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
和天鹅挽歌一样的设定，但实在太一般了…在不符合技术设定的背景下实在看不下去。只要一口唾沫就能一小时生成一个完全一样的有机体，且带有自我意识。这在看起来完全是90年代的环境背景里怎么看都不可能。没有代入感的电影不是好电影
满屏的丧气。剥离掉很多现实社会的问题之后的一次实验，结果是人心依旧叵测，无论谁家的柴米油盐，都充满酸甜苦辣。
克隆自己和自己决斗，你愿意让你的克隆体接手你艹蛋的人生嘛？一切回到起点一切不过是个循环。
立意不错，不过剧情bug太多，明明导演可以讲好一个本体反杀复制婊的故事，却不满足于此非要故作高深给你搞了一个看似开放式结局的结局。。。
我还挺喜欢这个电影的。当一个更讨喜的克隆人在自己的生活中取代了自己原本的地位，自己、家人、爱人，和这个克隆人会做何抉择。
概念有趣，只是除了主角的大部分角色的变化线条都毫无弧度，一而再再而三地直接90度转变有点让人无语
这部作品创作人的人生该有多么的悲惨，居然构想出这样的剧情！不喜欢自己的人生，那就去改变啊，即使是父母，也不是不能摆脱吧。不管活下来的是哪个，都还要继续憋屈地活，何必呢
前面慢节奏酝酿了半天，只突出了主角本体的优柔寡断，她根本没狠下心做好要杀人的觉悟
本体为了活下去，虽然付出很多努力，却唯独少了脑子，然后就被有心机的复制体在决斗场外搞死了，绝对是含恨而死。
②如果本体活下来，她哭是因为，复制体用毒药杀自己是和母亲男友合计好的，她还必须装作不知情的和凶手生活下去
诶 这个和Swan Song哪个早呢 连续两部基因复制人的电影
压缩下拍成短片就好了。。结尾很思辨，我是我我不是我我又是我
花钱买了克隆人要替代将死的自己，人康复了，还得去杀死克隆人
细思极恐，脑洞大开的反乌托邦题材。不错的题材。摄影采用阴暗的画面，为了让观众把注意力放在剧情中，而不是欣赏风景
我很奇怪的是漂亮国的人不是最喜欢拿起法律的武器吗，那个医生第一次犯错发错邮件给男朋友的时候，女主也没有要求一些赔偿，医生第二次还斩钉截铁说没有生存机会的时候，搞到女主花了钱做了二重身等一系列麻烦，也没有要求赔偿😦，要是我肯定要告死这个医院，把下半生的钱都要让他们赔😠，而且解决这个二重身的问题👊🏻
其实活下来的是谁并无所谓了，她还是她，她也已经变成她了。
喜欢这个概念，不喜欢这个故事。概念很有新意，我是俗人，更喜欢相互打杀的那种商业片。
芬兰电影固有的怪诞、超现实与深层的人性思考。冷色调处理符合一贯作风，虽然部分情节很迷惑（医生的误诊是认真的？亲情爱情真的可以如此淡漠？），但基于对芬兰电影过往史的了解，这也算不上什么「BUG」了。整体看并无亮点，也称不上烂片。电影本身其实没有太大问题，虽然「克隆人」的概念并不新鲜，但角度还算清奇，亦有可圈可点之处。（最后两个女孩对话一段可以处理的更好一些）
谁说你是不可替代的，其实人是最擅长遗忘和取代的。题材并不新鲜，好在切口和落点小，没有想着一网打尽。
应该是不错的电影 但是对于我来说太过压抑和无趣了
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