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
过誉之作，题材好、底层故事好，跟电影好完全是两码事。用这种浮夸bgm+略带中二的方式呈现这么沉重的题材，个人接受无能。电影表达也板正平庸，没什么可说的，白白浪费一个好题材，甚至可以说是拍得相当肤浅，流于表面。
充满中国文化的韩国电影，李浚益执导。影片讲述丁若镛的兄长丁若铨进行流放生活的同时著作了鱼类图鉴"兹山鱼谱"的故事。《兹山鱼谱》是韩国古代最全面和详尽的鱼类学书籍，是极其重要的海洋渔业文献。在韩国海洋生物学史上，被誉为“韩国最早的鱼类学书”，对韩国而言，意义重大。电影中有《论语》《大学》；有古诗，绝句；有中国悠久的历史文化；有我们所熟知的一切，被隔壁拍了出来。
22/1/16:对这个导演比较陌生，从能把一部剧的体量浓缩进了电影还是能看出功底的出色；导演对政治的态度也很妙。三星半
4.警察的那一套为了正义的暴力执法逻辑是真的恶心到了，都做到这位置了，警察局什么样你不知道？跑去听村民诉苦的戏码实属多余.
能饒有興趣的看下去說明拍的不錯。
充满诗意的风物志也是人物志，对东亚儒学 士大夫之类刻画深入浅出，反思多于批判，让我想起前些年《沉默》和《思悼》（和兹山一个导演。个人印象最深的还是片子前期丁若铨在昌大/兹山人身上发现的大道至简，结尾昌大全家望着远处的兹山岛，镜头逐渐推进，真就“此心安处是吾乡”
这部三月底才上映的电影，就被下周要举行的百想提名最佳影片、最佳导演、最佳剧本、最佳双男主。如果不是因为提名，我可能根本不会知道它。如何在东西方文化碰撞的腐败现世里追求信仰，如诗如画娓娓道来。非常喜欢。简单查了一下导演李濬益的作品集：王的男人、思悼、素媛………难怪。
3.5吧，但确实到不了4，故事还可以，应该算是读书人的浪漫了。但是其实剧情设置得很套路。
一流的剧本和表演。师徒互为对照。年轻的徒弟入仕为官后才懂人微力薄，老师教不会他的，经历把他教会了。无力改善民生，但学过的诗文印在心里，也斩断了同流合污的可能。实现不了经世致用的理想，却能在孤独清净的生活里守心守道。知识在儒学里、在科学里，也在兹山上大大小小的鱼类中。
看电影了没，“我想写的，是没有王的世道。” 惊了，他们已经拍出了这样主题的电影了。就是纯粹的知识分子在东亚文化里的典型命运。选择平和的，没有带血的那一侧，但和另一侧共通的，是意识到自己想报效的已经在根子上烂掉，是看着自己想守护的被剥夺更多践踏更多，看着船沉得马不停蹄日日夜夜想着自己是不是今天就是水面上最后一口气，这种无能为力的苦闷、挣扎、求生、反复、寄望与放弃。不是惊讶于拍得如何，而是惊讶于他们那里，这样一个项目真的有人去拍，有人去投，而且成了。太惊讶了。惊讶到我放弃比较——没有遗憾地放弃了。
韩国版“沉默”。虽然不喜欢导演对天主教和儒学的捧一踩一的态度，但是片子确实打动人心，讨论的主题很吸引人，但奈何还是隔靴搔痒，这可能是韩国文化的悲伤吧，两种思想都是外来的，学哪种都画虎不成……构图和故事也在西方和东方之间摇摆，借鉴还是没借鉴到精髓啊……整部片子的水平就像韩国人做的绝句诗一样，乍一看挺唬人，仔细看不太行
看完只想说，还好还好我生在中国，要是在印度，真不是人过的日子😂
一个人同时保有两种相反的观念，还能正常行事，这是第一流智慧的标志。
好故事更有好视角，历史类佳片，不过韩式表演风格差评。后来昌大还没娶青梅竹马，娶了高官的女儿还带回了岛上？
同时，对性理学进行了重新理解，将 “大学之道,在明明德,在亲民,在止于至善”理解为弃旧图新，为西学展开了怀抱。
揭露了半天屁用都没有 低种姓贱民命如草芥的现状也没有得到什么改变 而且神勇律师给自己加戏太多了 印度的许多社会新闻都让人怀疑穿越到了1000年前
前半段真好哦~淳朴的民风，人文气息浓厚，配以水墨画风~轻盈而美好~但是下半段昌大入仕之后，又转为韩式国类型片的套路之中，轻盈不再~心中充满理想的少年当然不能理解看破本质的先生，大可以不用这么激烈的呈现~有点遗憾
人命真的像草芥…案件非常好，但拍得挺拉的其实
看的时候总觉得人物的声音是浮在人物上面的，总的来说，就是音画好像不够同步，也可能是自己太久没看，印度电影，所出现的不适应感吧
现实意义固然重大，但作为一部电影、一个故事，刻板是它的致命缺陷。主角基本就不是个活人，而是一个兼具侦探和律师双重身份、金光闪闪的神祇。叙事节奏也过分拖沓，充满了无关紧要的细枝末节。但我同时仿佛也能够听见印度电影人在说：是的，这片土地上充满了苦难、屈辱、不公和腐败，但所幸我们还有独立的司法和批评的权利。浑浊的黑暗中仍有光芒存在，愤怒终有回响。那至少在这一点上，我羡慕他们。
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