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
珍惜和平 敬畏战争 是我所理解的战争片的意义
前面部分有点乱，看得有点累，后面部分只觉得心疼，实力悬殊的情形总是那么刺目，不管多难打的仗都要硬着头皮上，取胜除了靠不屈的斗志，慷慨赴死的勇气，其实也有运气的成分在。和平得来不易，太珍贵了。
~剧情、表演、特效都很不错，有些场面拍得尤其感人，稍微就是节奏稍微弱了点，中间感觉有点断档，也许压缩下时间会更好。炮弹打人碎肉横飞那个镜头太尼玛震撼了呀。。。
别的不说 配音太烂了 无意义的慢镜头太多 根本不是个用心之作
比第一部好看，节奏明快，有镜头设计，有宏大叙事，也有泪点，似曾相识的规格感。
伍万里真的是见一次爱一次，续集也是非常精彩啊！！
虽说这种片子对演技要求不高，但是演员们你们能再敷衍一点吗。
除了最后的“实到一人”让我有点感动外，整部戏冗长无聊。
徐克导演的 技术上 场面上还是有保证 但是逻辑和故事 差了一大截 这种电影不能只看突突突和假抒情吧 当然国外主流英雄电影 确实也是男主不死的设定 只是我们男主不死的设定背后是精神不死的设定 还要高一个等级
人物的精气神超出的战争的氛围，一个严肃的题材拍出了娱乐的效果。
心情难受压抑恐惧
观感比第一部好很多。这才是战争片该有的样子，有火力覆盖有机动穿插，有战术素养有战斗意志，有战争残酷有战友温情。没有像“神剧”一样把敌人塑造成傻子，也没有像部分影视作品一样把我军的胜利果实刻画成依靠无脑的堆人头牺牲所得。战争场面恢弘而有条理，群像塑造也不会很脸谱化，平河和余从戎牺牲的片段令人动容。
看完后：“第七穿插连应到一百五十七人，实到一人。”满脑子的评论，最后就只记得了千玺看到大部队向他们敬礼时，无言滑下的那一滴泪。
朋友来了有好酒，若是那豺狼来了 迎接它的有猎枪！
战斗非常惨烈，整部电影就在不停的打打打，文戏基本没有，剧情和人物也比较扁平，纯纯的商业片，及格了。
不如第一部 少的可怜的文戏让整部电影像cod一样只是突突突
看过《长津湖》是没有理由不看《水门桥》的，之前已经培养出深厚感情，心心念念的这些战士都在这部续集中，一个个的有了归宿😭😭😭😭😭。平何走的那段完全不能顾及个人形象，戴着口罩裤的撕心裂肺。那天是大年初一，早上8:20的电影，我没有想到的是巨幕厅里居然坐到了第二排，观影结束好多观众也都看完字幕才起立，我想这就很好的证明了主旋律存在的必要性，主旋律是可以有好片的。而且也没有必要去否定孩子的理解力和承受力，从小就开始灌输这样的知识理念非常重要，很多注重教育的家庭都三代同堂一起来观影，孩子不仅看懂了，更是看到了心里。我们需要这样的作品，不仅是了解和纪念，但是要传承。
突突突大场面很多，文戏有点看不进去，导致观影过程中我的悲伤情绪大部分不是源于爱国主义情怀而是小家小爱，当然两者没有谁比谁更高贵，就感觉编剧和导演可以做的更好吧。
只有为自由而前赴后继人们，才让现在的人们享受和平年代，向英雄们致敬。
●2022.05.02
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