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
情节一般，张力不够，更像是打斗片，历史元素少了些。
历史剧，题材上就加分，动作上没啥可说的，过瘾！人物刻画也是满足了看客不同口味，本身对于虎门销烟的历史故事就比较熟悉，导演把故事节奏拍的比较紧凑，无需过多解释，背景比较熟悉，穿插几个不同情感的小故事，爱情，友情，兄弟情，缜密策略到嬉皮搞笑，刀光剑影到硬壳肉搏，刀光剑影到洋枪洋炮，真是为了满足不同看客，导演真是煞费苦心！
这个没有主权，出生率低下，自杀率世界第一的国家没有资格贬低一个正在快速发展的国家。国土面积的狭小也同样造就了他们狭隘的价值观和胸怀。
改编的还是不错的。记住了台词：这漫天飞舞的是百姓的怒火。从民间人物切入，表现鸦片对百姓的毒害已经深入骨髓，林则徐南下和民间人士里应外合。林则徐的线索和历史基本符合，对我们今天的价值很完整。前面一点可能因为要铺垫剧情深度好像欠点，后半部分引人入胜。改编的行。一开始好像叫虎门销烟突然改名，不改名肯定吸引很多只爱看历史正剧人来挑三拣四。改的好。四星鼓励
可惜了每个演员都表演得很好，结尾太胡闹了。
算网大里面的上乘之作了，谢苗是打算一直拍网大么？不拍院线电影或者网剧、电视剧了么？😅
题材很应景，最近C国的电诈也是全球一绝，见过人财两空，也见过洗白了钱在家风风光光的。比起小偷，电诈更恶心可恶
谢苗的动作还是很伶俐的，希望能有更好的剧本出演！
画面色调怀旧，取景风格鲜明，打戏流畅，剧情紧凑，有经典港片的味道，非常值得一看
虽然电影里棒子有点小黑咱们的意思，但是内容在反电诈工作中太实用了。真该全民观影提升反电诈意识啊。
看着就生气 感觉是拍的最接近现实的一部关于电信诈骗的电影 代入自己已经气疯了 电信诈骗必须严惩不贷
3.5吧，情节还行，不过一人独斗电信帮有点扯
开篇节奏不错，对被骗的受害者能产生点共情，后面情节就脱线了。
电影的整体质感很好，调色和镜头都很有历史感，动作打戏、剧情翻转，是电影比较重要的看点。打戏很流畅，配合色调和镜头，很多片段都不亚于动作大片。电影并没有盲目追求涵盖整个事件，而是以小人物华继良为视角，而从小人物的角度去展现大事件，以小见大。剧情几经翻转，跌宕起伏。清朝的官，人都是感觉特别瘦！
被枪打穿了臂，依然灵活自如，被刀穿了胸，晚上要来个热水澡…铁打的人呐。
除了取景地和赤裸裸的黑中国外，剧情就是普通的规整的韩国犯罪剧情片，70分的样子吧，扣除恶心人的地方，还剩55分，只能给两颗星了，棒子真特么的膨胀了，啥时候中国地方轮到棒子来执法了，呸~~~
因为谢苗，对网络大电影有所改观，对于小成本电影来说制作已经很良心了，而且颇有李连杰时代武打片的那种味道。
算网大里面的上乘之作了，谢苗是打算一直拍网大么？不拍院线电影或者网剧、电视剧了么？😅
主演是当年跟着李连杰演打戏的小孩哇。
4.5分，电影本身4星，多0.5星给这个题材。看到烧鸦片那里真的泪目，既悲愤又痛心，真的要铭记历史，吸取教训。剧情紧凑流畅不拖沓，各种反转也很自然，没有故弄玄虚，看得很畅快。谢苗的演技真的大有进步了，打戏一如既往的精彩。杜玉明和姚橹两个老戏骨也给影片增添了不少亮点。看得出导演编剧演员都很认真在对待这部影片。真的希望更多的导演和演员愿意拍这样主题的影片，张哲导演的《血战虎门》和《辛弃疾1162》都不错的。
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