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
大胡子的来历没几个人关心吧？而且，如果皮肤真烂成那样，胡子也是长不出来的。每个人似乎都有作案的动机，电影仍然没有跳出套路。套路就是动机越大的越不可能是凶手，越没有作案时间的往往越是真凶。推理的过程不是很让人信服，因为什么原因推导出什么结果的部分比较弱，证据也仅仅是褪色的手帕一条，然后凶手就招供了，放弃了抵抗。服化道不错，其它优点不太明显。
一开始交代背景花了比较多笔墨，还好每个人物都演得不错，在原版基础上都有所突破，同性恋那段有点刻意，可惜最后的推理过程有点薄弱，加一颗星给壮美的埃及美景~
我以为演员阵容和演员演技和剧本都非常厉害了。没想到，造型师像一匹黑马，杀了出来，抢走了所有关注。
整个片就很平庸，只能靠阿婶原著本身增色。
其实还是挺好的改编，但是zzzq让人可以轻易排除一堆嫌疑人… 百丽宫国贸
6.5/10女同黑白恋强行植入后段推理部分不够精彩应该不会有下一部婆罗
逻辑性太差了 老三放着满车的人质不用 非得跟警察打ufc也是服了
是阿加莎都要气活的程度。本想说重返影院会是一件多么惬意的事，老黑屋群像、推理、悬疑所有我最爱的电影元素拉满…然而除了色调画面略可圈点之外，其他emmmm
是阿加莎都要气活的程度。本想说重返影院会是一件多么惬意的事，老黑屋群像、推理、悬疑所有我最爱的电影元素拉满…然而除了色调画面略可圈点之外，其他emmmm
风景很美，平静的尼罗河危机四伏，像鳄鱼🐊，像蛇🐍，令人猝不及防
在网剧里还算不错的，尤其看到小童星长成大人了，有点意外。故事比较平铺直叙，打斗戏还是比较货真价实的，+一星给点鼓励。
几年前看到谢苗释小龙秦鹏飞聚会，讲要做年轻人的动作电影。到如今初见成果，惊喜诚然。谢苗同学也迎来了自己网大生涯的最优秀作品，有些拨开云雾终见日出的意味。电影底色正，不浮夸。主线剧情，还是动作戏，都有所依托，未有脱离现实边际的编造感与过度失真。狭窄空间里动作戏设计精彩十分，巧心不匠气。足见秦鹏飞才华与情商。而演员演出又都认真，连彩蛋都温馨感十足，可见一个真正有所创作的快乐团队。希望能有续作，未来有更广阔平台。
短小精悍的网大动作片，质量超出预期，谢苗的形象也不错，期待能跟香港那些动作片大导演多在大银幕上合作合作，未来可期。
写实风格扫黑片，网大中属于不错的，最后一场在狭小空间的动作戏设计的不错，但是演员表现的痛感不足，也就让看的人觉得不够真实。。谢苗以后估计能上大荧幕
爱会让人疯狂，爱会让人不惧生死，爱会让人杀人。留心观察到了一些细节，错过了一些细节，想过或许最不可能的人就是犯人，但确实没想到是这样的实施方式。
没看过原著，看着还可以，尽管一开始就觉得Simon有问题。
比上部好一些，至少是及格了，群像有在拍，波洛前史也能起到串联作用，核心是基于爱情这个大前提，链条是完整的。另外，盖尔加朵cos埃及装束那段，看似闲笔，但其实是在调侃新版《埃及艳后》的多次难产，早早定下朵子大女主，结果愣是融不来资，李安维伦纽瓦都在这儿折过，算个也挺有趣的迷影梗。黑了肯布这么多年，这次反而觉得他有些可爱了。
《导火线》的大陆版，在网大里算是不错了。可惜了谢苗，能力啥的真不差，就是没资源。
拒绝魔改！最不能接受的点：都掏出枪来互指(拜托不是西部片) 在这之前的改编还勉强能接受；信口指证推石头的人 零推理 那人竟然还当场承认；波罗有好几个特写像希特勒 还剃胡子...槽多无口啊
推理剧的巅峰还得是《名侦探柯南》。220404//
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