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
其实中途的盗猎者和学生牺牲片段并不突兀，正是为了将他们的善良和正直保存并传承下去，政府的扶持和帮助才有了意义。
风景很美，剧情一般，人物角色都毕竟突出善良奉献，偷猎者也坏的没技术含量，中等偏上的作品吧。
男主的母亲也很开明，他没有将男主局限在自认为很好的条件下，而是放任他去追寻自己想要生活的地方，只可惜最后都没能看到自己儿子成家
非常具有深意的一部电影，值得刷多次，每次看完都会有不同的感受
像韩松这样的好老师真的太少了，大都怕吃苦怕受累，他们不明白收获多大的赞美就得承担多大的责任。
绝对好片
说真的没看够，时长两个小时，我却没有像以前一样倍速看完，真的很感动，意犹未尽
韩老师很伟大。藏区的生活条件虽然很艰苦，但是孩子们都很纯真，拥有一颗美好善良的心，这很难得。
其实电影本身不错的，但是最后主人公的结局有些悲伤，如果能做的安享一些就好啦
那里的孩子虽然生活条件艰苦，但是对于知识的渴求，深深的感动着我。
这个电影很真实，估计电影中的学生都是找的当地的村民拍的，他们脸上的斑点都是因为当地恶劣的环境留下的，所以拍出来的效果才能这样好吧！
围绕着爱，承诺，坚守，留下的一部电影，情感不错，但是现在多少人能做到
四星给到导演，五星给到故事，故事很简单，但直击人心，因为真实，因为纯粹，干干净净，就像洁白的哈达
男主那演技真的是绝了，特别是母亲病重那段，哭的那叫一个撕心裂肺啊
总的来说，是很不错的电影，无论是从纯真的价值观引领，还是拍摄手法、选景和演技都很吸引人，剧情逻辑上来说层层递进没毛病，BGM也都很喜欢！我以为泪目可以是男主回家没路孩子们冲去挖路的感动，不一定非要有人离去才能落泪？莫名其妙让僧格领盒饭？也有些为了推进而推进的地方不是很能理解，比如朗措的牺牲，虽然促进了剧情的发展，但是不明白盗猎者不去偷藏羚羊半夜去搞穷学校是为什么？虽说条件艰苦，牺牲常有，意外总在，但希望导演尽量少以此骗人眼泪
那几个假巡山员实在太可恶了，看了心里揪的慌，太气人了
有好几次我都担心韩老师不会在回藏区了，最后果然放心不下孩子们，终于回来了
串联剧情的藏语歌曲十分动听。
意外看到了这个电影，看出了藏区人民的朴实，也看到了国家快速发展的真实，生命的价值，就在于这种奉献中。
平凡的人在做着最伟大的事，他们把青春甚至生命都献给了这里！朗措也有走出藏区的机会，但是他依然选择留在这里，看到朗措舍命救孩子们，泪目了！
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