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
黑到底，嘲笑到底，虚伪到底，把伪善的人和纯良的人全部讽刺了一遍。表面清清白白良好模范企业家，高贵邀请函随手送人。你把我当兄弟，我当成你女婿。《同学麦娜丝》丧礼变选举会，后有丧礼变员工鼓励大会。纯良的混混无辜惨死，产品的检验红毯走秀。博弈的资本是我有钱的爹，有钱能双手遮天，没钱就只能充当儿子认人做爹啦。JB演活了这个虚伪，油腻的形象，赋予了他一丝无奈幽默，明明很讨厌这个角色，但就是恨不起来。一直在想中国翻拍会不会很适合，不会的，压根不存在的～ @2022-02-19 00:34:13
荒诞黑色幽默，黑心资本家那种调调拿捏得挺好的。
老员工为了自己闯祸的儿子甘愿做牛做马 甚至让儿子以闹事而报恩 愚善之极
春节期间和家人一起看的，孩子乐的哈哈大笑，看完我问他看懂了吗，他说没有。
黑到底，嘲笑到底，虚伪到底，把伪善的人和纯良的人全部讽刺了一遍。表面清清白白良好模范企业家，高贵邀请函随手送人。你把我当兄弟，我当成你女婿。《同学麦娜丝》丧礼变选举会，后有丧礼变员工鼓励大会。纯良的混混无辜惨死，产品的检验红毯走秀。博弈的资本是我有钱的爹，有钱能双手遮天，没钱就只能充当儿子认人做爹啦。JB演活了这个虚伪，油腻的形象，赋予了他一丝无奈幽默，明明很讨厌这个角色，但就是恨不起来。一直在想中国翻拍会不会很适合，不会的，压根不存在的～
最近这些事连起来，外国这种小打小闹搁我们这儿都不是个事吧，既不够黑色也不够幽默。#万恶资本家还看今朝
蛮有趣的电影，有讽刺，有一些有趣的细节。4星是可以的！
春节档就应该是喜剧电影的主场，大过年的整那么多严肃的东西有什么用？作为一部含腾量为零的开心麻花电影，能卖到这个程度也得多亏各位同行谦让，非得塞一大把主旋律进春节档，也只好让仅剩的喜剧独苗脱颖而出。作为一部本土化改编电影，整体而言中规中矩。看得时候不觉得有什么，看完之后又想了一遍才发现魏翔的表演十分成功，他对角色的理解与演绎达到了一个很高的水准，放在开心麻花所有电影中，都属于上层，若能有幸提名表演奖，都不会令人觉得讶异。反倒是从前总能精准抓住角色的马丽这次饰演的女明星多少有些不太适合已经日渐发福的她。
《李茂扮太子》与《这个杀手不太冷静》，马丽、其他开心麻花系演员与谐音梗片名是相同的，控制了变量，或许开心麻花出品确实是更好一些的。
观众要为演员的自我感动买单吗？大型小品，不值得电影院专门去看。
是好笑的，尤其是翻译戏，原创的这个部分是本片最佳，全场爆笑则是三次舔刀。情感内核从原版的“爱电影”变到了“想成功”。“未成功比之成功就是再坚持一次”，戏里戏外这句话都得到了验证。
哈维尔•巴登的表演真是优秀，剧作本身也很犀利，虚伪尽显…
喜剧片笑就完事了，这部更像是一个话剧，里面致敬经典电影的部分很多，也不违和，挺惊喜的。从夏洛特烦恼到这个杀手不太冷静，挺期待下一部电影名字叫啥了。总之是适合和朋友一起哈哈哈哈的电影。
空洞乏味 如坐针毡 15分钟离场 回家重温去看《魔幻时刻》去了 P.S.这几个人真会演戏吗？
看到一半电影院有人打架，然后场面非常热闹，其中一个女的还在那煽风点火，说我老公弄死你们，对面是一帮高中生or大学生，正好为了逞能，于是他们在为了要不要打架还吵了半天，场面很热闹
难以共情，因为中国的老板比这个老板傻逼多了嘻嘻
好像修改版的喜剧之王2.0，却又不及喜剧之王的万分之一，看个热闹，典型的爆米花电影。
El 26 de enero de 2022, en Cine Renoir Plaza de España, Madrid. Javier Bardem都老得认不出来了… #36Goya 又及：今年的戈雅奖颁奖了，这部片子获得了6个奖项，与此相比的《平行母亲》却颗粒无收……
资本家必然的黑化却通过一个巧合事件完成，整个过程就缺乏了足够的说服力，作为讽刺文本的力度显然也就弱了很多，不过在中国观众看来外国人怎么写这种故事，也都太小儿科了
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