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
一开始以为是家庭治愈片，后面以为爱情哲理片，最后变成父子关系片。
6.5分。这种类似训练日的设计如今挺难有新意了。整个故事的走向基本上都能猜出来，几场打斗戏还算可以。有些地方似乎是删减太多？后来才发现应该是原作的内容太多，电影拍补不过来才导致的。
3.5 不仅独自撑起一个酒吧，还得撑起一部电影，舅舅不容易啊。
sweet & slow。 配乐好好听。 大本老了，不过还是很帅。
It’s just okay… 大本瘦了又帅回来了
还不错，但是不知道为什么要拍这个电影，
大概改编于日本小说的缘故，风格有别于韩影其他罪案片。节奏很紧凑，对警察的职责发出疑问，什么样子的执法为最终选择，是法律还是市民？就像台词里所说的：警察要始终立身于警戒线上方，黑与白，站哪一边也不行，只要市民们支持我们的工作，我们始终都能站在灰色地带上方，当然，稍有不慎，人们会把我们纳入黑的那一方，这就是警察。游走在河边的人，把握不好这个度，那就是“唯独不要当警察”！
改编自被称为警察推理巨作的同名日本小说？？不是漫改？男主选的太嫩了，跟个弱鸡似的，行为也跟弱智一样
就像大多数人不会去咖啡店买一瓶矿泉水。
没有像很多短评写的那样不堪，倒是觉得很写实，很温馨，是生活该有的样子，是这个阶层的人的人间烟火
没有女主的硬菜啊。
(pointing at this movie: This is how you recommend your song list people!
因为两位主演而看的，虽然由小说改编，但这事也就是搁HG能拍和接受。故事紧凑和结构性一般，不是那么抓人。小崔演技还需要练，赵震雄和朴熙顺一如既往的稳。
这么暖心帅气的叔叔还有这么普通而甜美的小镇生活，谁又不喜欢呢。羡慕他，我也想拥有这样一个知识渊博思想深邃的好朋友。
美国的成功学鸡汤电影是我最不理解的电影之一
工作前最后一天，在火车上看了。故事节奏快，几个名字对应的人物差点记不住。可能是想有一个主题，就是jc用常规手段不能对付坏人的时候那该怎么办。看结局男主角的成长，以及欧洲出差，应该会有第二部。
男主的经历有些熟悉，我也是各种挫折，现在还是徘徊在低谷，但自己的人生无论怎样都完走完吧。
完全可以拍成上下部的！原作应该很好看吧。
剧情一般，但是演技不错。韩国这系列正常水准。
The Tender Bar script is based on the best-selling 2005 memoir of the same name by J. R. Moehringer, which tells the true story of Moehringer's childhood growing up in Long Island, New York in the 1970s and '80s.
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