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
这东西只有你九十岁能拍，七十岁你还有一个过来人的说教，现在只有一个人的本质。
东木老先生还真是讲立场的人。片子不重要，立场才关键！
一个少年的回家之路，也是一个老头的释怀之路。少年与父亲和解，老头与过去和解。选景、用光已臻化境。伊斯特伍德老爷子的电影我看了半辈子，少时如烈酒，痛快而上头；暮年如清茶，隽永而悠长。垂垂老矣依然孜孜不倦追求自己热爱的事业，我们年轻人还有什么偷懒懈怠的借口？只是，老爷子的电影，真的看一部少一部了。。。
简介有误吧。老牛仔去带孩子的原因是他还欠着农场主的人情，而农场主当初在墨国有以前妻名义投资的产业，现在农场主想以孩子要挟前妻才有了这个故事。
老爷车没油了，但还在路上
I was a lot of things, I’m not now.如果可以 请继续拍下去。
至2014年泽西男孩之后 ，媒体普遍认为老爷子会彻底隐退 ，告别影坛 。紧接着又拍了萨利机长和骡子高评分作品 。虽然紧随而来又拍了几部稍显平淡作品 ，但对老爷子的敬意与日俱增 ，对生命只有一次做了最佳的诠释 ！
21/9/19:Manoel附体东木头向百岁不朽前进。
对老林的从未如此的失望。一个老得手抖的糟老头，凭啥让上到60下到6岁的女人对一见他就眼冒桃花？！说好的小混混呢？简直是个孝顺友善好少年好不！墨西哥富婆的保镖甲被走路都打晃的老头一拳干倒，保镖乙手持大口径被一只公鸡干倒。没有任何逻辑。甚至刻意的一点小诙谐都那么无聊。强忍快进看完的我，人如片名，我想哭泣。这个片名的翻译也是摸不着头脑，无语。老林确实该回家看孙子了。一星给西部，一星给90岁的老林，不能再多了。
哎，真是好失望，以为东木老爷子最后要去一下西部牛仔，结果这个牛仔不硬，也整不动了
他们不会把细节事无巨细地讲出来，也不会过于渲染危急事件的紧张气氛
这个男人太会讲故事了，没有那种极致又悲惨的结局，但更好地刻画了墨西哥的现实社会，会推荐
虽然它一般但我真的很难讨厌东木这种浪漫老爷爷
90岁的主演，伊斯特伍德破纪录了吗？虽然电影拖沓，银发驯马师、押镖客算是开拓老年生活新方式。
看到东木大爷，满满的感动！一生都献给了电影事业
廉颇老矣不是问题，牵强的be strong就是问题了
67/100。相较于《骡子》《理查德·朱维尔的哀歌》这两部还带有一定指向性的前作来说，克林特·伊斯特伍德在本片中则完全褪掉了对社会现象的自我认知，而转成了一个耄耋之年的老人与生活达成的某种自我和解。很多可能在他年轻时的电影中变得“刺激”“惊险”的桥段被磨平了所有棱角，只剩下一种淡淡的温柔思索，让人窥见了暮年英雄心中最静谧的一面。当然这样的处理方法一方面让人舒心，另一方面还是让全片显得有些不伦不类，让那些矛盾点变得来也匆匆、去也匆匆，只能远观，不能细看。 @2021-10-05 23:43:00
其实他还健康的偶尔拍拍东西，我们就该感恩了不是吗，这就足够了。
90岁了还能执导和主演，这可能是他告别影坛之作了。作为东木爷爷的影迷，为此也要做出有温度的评论。
不得不佩服，老爷子不仅顽强地活着，而且活得很顽强。
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