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
虽然也挺好看的但也太过度德国骨科加煽情了 除了滤镜用得很1980年代之外 剧情也太架空了
写出这个故事的人真的好爱生活啊，爱生活什么时候变成一种能力了…
#Berlinale Competition# 《宝石长袍》看了半小时放弃了跑来看这个，真好看啊，气质特别迷人，一会就给代入进去了。温柔静谧的夜空，行色匆匆的旅人，80年代的巴黎，虽不曾至但心向往之。一个普通家庭、一个平凡女性和她周围人的故事就这样缓缓流淌，淡淡的轻轻的，所见之处尽是导演对历史还有电影的感伤怀旧，演员好，音乐品味也好，希望有大奖啊！最后妈妈送给孩子礼物那段直接看哭了，想起我妈妈以前也有写日记的习惯，她告诉我，在认识我爸之后，她发现记录的都是伤心的事情，于是就不再写了。我没有看过她的日记，也不敢看，或许是我还不够勇敢吧。想到这里，再看到电影里的情节，就情不自禁地感到难过。
#72nd Berlinale# EFM online-主竞赛。7分可以有。片名翻成《巴黎夜行人》可能比较好。很温情的单亲家庭故事（不少场景让人想起《少年时代》，尤其最后搬家那段），不温不火，一点不抓马，对八十年代时代气氛的再现是使用一系列来自老电影等的既得影像素材（画幅不同，片尾有list）的匹配剪辑来实现的（也有新拍的16毫米素材），怀旧气氛也很好传达出来了。也算得上是近来电影节圈里突然热起来的声音相关题材（广播电台），当然最令人会心一笑的是导演是个侯麦粉，直接cue了《圆月映花都》及女主角，当群演那场戏估计也是cue《冬天的故事》。
8.0 不同人生轨迹所交汇的两个瞬间，镜头全然回避了那些生命中的伤痛和遗憾，以温柔的笔触抚摸旧时的伤疤，以记忆的碎片填补内心的缺失，几乎是完全聚焦于个体的，哪怕是那些迷影的时代符号和纪实影像的插入也没有刻意向社会层面靠拢。
比起儿子和少女那条线，更喜欢伊丽莎白的情感部分
Les passagers de la nuit
四个人拥在一起笑着起舞的画面真的很法国很迷人
单身母亲加上父亲子女
你把最温柔的一面展现给世界，世界又会怎样地对待你
新的一家人拥抱舞蹈时的她。
还不错啦。
8.0 不同人生轨迹所交汇的两个瞬间，镜头全然回避了那些生命中的伤痛和遗憾，以温柔的笔触抚摸旧时的伤疤，以记忆的碎片填补内心的缺失，几乎是完全聚焦于个体的，哪怕是那些迷影的时代符号和纪实影像的插入也没有刻意向社会层面靠拢。
比想象中好。稍稍有点拘谨于格式，能看出来故事创作时时而涌上来的犹豫和迷茫。我们留在别人心中的碎片，由梦来滋养。我们是夜旅人，留在巴黎玻璃上的碎片。很细腻的一个片子，唯独就是这个故事拍成一部电影，体量还不够足。
这是什么微妙的滤镜或者色调 让本就迷人的80s巴黎更加迷幻与浪漫 整部电影都弥漫着惬意舒适的氛围 非常适合拿来放松 原声带更是美妙 睡前准备狠狠循环 可惜啊巴黎这座城市如今也已经回不去了
Charlotte依然很美。好溫暖，如果Talulah沒有離開就更好了。我也有一本媽媽的日記…
很舒服的电影，是不喜欢家庭/亲情片的人（比如我）也能接受的家庭/亲情片。看到他们进电影院银幕上放是侯麦的电影，那一刻我真的好开心好开心。
我永远都会喜欢这种影像，困顿之中的温柔的力量。甘斯布仍然是这么迷人而有魅力。配乐实在太喜欢～
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