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
情感主线渲染的很好，两个烂人面对生活的烂摊子，想出来的办法却都是杀掉对方。即使亲爹被杀，想到的也是逃跑，烂到家。全程都是又废物又绝望。因为情绪铺垫的好，后面打斗再离谱都觉得不意外。最喜欢的桥段是老爷子开电动车。
作为独立故事来看挺不错的，作为前传还是算了吧。
维瑟米尔太让人心疼。Gay骆驼小时候居然是光头！！！
粉丝电影吧，被一开始的歌声所吸引，竟也看完了，超越岁月的爱情让人感动。
小光头杰洛特，摔不死的维瑟米尔，美漫的老毛病，节奏又快又跳
哈哈。莫名的不错，没看到一个🐔也是不过瘾。这俩人也太耐打了吧
看的过程还是蛮爽的，充满了各种恶趣味暴力血腥，不过还是会感觉到这是为反转而反转的商业套路电影，看似编得挺讨巧，其实bug挺多，反派过于卡通脸谱化。
动画电影讲了白狼Geralt师傅Vesemir的源起，除了扩展背景外并无太大惊喜。
年轻的维瑟米尔真是帅气，反观杰洛特就挺秃然的。。。
这么简单的故事硬生生用血浆和互虐撑到了两个小时，前半段的夫妻戏和黑色幽默好看
“死亡拯救婚姻”，结局将这种黑色幽默推向了高潮，要不是这个略带讽刺的结局实在爆笑，此片绝对会和死亡之雪一个档次
最重要的是完整复现了游戏中从一而终的气质，Witcher的世界没有好也没有坏，只有无常的命运和无法逃避的遗憾。
意料之中，情理之外，惊喜连连的爽片。一对恩怨夫妻的和解故事，但这过程也太刺激了，血浆飞溅、黑色幽默、反转不断，总是能在最惊险的时刻让人笑出声，赞！
理论上是小说的前传，但有很多细节其实对不上，所以就当成一个同人外传看好了。话说这部剧用了很多《风暴季节》的梗，比如基因改造啊、狐魔的诞生之类，对比着看还挺带感的。
高潮部分的二人决战，不论动作还是策略剧情，都将全片推至新的高度，而老家伙最后的敬光明正大的好人，也为他复杂的一生画上了句号，也将未来交给了维瑟米尔。
女术士在风雪中摧毁山墙的那一段作画太美了，我流下哈嘶哈嘶的眼泪
感觉主角光环也太重了吧，前半段各怀鬼胎比较好看。
整个故事的框架还是挺不错的，特别是结局，挺搞笑和讽刺，有一星是给这个结局的。
studiomir的打吹到吹不动了真的。80分钟紧凑，流畅。然后看着原著，看着所有这些衍生电影和剧，谢谢CDPR。
一，凯尔莫罕被踏平，猎魔人被鄙视一点都不过分。
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