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
俄乌战争期间看这个，深有感觉。米国对外宣传的自己，永远是圣母一样的英雄，背后里却干着奥斯本绿魔的勾当，出事后还永远会甩锅给精神分裂，自己拍拍屁股走人。
驾……驾驶我的车？抱歉，抱歉，现在一看柄本佑满脑子都是火口下白花花的身体。
终于也能畅快淋漓地出走了， 从妻子的身份里
好新颖！不安的丈夫 和构建起来很严谨的感情对抗线！
选择漫画来进行“复仇”挺有意思，模糊现实与幻想。其实真相并不重要，重要的是女性最后的出走吧。又见“驾驶我的车”。7/10
这个丈夫实在是太丑了……对比之下教练真的好帅
清新版不忠和来电狂响，中国化的可能性不高，或者说中国化高分的可能性不高
但它是对蜘蛛侠影迷来说，一封最好的情书。
结局再加一星， 喜欢这个版本的Drive My Car
3.5星，如果一开始就是为了纯粹的复仇，编辑和教练偷看两人一起画画那里的情节删了感觉会更好
wusuo~ 您就是传说中的究极折磨王吗？
柄本佑演渣男，真的毫无感觉，是那种被打了都要对你说声，私密马赛的人。黑木华学驾驶那段，使我想起了我还停留在科二的驾照考试，她和教练小哥属于那种刚开始看没多少感觉，后来越看越顺眼的那种cp，结局真的太妙了，所有人都得到了自己想要的，全程就只有渣男老公一人被玩的团团转，黑木华结尾看向副驾驶的那一眼凌厉又得意，有被帅到。
另外一个有意思的地方在于三蛛同框了之后我才意识到三个人是如此的相似，群戏时候经常分不清谁是谁，以及特别是加菲和荷兰弟的声音，太像了，确实是三兄弟一样的感觉。
三蛛同框不仅仅是蜘蛛侠影迷贯穿二十年成长的Celebration！三只关于过往伤痛的对话更像是不同成长阶段的自己与自己的对话，这和自我关怀疗愈中的空椅子疗法异曲同工。中年的托比告诉青年的加菲，嘿我和MJ过得不错，蜘蛛侠和彼得帕克的身份可以做到平衡，你也可以！托比和加菲对更年轻的荷兰弟说，嘿，我经历你经历的，我感受你感受过的，我们都曾认为那是My Fault，但我不想你再承受我曾承受的痛苦[泪]所以最后的拥抱才会如此治愈！那是对自我的和解与关怀
他说爱她，然后出轨了；她也说爱他，最后私奔了。牛头人再一次赢下了游戏。
真是怎么都没有猜透结局系列，戏中戏，从漫画到真实，将一个复仇出轨的故事讲得悬念叠出，很精彩也很腹黑。剧作多精彩，就觉得拍得挺不好的，前面节奏有点拖，而氛围上又极力往全民可接受的范围靠，就使电影整体还是偏主流，打光也很刻意无趣。这样的剧本给到好的导演，风格化做出来，就会变得特别有趣，有些可惜了。
前面都比较平淡的感觉，最后几分钟有点意思。
对柄本佑有莫名好感 大概气质吸引 想看。。颓丧满格
太烂了，幸好没引进。荷兰弟版蜘蛛侠可以不用再拍了。
对我来说整部电影存在的全部意义就在于加菲蛛救起MJ这一个镜头。
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