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
整个故事的灵魂人物还是妈妈啦，妈妈的演技弥补了很多电影技术上的不足，故事变得更朴实。女主虽然长得比不上明星，但也是挺耐看的，那么问题来了，长得漂亮高学历经济独立事业有成的女孩，活脱脱一现代女性模版，为什么能看得上这样的传统家庭..
咿咿呀呀的潮汕话
最后一段杭州游不会真的拿手机拍的吧，补拍的团圆结局吗😂
潮汕风土味很重的一部电影，不知名演员、地方文化，来自北方的我看得很新奇。不过男主的女票实在是颜值差了些。
女主演技一般…男主合格…男主妈好评！那种老一辈的传统观演绎得很有共鸣！
吵架长镜头。鸡毛掸子。背景乐。
真诚且温暖的电影，把关于家庭中的一切都拍到了。#切片计划
尽管方言可能有隔阂（潮汕话真的不容易听懂），但是电影聚焦于“婆媳”之间与新旧观念的碰撞，还是能有共鸣。电影最大的矛盾是妈妈无法接受外省离过婚的准儿媳，最终因为爱而改变观念，面对潮汕地区一直存在的观念，以爱作为人物动机的转变，有投机取巧之感。而且我一直很纠结这样的设置是否存在污名化的嫌疑，如果潮汕地区真的如此，观众可能会觉得这个地方还是很封建，如果潮汕地区对此已经改变很多，那创作者的设置就有污名化的嫌疑。然而妈妈的扮演者是全片最大的亮点，编导对于她的塑造已经本人出色的表演，能将一切合理化，这个辛勤、能干、火爆、慈爱于一体的妈妈，不同于以往婆婆对媳妇外来人的防备，妈妈对媳妇虽刀子口却豆腐心，比较而言媳妇的角色就太扁平。另外航拍汕头的两个镜头和潮汕方言的歌曲是点睛之笔。
自然不做作。挺不错的。
制作中规中矩，亮点不足，故事无比现实却闪烁着人性的光辉。
感觉是潮汕版的贾樟柯。最惊艳的是369他妈。
头一次在影院欣赏到如此具有潮汕地方特色的喜剧片，和导演上次的「爸，我一定行的」是同一风格的作品，特别接地气，对话也是很朴实自然。剧情倒是比较平常，但配已如此有特色的潮汕地方气息，别有一番滋味。从中选取的bgm也是恰到好处，非常用心了。总体来说，还是挺不错的，值得一看。
我很喜欢，这部潮汕话电影的情节和设定都很真实且日常。潮汕话对于我这个广东人来说都是一种加密语言，印象里潮汕人好像很封建很重男轻女但也很团结。片中确实有部分这样的现象hhh。当然这部家庭片更聚焦于有着传统思想但刀子嘴豆腐心的母亲，接受儿子找外地离婚女性的“思想斗争”。我会觉得有一些代入，我未来的婆婆会不会也不满意我呢？结局是有些理想化的，但如果不理想，我会很伤心吧hh。
如果全部是群众演员的话，演技确实比专业演员好一点
一个不是被汕头人拉着绝对不会想着来看的 意外的很好看的电影！看温情也很有地方特色！
带妈妈去看的，从小到大一听有人说潮阳话就乐
抛开潮汕的情怀，这也是一部很好的电影。进电影院前，我已经做好了潮汕元素很好但剧情欠佳的心理准备了。但是它的完成度远超我想象，剧情上的克制，情感表达的真实，一些镜头运用很棒。我特别喜欢结尾通过类似手机录制来拍摄妈妈搭飞机的镜头，特别真实而且很有代入感，我称之为今年最印象深刻的镜头。特别是最后妈妈一句台词，问儿子：妈妈是不是很没用？这句台词太棒了，这是一群很接地气的创作团队，很棒。
真的好棒啊！我一直觉得我们的一些导演学的太多太杂已经连一个真实简单的生活故事就讲不好了。这个真的是电影不是家庭录影吗？太真实太舒服了。虽然还是不能理解潮汕的传统和排外，但也欣喜看到妈妈最后接受了儿媳。爸爸知道妈妈晕车冒雨去给她买了大概是话梅之类的东西。果然妈妈催着泽凯开快车去机场找姗姗下车就吐了。小舅和家乡的亲戚邻居也都朴实里带着幽默。泽凯和姗姗撑不下去在天台分手，泽凯一个大男人哭得稀里哗啦静下来还叫无言流泪的姗姗别哭。妈妈来了杭州连雷峰塔都要拜啊哈哈哈。总是想着拍出大排场大框架的东西，这才是我们的生活。
淦，太真实了，这炒蛋的神火，折磨着你，也折磨我
故事很接地气，完成度也很高，主题围绕传统文化和新时代爱情观，其间穿插着很多轻松的小幽默，从头到尾给人一种很真诚、很舒服的感觉，尤其几首潮汕歌很有当地风格。缺点是影片最后的转折略显生硬。还有就是看完暗下决心以后也要带妈妈坐一次飞机。
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