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
8分，青春的主题下有着对阶级的思考，而且作为一部子供向动画，却没什么说教感。
社会环境感觉跟这个时代有点脱节…1.0的直白和煽情，always一言不合就唱跳…8.7分 ？就这？？really ？？？这还是豆瓣吗…另外也忒tm长了
这生而无人权的国家，这黑白颠倒的国家。种姓制度是印度最愚蠢黑暗的统治方法，可惜的是达利特人自己都不会反抗，印度教里总觉得这世吃尽了苦，下辈子才能换来幸福。好奇怪的理念，这辈子都不修，却在为渺茫的下辈子忍耐。另:印度人打人薅头发似乎是个习惯嘛
我覺得這部劇場版有競爭奧斯卡最佳動畫的潛力....
什么时候公正法治不再是需要一个英雄的幸运概率事件
印度人社会发展程度前现代，但文化跟随还是挺敏感，学会和美国人一样拍政治正确电影了。
果然是最近几年最棒的一部剧场版，好热血，fire，青春！“青春是，曾经拥有；青春是，就是当下”
电影中睿智犀利正义必胜。。。
揭露了半天屁用都没有 低种姓贱民命如草芥的现状也没有得到什么改变 而且神勇律师给自己加戏太多了 印度的许多社会新闻都让人怀疑穿越到了1000年前
精英没有捷径可言，捷径就是不走捷径。
剧场版一定得春日部防卫队集体出场才有意思，再加上选题，破案过程比隔壁的柯南剧场版强太多了，柯南就知道买日常
青春是 渐行渐远 怀念 发呆 后悔 哭 笑 爱 讨厌 把握当下！
立意当然是深刻的，美中不足是角色太模式化，基本都是单向度的。
印度电影打动我的总是题材，而非美学风格。看完本片心里很难过。印度固然有极其愚昧野蛮的一面，但起码其精英阶层是愿意认同并且努力拥抱支撑起现代文明社会的柱石的，所以这个国家是充满活力且大有希望的。
毕竟过了看这类影片的最佳观影年龄，始终有种跳戏脱戏的感觉，哈哈
一个90年代发生在泰米尔纳的邦真实案件，从中几乎可以看到所有印度社会顽疾的展现：警察的权力不受监管，警察“遭遇”行为成为常态；种姓制度根深蒂固，不可接触者住在村庄边缘，他们甚至都不允许走入村庄中，在盗窃案件发生后却成为了最先被怀疑的人；身份政治主导民主自由，没有身份就不是选民，政治人物都不会来理睬你，原住民的权利缺乏保障，他们得不到公平的对待，还要被抓去给有钱人顶罪，代替他们坐牢，电影聚焦了90年代中期南印度各种政治势力的争夺，农村成为了一地鸡毛的战场，电影中多次出现的歌舞场景是原住民们日常生活、劳动的画面，配上欢乐的音乐和美丽的风景，在这些美好之下却隐藏着危机，警察的邪恶是如此令人发指，他们成为了自身利益与权力机器勾结的怪物，用泯灭人性的手段来掩饰犯罪，律师形象也非常生动
印度很多现实主义题材的作品都足以改变印度法律，而且都是当你在看本片的时候，电影里控诉的事件依然在现实中发生。
塑料般廉价的印度贫民电影。但，他们至少还可以游行示威，还有不畏权势不担心失去执照的死磕律师。律师全程面瘫减分。
勇敢大胆的做自己喜欢开心事情，不要害怕他人的嘲笑。
到现在张口就来的种姓制，步入社会几年才算明白，在一些民智未开的地方只不过换了个看起来更高端的样子存在：士、X、工、农、X
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