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
故事设定很不错
好笑的 最后山寨漫威真的笑死！ 但法国喜剧这种轻忽痛感的方式有点不舒服，忍不住想发问那么摔一下真的不断胳膊断腿吗
I'm nothing. But never back down.
演员车祸失忆，以为自己是超级英雄。老爸是即将退休的警察，有个劫匪要杀他。两条线合流，父子和解。反转了一个爱情，路上偶遇的其实是女友。好多超英电影梗。
桑德勒在美职篮的人脉真不是盖的，原本期待是一部深入展现NBA球探工作的另一部《选秀日》，可惜了球员主角选的是个现实中的角色球员毫无代入感，故事性也相当一般，亚当已经完全开启了兴趣玩票的阶段，下一次再拍出人生遥控器、初恋50次这种喜剧经典应该是指望不上了
哈哈哈，评分比《奇异博士2》高不是没有理由的，毕竟里面涵盖了漫威DC复联正义联盟碟中谍等等全部一线超英😂😂😂相比之下，靠博士、老王、旺达和X教授确实显得有点不够打🐶🐶
法国人完美的诠释了什么是经典永不过时的无厘头喜剧
在一帮电影原教旨主义者为了「漫改片是不是电影」撕来扯去的时候，法国人用一贯的烂笑料和敬业量产垃圾剧本揉成一个牵强喜剧，竟然带着浓浓的迷影味道。看的让我甚至回味到了《大饭店》《虎口脱险》那个feel。这种尽心尽力娱乐2000后观众，把电影当个「戏法」的低姿态，还真是挺可爱的。烧圣母院都能恶搞，服气。
7.4 待会看完提前评了。前期情节有点新意这个拍戏失意假戏真做。
很传统的故事套路，若是年轻的时候会很感动，但是经历多了，就觉得这样的故事只能是理想。
比较意外的是，虽然是搞笑片，但剧情编得还挺完整，故事说得过去。拉肖自导自演，玩得很开心，观众也看得很开心。其中各种恶搞其他电影和新闻报道也是不少，能看懂的观众自然会会心一笑。
法式恶搞三俗大电影……整体倒是挺用心的！可看性还可以的！
不管怎么说，确实融梗融的不错，而且有头有尾
结尾的剧情小反转又有点小感动
是个人不太感冒的乌龙喜剧，全片高光可能就是山寨复联集结的那两分钟吧
三星半。这个团队的喜剧越来越精致，而且搞笑有增无减，这次更是把恶搞美国超级英雄玩明白了，有屎尿屁但不过火，虽然还是是失忆，身份错置这种经典的模式，但是套上有创意的恶搞，效果还是1+1＞2
恶搞超级英雄的下三路喜剧^^那一段大战劫匪的段落折腾死女主了
亚当桑德勒不搞笑相当于马克沃克伯格不秀肌肉，故事俗套的令人发指，哪怕最后圆满结局，男主依然没打败垃圾话，不知所云！当然最不可原谅的就是制片人勒布朗连半个镜头也没有，差评！
一本正经地恶搞，cue了好多梗，哈哈。★★★/6.4
超级好笑超级解压，没什么企图心就是想逗你一乐，而且也确实很招乐的一个片子。法国人拍这种沙雕片真的是一绝，超级傻逼但其中的解构意识又是真的很强大，漫威/DC律师函正在路上。以及，好佩服（或者说羡慕）法国人的自黑/互黑精神啊，刚修好的巴黎圣母院又炸了，换到咱们这你想想看吧，能被骂到终身退网。唉咱们实在是太严肃太紧绷了，以至于幽默很多时候都成了一种禁忌。三星半推荐。
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