盟4等一些列各种各样的穿越电影后，居然还有这么简单的文本，这么简单直给的穿越时空。别浪费时间了！
雷诺兹是不是真把自己当死侍了，又或者是这种人设很尴尬的变成了他现在商业的标签，不得不在一部部电影里把这个嘴炮贱人设定延续下去，其实也挺可怜的
很多剧情都有一种“懒的编了懂的都懂随便弄弄”的糊弄气质。唯一亮点的部分也就酒吧戏吧。小演员长的挺可爱的，不然根本坚持不到看完。还有里面的女性角色高度传统化，一种是圣母和牺牲的好母亲角色，一种是邪恶女巫。即使是这种烂片里看到也有些不舒服。
陪女儿看的，剧情不算复杂，完整性加一星吧，为了省成本把毛发剃光了，不过可以理解，鼓励下吧
全篇的科幻部分都应该砍掉。跟自己对话的部分最touching，你是最值得感谢的。卡魔拉在这里真磕碜...还是漫威宇宙里的她好看。
原本的预期是一个典型网飞风格的庸俗科幻片，但是看下来发现这片子执行得非常不错，完全超过现在好莱坞爆米花的平均水平。剧情没有明显不合理的地方，伏笔都收回来了，人物塑造也都很完整，主角配角全都有自己的弧光，而且这居然还是在100分钟内完成的，很厉害了。相比之下某些片子多50分钟也讲不好故事……
小贱贱宇宙+1。除了人设模式化（RR真的跳不出嘴炮耍宝这个框子了），回到过去与自我和父亲调解（没有paradox？）意外的很动人，有时候我看着娃总在想，这是三十年前的我，我希望他成为一个better version of me，不过他还小，用力过猛又会适得其反。最重要的是让身边的人知道爱对方，说出来，或者一个拥抱。大数据无过。
未来邪恶的自己回到过去说服良心未泯的自己。
虽然很喜欢这种贱贱的Ryan，但是真心觉得他应该转个型了，他演过太多了，以至于看到这种类型的电影我就会想到“喔，这是Ryan会演的电影”，更何况他最近的电影当真没有几部好的。酒吧里和妈妈的那段戏走心戏不挺好的嘛，期望他能演个深沉点的角色。
“你假装镇定的话，他就会相信，或许他需要知道你也很难过。”
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