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
好像短片一样，老套的剧情正着说就是朴实，前半小时就在想他儿子什么时候死，看到最后我确信就他儿子这两下子和脾气活不过一个月
比利小子~~西部片要有的东西都在里面了。一个半钟，都是精髓。
3.5。没有抑制不住的个人英雄主义情结肆意飘散，没有令人称奇的类型语汇频频闪现，甚至在这个短篇体量的文本结构内也不存在十分巧妙的强劲戏剧冲突，有的只是对《不可饶恕》式西部片未能彻底终结的“救赎式悲悯”角色形象的反动，和《暴力史》架构所呈现出暴力循环之于人负面作用的观点不完全认同。比之这两部被后来者时常效仿的佳作，这部学生作借鉴后的视觉呈现实在是太平淡了。幸运的是，也正因为这份因技拙而带来的平淡，让它在气质层面看上去没有太多蛮荒之地滋生出的荒蛮戾气，以及在技巧上供他人效仿的可能。有的时候真的会不由自主的想起，这个时代已然没有遵守老派格式规范和传统意识形态需求的西部片了，剩下回炉重铸的机械运动过程之余也就多了些大伙吐槽锻造业的自由空间。这勉强也算是一种运气使然吧。
他有一个不理解他的孩子
只有属于西部的粗粝与狂野。
少年去流浪，老爹先埋葬。血在你身趟，世界不一样。
西部片给人的感觉总是混乱而又暴力，真怀疑当时人们怎么活下来的。正如老亨利，即便归隐又怎能逃得过这样的西部世界，混乱终有终结，希望正在路上，一如儿子远去的背影。
老亨利真的牛逼，相当有张力的电影。越来越喜欢中年大叔演的电影，真正有故事，国内那些小鲜肉看着就恶心
一般，就最后干了一仗，发现是农夫与蛇的故事。一代代就这样教育，就这样苦哈哈，惨兮兮的，谁都得防着。说一堆有啥用？还不是又穷又没文化。
波和麦金尼在门廊，加勒特闯进屋子，开了两枪...
没有女人的电影一部。
billy！the kid！上一次听到这个名字还是美国的一个纪录片里
质感还行，就是可能看着节奏有点慢，西部片是电影产业不可或缺的一部分啊
就是个西部片小品吧，真正精彩的就不到十分钟，结尾处理的挺好的，有一种不可饶恕的结尾既视感。不过整体来看还是有点平淡了，还好只有九十分钟。
2021.10.28比利小子隐姓埋名被麻烦找上门解决麻烦自己也被解决
我要是做混蛋，就做纯粹的那种。因为，首先，我是个纯粹的人。
父爱很真实
混乱的西部，开始的想法没错，黑吃黑。
故事简单老套了一点，不拖沓，浓郁的西部风情是我喜欢的。摄影不错但也可能是风景本身太美的原因。
几个演员，简单的剧本，不过节奏把握得很好，同类佳作
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