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
好久没有这么爽的港片了，虽然还是那套路，但是动作戏精彩，谢霆锋连演反派也这么帅，绝了。可惜没有陈导的下一部作品了，致敬陈木胜导演。
三颗星都给顶级帅哥老谢了，40岁还这么型还越来越能打。至于故事、人物、台词，非常可惜，一如既往的扁平、形式化，香港这类警匪片在故事和人物上这几年一直没有突破，甚至没有以前那么癫狂和浪漫了。
陈木胜遗作，一定要看。 21.7.28 看了预告，盲猜是《恶人传》的结构，双雄联手打击真正反派。 7.30 猜错，但依然是顶级商业动作片，结尾陈木胜的影像有炒作嫌疑，令人不适，作品本身没得说。21.8.2二刷粤语版，realtalk呢粤语版不如国语好看，我发现甄子丹的动作设计都是一个动作里套好几招，动作的密度加大了，单个动作的信息量爆了
和《拆弹专家2》的背景设定有相似处，都有香港现实社会矛盾的映射，剧作灵感明显来自“七警案”。剧情走向小心翼翼，八面玲珑，电影内外有着相似的无奈，还有点小深刻。
陈木胜的遗作，港风很重，音乐很振，打斗很硬，谢霆锋很飒，甄子丹很勇。
陈木胜导演遗作，即使抛除感情打分，这也是一部极其优秀的港片，特别是在港片式微的环境下更加难能可贵。黑白两方双雄设定，一枚硬币的正反两面，谢霆锋最后在教堂说出“我认输，但我不认命！”“如果那天是你去抓可乐，是不是命运就不一样了？”，这点刻画人物的深度比去年的《拆弹专家2》强。甄子丹与林国斌的巷战、街头警匪火拼之战，甄子丹与谢霆锋教堂之战，三场酣畅淋漓的动作戏，远远高于预期。最后，“永远怀念在天国的陈木胜导演”，感谢您这么多年来带给我们的各种精彩影片！
对内地酒桌文化的表现这还是我第一次在港片中见。套内地意识形态的表现貌似最近几年越来越多，但都不自然又浅白，不过这都是题外话。电影本身实在是太烂了，没一个能提起兴趣的点。
实打实四星，陈木胜个人最佳，港产枪战类型片近十年最佳
剧情降智，从头尴尬到尾，人设立不住，立场立不住，剧情没逻辑，对话尬到爆，唯一可取的就是帅气的谢霆锋反派和动作，我是因为谢霆锋去看的，也算求仁得仁。
港片走的是美国老路吗，四五十岁的人咋还演刚结婚的😅
还是吐槽下已经很努力作嚣张的小谢，小鸡仔身材跑起来佝着背，压不住手下肌肉男队员的。整体很好了，甄子丹比较努力的贡献了他的文戏上限
最后圣母的雕像挂在墙上拯救世人，可是谁来救赎他这个破碎的灵魂？
该去电影院看的爽片，能够表达至此也不错了，好可惜是国配！（谢霆锋好帅(p≧w≦q)）
与其说是警匪二人对战，不如说是同一个人可能会遭遇的两种处境。换言之，这是一部关于“分身”的电影。阿敖最后的台词显然透露了这个秘密，如果当时是你，也许你也会成为我。你我之间，其实本无差异。所谓警匪、善恶、黑白，也无绝对的界限，不过是在某种处境下，人做出的（被）选择罢了。因为这一点，也加上谢霆锋具有感染力的演技，观众反而更移情于命运的被抛弃者，阿熬。陈木胜（哀悼！）在场面调度上，更是通过同样的个人生活经历背景、同等景别的正反打、对称的镜头（楼道遭遇），来强调阿敖与阿邦之间的“分身”关系。结尾，两人之间的追逃，止步于半施工的教堂。这不得不让人想起吴宇森《喋血双雄》的结尾里，信仰的崩塌与救赎的教堂空间，以及周润发与李修贤之间犹如镜像般的分身关系。3.5
完全没有悬疑啊怎么会有这个标签。然后打戏看到我快进。肉搏好看补了一点回来。
剧情紧凑，一气呵成，动作枪战绝了，很过瘾，反派智商忽高忽低，而且战斗力贼强，堪比漫威
开场挂警，赛博朋克风拉满，谢霆锋帅翻全场，这果然是一个“君子报仇，十年不晚”的故事，就是节奏不太给力，单就每场戏来说都很好，看完才知道是陈木胜导演遗作，坚持拍完电影只是无力完成后期，导演值得一座金像奖。
总体还不错，香港现在一年能出一部这个质量的警匪片，那就心满意足了。不过看这部电影很容易让人想到《新警察故事》，只不过成龙换成了甄子丹，吴彦祖换成了谢霆锋。一看导演陈木胜，怪不得。
满满当当两小时的火力对攻，枪战、追车、爆破样样拉满，是一次港片行活儿的答卷。只可惜也继承了港片一贯人设套路，连警转匪的黑化都撞上了隔壁《拆弹专家2》。文戏薄弱，为激发双雄对立，刻意模糊正当防卫而用力过猛的真相，牺牲逻辑满足戏剧冲突。不得不承认肉眼可见的甄子丹疲态已现，倒是谢霆锋碰上了适配的角色，打戏文戏都发挥得如鱼得水。
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