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
这个不断琢磨美女的岛村，这种理解力放在今天肯定是情感大师了
非常日式的拧巴，不得不说中间有一段老出戏，高桥一生造型有问题，而且每次大特写虽然阴郁的感觉很好，可这头发什么的又觉得很有杀气，这电影最后20分钟用奈绪日记再理一遍。有种给我前面开小差补课的感觉。这电影的独白部份太多，节奏也慢，看不惯日影的就放弃吧
奈绪的气质跟苍井优太像了 对这种气质真是毫无抵抗力 电影中规中矩 但改变了叙述顺序还挺有新意 最后的“推理”部分反而被感动了 那种奋不顾身的执着 即便如飞蛾扑火 也是自己真的想去做的事 难以隐藏的爱意 连钟表声都是你
火是最干净的东西。三味线在早上的音色不一样。世间事桩桩件件皆是徒劳。凡是带有诚挚爱情的行动，迟早都会鞭挞人。开篇真惊艳，越来越走调。一生君固然文青气质，可惜演得太端，一味冷着脸，与角色格格不入，好像找不到一个着力点去抓住人物，奈绪又过了点火候。我猜导演选一生君，纯粹是倚重他的念白功力。
女主和鳄鱼游泳那段挺有意思的，然后其他的只剩下恶情趣了，不觉得恐怖，甚至有点好笑，苦笑的笑。
奈绪好美。雪白一片的雪国好美。旁人来看所有的爱和事都很徒劳。
蕞新版《雪国》电影！
便是雪国
非常日式的拧巴，不得不说中间有一段老出戏，高桥一生造型有问题，而且每次大特写虽然阴郁的感觉很好，可这头发什么的又觉得很有杀气，这电影最后20分钟用奈绪日记再理一遍。有种给我前面开小差补课的感觉。这电影的独白部份太多，节奏也慢，看不惯日影的就放弃吧
生也好，爱也好，都是徒劳。（没看过原著都能感觉到这改编差点意思…）
就影视化来说超出预期了，毕竟原作是《雪国》！有一说一很喜欢以岛村视角进行回忆的叙述方式，夏天也好秋天也好，全是雪！全是雪！还有一点，确实需要注意的，影片是以岛村视角展开的，有很强烈的岛村的主观色彩——“都是徒劳”，我们仔细体会就好了，自己的人生千万别被岛村带偏啊。
非典型爱恨情仇 世间万物都是徒劳 却不愿就此沉沦
你永远可以相信Ti West。时至今日还能看到那么原汁原味的剥削片实属难得。
最后一段驹子生平的放映实属戳破了窗户纸，仿佛一场大火烧融了雪国常年覆盖的大雪，裸露出黑黝的土地。且不说这种是否与川端康成含蓄内敛的审美相契合，但影像的呈现依旧是极美而精致的，而且铺陈后的蚕房、放映机、大火这几个意象以及和前篇的相呼应嵌合着实给了我巨大的震撼，忍不住落泪了…徒劳啊，驹子的飞蛾扑火是徒劳，三人沉默的纠缠是徒劳，而看似纠缠在故事里实则只能身为旁观者的岛村“用手指记住”又何尝不是徒劳呢…ps.风雪中的奈绪也太美了…“爱人甚多，得知且过”
皓雪清冽里的飞蛾扑火。
没看过原著，雪国景色好美，有机会看看原著吧
桥老则老矣，演这种有钱又有点丧的文青还是手到擒来啊。即别人的故事是别人的故事我只是个开麦拉（。还真是。驹子日记那段跟看电影似的，但就算打破第四面墙火场里她还是朝叶子的方向跑过去，最近的距离是擦过肩膀。ps奈绪真是楚楚动人啊，眼睛总是湿漉漉的。
为了连贯性的拖尾显然已经背离了原作的破碎之美
觉得电影只是小说的平白直叙，没有抓到雪国的精髓
恐怖片？进度条过半都没个恐怖氛围，最后也就几个血腥的场面。桃李年华花羡兮的题材挺好的，拍的太垃圾了。
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