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
长达三个小时，以上世纪20年代的中国为背景，通过一个川剧团的丑角丘福的命运变迁，展现了半个多世纪的中国历史。
真的是大惊喜啊！影片的喜剧部分其实就非常讨巧，像是近几年麻花的笑点与贾玲春晚小品笑点的结合和集中展现，虽然较为零碎和耍嘴皮子，但是因为密度之大所以并没有影响观感。在故事上则非常令人惊喜，我本以为会是那种套路的穿越题材，但当最后展开抒情时才惊叹于影片的野心，故事的编排绝对比近几年国内的主流喜剧要强。但是影片最为难得的是情感的真挚，没有去用廉价的笔触去强行换取观众的眼泪，而且贾玲把自己真真切切的对于母亲的感情融入到影片中去展现，像是纪录更想是抒怀，这一点就让影片的抒情很高级。这应该是一部我个人认为近几年国内最好的主流喜剧片了。
2020年，妈妈永远地离开了我
贾玲表演有些过了，虽然真挚，但无法让我入戏，确实妈妈很伟大，但是这是贾玲的妈妈，不是我们的。我还是想说，如果这样平淡的电影都能进影史前三，那国产电影还有好长的路要走。
贾玲不懂她妈，也不懂母爱，好像更不太懂自己
是不是被隔壁唐3给惯的了，明明也就一般的片子，怎么一下就彪到30亿了，贾玲真应该感谢一下陈思诚
我太爱照相那段了，历史眼里没有欢笑没有人情，看到的只有更迭的政局和转交的权利
长达100分钟的劣质小品，无聊的笑料，蹩脚的剧情，最后20分钟硬生生戳人心窝。要是问我有没有触动，自然是有的，但是仍然不妨碍我认为这不是一部好电影。
编剧到底参考了多少韩片，最后知道真相哭着跑的一段也很《开心家族》。以及看完结尾想想前面，破绽多的都提剧本难为情。以及再说一遍，强行煽情不光荣。
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从另一个方面来说，真正用心用感情去拍一部电影，真的是可以弥补专业水平的不足，甚至可以打动观众的。相比之下《唐人街探案3》就输在这里，陈导很傲慢，砸钱就完了；贾导很真诚，只想记录一段平凡的母爱和想念，人民群众真正喜闻乐见的是什么，答案已经有了。电影不过是影人和观众的交流，真诚的情感可能不会被所有人接受，但空洞的生意不会被任何人共情。
结尾给整部电影涨了分，前半部分的笑料设计其实很一般，处于也可笑但又确实又有点勉强的线上。
催泪神器，给四颗星五颗星都可以理解，毕竟大家都太想“让妈妈高兴”了。
一个看完会百味杂陈的电影，一个让人反复揣摩咀嚼的佳作，顿时说不出话来，感觉我要好好消化这个故事，他竟然是真人真事改编的，哇偶，太厉害了，太棒了
这分数真是绝了，太虚高了。没啥笑点也没啥哭点，唯一感觉演员演的都不错，尤其是张小斐。全国人民给贾玲的情怀买单……还把全国人民都感动了……好无语……
挺好。就是因为怕后面哭太惨，前半段一直保持防御姿态，没怎么敢笑。结果后面还是哭成狗……现在的喜剧对我太不友好了……
咋说呢，贾玲太牛了，不玩梗的那种搞笑，一点都不低俗，但是笑点通俗易懂，演员也都特别好，而且有一个点很戳我，就是后面暗示了王琴的发达不是因为靠男人，中国就是应该多有这样的思想纠正啊！！催泪的地方也容易产生共情，后半段我一边哭一边骂：这特么咋没完没了了……然后继续哭....好了好了，我爱我妈妈，虽然我们也会吵架，但是我很爱她，一直爱她
真诚的编导才能换取观众的真心，打动观众的故事才能称得上好故事。中国喜剧能拥有这样一群创作者实在是非常幸运。
小制作的精品电影。人的一生也就是这一幕幕，哭了笑了麻了痛了，一碗孟婆汤忘记所有；然而活着的当下，还是要用力活精彩这一生
不管是亲情题材、穿越题材还是喜剧题材类电影中，这一部都算中规中矩，这个8.2实在是夸张，我很喜欢贾玲，但这和电影本身好不好没有关系，这届豆瓣已经不是我当初看电影前必来做功课的那个豆瓣了
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