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
7.4，不错的捍卫女性和特殊职业尊严的电影，节奏上乱了一点，要把人的传记在两个多小时讲清楚确实不容易。
Brest biography film this year!!!!!
抓住了每一个可以抓住的机会，利用了每一个可以利用的人……接受现状并且在这样的环境里跳出枷锁活得更好，live with dignity not fear，非常佩服。女主真美！而且很像关晓彤（比关有风情）……歌舞部分完全跳过了（。看到大哥的权势我已经在想「我要怎么成为这样的人」而不是「我要和他结婚」了，为我自己的进步干杯！趁机了解了一下印地语里各种称呼后缀的来源，比如甘谷拜=甘谷+bai，bai是兄弟的意思；第一次见记者，记者叫她ji，这就是尊称，同时ji也是“是”的意思……
她的梦想是当一个电影明星，但她的人生却像一部电影
有被惊艳到，无论是女主的演技、剧情的编排、还是片中的歌舞。但片子未能说服的我是，为什么甘古拜在从被骗卖身到大权在握之后，要求的竟然是卖y合法化。她说要求杏工作者及其后代跟普通公民一样，拥有同等的权利，尤其是受教育权。这点我完全支持。但是卖y合法化这个就看得我很迷。不正是这样拐卖妇女非法监禁强迫卖y的一条龙服务人为且系统地持续制造妓女、以及女性所受到的奴役和压迫吗？你可以要求群体的权利，可以歌颂个人的努力和奉献，但这普度众生的说辞摇身一变，变成要求吃人的产业合法化，我就不能理解了。比较俗套的设计还是成功靠男人拯救，被虐待靠黑帮大佬救援，要选举靠黑帮大佬拉关系，要出名靠男性记者做宣传。且不说这俩男配基本就是平面角色、动机不明，女主的爬升多多少少还是依靠了自己的媚男手段。还是不能免俗。
整个故事有各种逻辑漏洞以及不合情理之处，但由于是改编自真人真事，在历史局限性下，或许这就是真实。如果稍稍收敛批评视角，这部电影真的很好看。色彩和构图好美，把印度街景拍成了真人版《阿拉丁》，白天、黑夜、店铺、天台、凯旋游行，所有画面都太美。Gangubai和Afsaan隔空打牌真是古灵精怪，两人在马车和汽车后座也好甜（所以Gangubai后面放弃并利用男主真的太不合逻辑！
不理解她被一千卢布卖给妓院，为何就顺从了，给家里打个电话，完全可以给妓院老板一万卢布，赎回她。然后直到25年后才给家里一个电话，父亲早就因为她离家出走而病故了。最后她还为了捍卫妓院不被关闭而奋斗，妓院的妇女都是被卖进来的，不得已而从生，关了做点小买卖不好嘛
所有人都应当得到尊重，但是卖淫绝不能合法！
三星半。确实是传奇女性，不仅是她的经历，还有她对自身社会地位的清醒认知。
看似女权，实则为my合法化背书
女主真好看～就是一开始心路历程的变化略显草率 怎么无依无靠就能那么刚？而且还有黑道大哥甘愿支持？不过总得来说是个大女主爽剧之旅，印度真是个神奇的国度
特别迷惑的是: 卖淫合法化--最古老的职业是妓女，没有妓女 社会文明不存在?
我好爱女主的性格。电影前半段的阳台飞牌，车厢调情真的好能代…后半段涉及女性权利的部分基调变凝重，但依然有欢快的部分，像是拉拉和费齐的帮助真的很出彩。至于她卖淫合法化的思想，放到现在看可能有点过时，但也正因为是“过时”了，才能看得出女性权益的保障在社会中一直在推进。我觉得没有太大毛病，人得先活下来再讨论做事的正确与否。借用影片中的话“甘古拜不是圣人，但也不是恶魔”
但是关键时刻帮她的都是男人。
这么好的题材，不管是往爽剧拍还是往深度拍都可以，所以这一部怎么能把故事讲成这样？
本以为是部大女主复仇的爽片，但其实是部底色深沉的历史传记片，讲述了上世纪60、70年代女性争取权益的往事，我从中得以一窥印度的历史与思想，还感受到特别强烈的地域与时代局限性。单论制作水平，这部电影叙事很平实，镜头有质感，甚至连印度歌舞的插入也结合剧情发展与人物情绪做了专门编排，于是虽然片长2.5h且主题严肃，看下来也不觉得太长。
赞同“不要拿我国的国情去对比其他国家的现实 ” 没有人讲说卖淫这件事是一件光荣美好的事 也没有人生下来就喜欢卖淫 但是当身处在那个环境之中时又是另一回事 电影里的一些情节确实令人不适并且带有明显爽文的成分 没有继续深入的去探讨这个现象和到底为什么？感觉只停留在拍了一半的表面 显得很单薄 没有说服力和支撑点 但我还是想说 并不是为了这部电影有多好说 我也觉得它不怎么地 但是为什么看了这部电影后却仍然有一些人还只是在批判女性 批判她们不应该服从 批判他们就是见不得光的存在 为什么？该受到审判的是卖家和买家 但是最后只有受害者被当成罪犯对待 明明是烂掉的社会体系应该被改变、控制不了自己欲望的傻逼男人应该被惩罚 但最后谁会被惩罚？那些无辜的女性 不管是在电影如此还是在现实
女性中需要每个人都站起来为我们自己奋斗和争取平权，不能把这个世界继续让给另一性别继续“统治”。
6.5 看的时候很感动 特别是选举之争和最后女主会见总理归来 很能和印度底层女性共情 但恢复理智后回顾剧情发现女主的崛起貌似是从黑帮老大的帮助开始的 不可不可 披着独立女性外壳的玛丽苏文学
她算是一个活在当下，接受当下，并作出当下的选择的人吧
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