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
这是一部记述年轻的北野武成名路上的故事，这故事里有恩师深见千三郎，有心底喜欢的千春，有共同打闹奋斗的师兄弟们……有了他/她们，才有了后来的北野武。也许，人生就是这样，让我们带着遗憾向前走。
怎麼說呢？感覺只有中年人才懂裡面的感傷：你經歷過一個繽紛的年代，然後，你老了，時代也變了模樣
虽然电影描述的是早期的北野武，故事性会稍微缺少了一些震撼，但诸多的情感铺满了整部电影，特别是后半段与师父的羁绊，令人动容。一人成功，许多人为之高兴。柳乐优弥的长相太过分明是缺点，但演技确实不含糊，从面部到肢体，模仿的太像了。大泉洋的眼神会演戏。
关于电影本身没什么太多想法，毕竟早已通过自传采访电影等各种方式勾勒出这位传奇的轮廓，只能说对于那段经历可能还原的不错，但用这种特别常规的表现形式来说北野武就真的一点都不酷，最打动人的就是由本人演唱的《浅草キッド》和师徒二人真挚的情感传递。
唯一槽点：北野武年轻时候没有面瘫啊！这个不用刻意模仿啊！最后的老年北野武真的是惊了，居然不是本尊，依然是柳乐优弥的化妆，完全看不出来！是枝裕和到真是挖出了一个超棒的影帝啊。B站有这电影的混剪，比电影更好哭→【【北野武|浅草小子】“我的人生才刚刚开始!”-哔哩哔哩】 https://b23.tv/39hR8uU
北野武应该是那种人格魅力超过作品价值的人。浅草走出来的奇怪小子一路上坚持着不破不立的信念，磕磕绊绊实现了自我与这个世界的奇妙调和。
居然给影帝倒了个北野武的膜？？？？柳乐优弥＋北野武＝无脑五星
对师徒故事毫无抵抗力。要说遗憾，大泉洋演的师父经过了徒弟双眼的滤镜，几乎没什么缺点。
片子完成度很高，只是感觉有些过分规整了。有缘人可以看看红鳉鱼，看看北野武怎么祸祸别人的师傅，再看看这里怎么写自己的师傅。anyway，北野武生日快乐。
1.服、化、道尤其是几十年前的那种感觉，做得细致到位
拍的一般但影帝好棒愛影帝 日本該修個新的橫店影視城了
台词写得很好，师父葬礼上讲笑话那段看哭了，会想起Daniel Sloss的脱口秀，编剧有这方面天赋；柳乐优弥的动作、步态、甚至腔调也模仿得不错，以及通过戏剧细节达成复原时代风貌的功力，比如老票友送寿司和北野武修转台那一段，《梅艳芳》连这个都太缺了。但是情真意切并不需要牺牲叙事效率，它仅仅是择出了小的师徒情和大的传媒媒介变迁就这么一条道走到黑了。那么师父的坚持被解释为顽固不化也无妨，因为影片不打算探究漫才和短剧的区别；女配怎么看待喜剧的交代也不够充分，她是因为认同新形式的冒犯喜剧而落泪还是单纯因为他们走起来了。旁支的着墨恰恰和《梅艳芳》相反，太少了（单面向的书写是不能让观众进入哪个时代的，所以这也可说是命名为浅草小子而不是北野武传的优点）。即便特效化妆没有那么塑料，也不会为此带来多大的改变。
温吞、甜腻、鸡汤化的电视剧质感，很不阿武了，过于规整和套路。想把阿武自述拿出来再翻一翻，多一星纯粹是因为柳乐优扮老年北野武的声线和神韵酷似本尊
3.5/5 柳乐优弥故意放大北野武标志性面瘫触电和驼背个人特征以缩小外形的差距，其实有点无计可施的用力过猛。中段有点拖沓，后段其实又有点故意煽情。门胁麦实在不适合艳舞女郎的角色。毛病挺多，但总体来讲还算OK。
“关闭了剧场，阿武怎么办”瞬间泪目，真正的如师如父。我也说这么像北野武呢，原来真是北野武。这样的传记棒极！
终于知道北野武为什么这么爱用踢踏舞了，原来是对恩师的想念。PS：配乐及结尾曲都很好，尤其是桑田佳佑太适合这个结尾了～
要逗别人笑，而不是被别人嘲笑。剧末，武对着师傅的遗像，半调侃半吐槽的那番话，让人落泪。
大师的话说的很对啊，不要扮丑被人笑，要靠技艺逗人笑。
每次看这种讲做搞笑艺人的就有种说不出的伤感啊！还好这部结尾的大笑加桑田佳佑的歌治愈了我。这种师徒情真的很难得啊，好几处师父对徒弟的付出就很感人，爱得太深沉了。果然人生良师益友是可贵啊。看字幕出现剧团一人还蛮惊喜的。当谐星的就是要无时无刻搞笑。还想说北野武真的学过踢踏舞啊，突然又意识到座头市里不就放了踢踏舞，看来是真的有认真练过噢。
如果邀请北野武本人亲自出演老年版，那一定有趣极了！
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