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
女人是不是容易成为男人追梦上的绊脚石？哈哈哈哈哈哈或 这种热血复仇片的视觉效果还是可以的
完全像是一部（十年前）国内拍出来的奇幻片………但是必须要说对中国传统文化的展现大概比百分之九十的国产奇幻片要好得多（包括了九尾狐 麒麟 龙的展现，以及催婚和重男轻女【）
内容平平淡淡，环境服装道具算好看，说白了就是视觉向长视频。
你以为把H换了个顺序我就不认识你了？？？视听还不错但这个故事线也太粗劣的照搬平铺直叙了吧……
梁朝伟撑起全场，和男主对手戏时，演技大碾压！漫威也开始拍怪兽大战了……
哈姆雷特的故事稍微改动一点，还是一个好故事，但主要胜在梦幻般的北欧视觉盛宴上。
《哈姆雷特》的原型故事，王子复仇记。解构得很厉害，既不王子，也不复仇：没有史诗冒险般的王位夺取，复仇的对象只是一个失势的牧场主；复仇的根基也无从谈起，希望拯救于水火的母亲实际才是幕后真凶。「王子」有绝佳的机会重新开启人生，然而终究沉沦于他人一直以来灌输的宏大叙事中，将妻子丢在一船强盗中间，踏上自以为是救赎实则是无间地狱的复仇之路，死前还执着于血脉得以延续、自身前往英灵殿的幻象，正是其悲剧所在。
所以Skarsgard全家除了老爸以外都变成定型演员了
把Hamlet到莎士比亚时代已经层叠累积千年的基督教色彩全部剥去，还原成Amleth传说中原初的北欧气息。感觉第一署名编剧Sjón的贡献其实比导演大？作为类型化尝试不太成功，Eggers以后还是继续回A24拍文艺恐怖片吧！
宿命的主题是我喜欢的，复仇我也不排斥，在神话故事里有着超越人类的存在我也能同意，但是我觉得它们应该有最起码的内在联系，即使是模糊的、暧昧的。宿命是什么？宿命是人的自由意志无法逃脱其生存环境的制约，但是，当有着与人并无太多内在联系的更高主宰来指引人类时，自由意志就无从说起。
中国武侠片+桃花源记Marvel版， 如果不是梁朝伟完美演绎绝世钟情的爱妻男， 还可以挽救这部电影， 不然最多只打两颗星。 主角面像实在太路人。 剧情也是一贯Marvel的戏路， 科幻片+时不时的搞笑元素， 当然也和钢铁侠的电影有联系。 有两个彩蛋， 不要错过。 第一个彩蛋最精彩！
故事好瞎哦，原来是北欧版王子复仇记，可是他老妈比哈姆雷特的老妈毁三观多了，更不谈那个结局了。。。想看北欧维京人故事的可以看美剧维京传奇和维京传奇衍生剧英灵殿，战争权谋宫斗，个人觉得各方面都比这个拍得好。
很遗憾，只能在网盘里，以这种方式去看首部华裔超级英雄电影
我有时候还认不清谁是主角
我一般不给美国人拍的亚洲片高分，但这部真的太好看了…
北欧民俗风情展示片，王子复仇记的故事讲成这样也还算是吸引人的，但相比于导演邪门前作，本片拍成这样实在是过于普通了（反而是去年的绿衣骑士，可以和女巫以及灯塔一起成为A24的邪门三部曲
形式大于内容，花不少钱就拍了这么一部片子。Nicole那么瘦，越老越像巫婆。28分钟弃剧。
挺无语的，故弄玄虚，不知道自己在看剧情片还是恐怖片
打斗场面堪比宗族械斗，这部可以和花木兰并称卧龙凤雏。
太有欧洲电影节的味儿了，摄影拉满，剧情简单但必须复刻莎翁。给高分主要是因为摄影太好了，如果导演能把逼格放下那该多好……
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