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
开始以为是灾难喜剧片，看完意识到是鬼扯尴尬片…
乏善可陈。强行煽情，剧情想当然，拯救小组业余到不行。我期待什么时候能在中国电影上看到「山东栖霞笏山金矿矿难」。
对于善于煽情的韩国来说，这片完全是失败的，对于观众的情感调动是一点没调起来，一部灾难片，观众不能共情，也不会担心主角的遭遇，因为都知道他接下来会干嘛。
看见了好多老熟人啊……作为喜剧电影看还可以，要是按照灾难片的标准来看对白太多场面太少
[2021.09.15 @bc] 最後半小時好看。
https://b23.tv/dkFPko。
看完“警长说电影”剧透来的，下面附上链接：
剧3星 给金社长➕1颗🌟 挺轻松的剧 前面有点闷 逻辑就那么回事吧 作为周末消遣看的还是蛮开心的
又是一部逻辑性为零，娱乐性大于一切的电影。老奶奶和去世的小孩子那里让我很动容。韩国灾难电影里的救援队就像印度电影里的警察一样没用。
叙事比较完整的以虎门硝烟为背景的动作片，动作设计还是很精彩，细节还是挺多的，值得一看。
整部片最可怕的是韩国人毕生急需拿来买房，房子没了，最后也没说补偿的事。
原来是喜剧片！掉地底下得自救😂 不沉重，结局算好的
是一部很不纯粹的灾难片，制作的思路十分混乱。首先进入正题的节奏太过散漫，许多段落毫无意义；其次在危机时刻融入喜剧节奏，将灾难片应有的氛围彻底破坏；最后，说是喜剧但是抖不出有效的包袱，满屏都是尴尬，说是灾难片但几乎无惊险气氛。放大巧合成分，营救逻辑破碎。非常失败。
网大的水平来说已经算是不错了，和以前经典的对比还有差距
4.5
No.2304 看完才来看的豆瓣评分，猜到分不得高了。没看懂住宅楼为啥会陷到地下这么深，而且四周还挺光滑，有提过这个地区原先是矿区吗？救援队感觉根本没做什么，单纯等着的话这些人就没救了。这么深的大洞，怎么也应该用线缆的摄像头放下来吧，除非根本没有或没有准备这种东西。最后水涌上来的速度也太快了，盖子没盖的时候还在楼顶，等盖子盖上十几秒被上面的楼体砸的时候，大罐子下沉了好一段距离。最后两个住单居的年轻人走到了一起挺好的，那种生活方式也是很多人喜欢但不一定想要的吧。
本来挺好的题材，各种强行降智桥段，既不是灾难片，又不是喜剧片，哪条都想占，结果不伦不类了… 本来二分，结果看完结局更是减一分。
节奏没把握好，对于灾难电影来说是硬伤。地陷这种场景还有很多灾难的点可以让剧情更加波折的，把喜剧的部分、讨论房子的部分更多地用来表现灾难生存会更好一些，全部想表现都没有完全表现好。
蛤蟆功！一筐猪笑起来逗死了 哈哈哈哈哈哈 还要脸小 灾难片也要开开心心！！
欢乐型灾难片 天坑的设计有点意思
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