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
看特利迦时日常反思是不是已经过了看特摄的年纪，但看隔壁棚当下的作品时还是饶有兴味，这或许不是我的问题
而沈腾对“父辈”的诠释属于剑走偏锋，却独具匠心。
故事一般，拍得也很一般。确实不够震撼，略显冗长。
与“最后的决斗”叙事手法相似，但这部它把最后的结论留给了观众，两边观点都不得罪，模凌两可…
贡献了一场非常精彩的庭审— 宏大叙事vs个体共情。法理上没有真相 只有平衡。那一晚的闪回剪辑和视角处理相当完美 。（写出这样的短评可见我果然不是个女权…
强烈建议做产品做广告做商业的都来看看徐峥的“鸭先知”。可以说是给广告拍的广告片。
公正只是在法律的框架下平衡了所有人的良知与利益
“一个问题的不同解读”毁掉两个年轻人的美好，也许岁月会让他们成熟到父母那样坦然分手各过日子，但斯坦福毕业证和婚前贞洁名声肯定都没了。本片拍得一点都不敷衍，法庭辩论极其精彩，算是在不断推进的两性关系认知中的分析与思考。
反正剧场版时间不长，放给我儿子看的，我反正觉得好傻，特效好垃圾，道具也很敷衍
谁能想到故事会朝着大陆法系的经典庭审实录的方向一路到底呢，按我起初的会意，有巴尔扎克的文学积淀，表现上流社会的一地鸡毛，法国电影一向是很圆熟老道的，正因如此，有些套路一开始就特别明显，比如亚历山大的父亲吉恩玩弄天真实习生奎特丽的手法……可直到亚历山大和其母克莱尔、继父及克莱尔的继女米拉四人相聚的那个特温馨特温馨的场景，我突然预感八成要出事。那种彼此欣赏的初遇，那种意外的过于完美的关系，让当晚此后发生的一切变成了一把残忍的刀子。严格来说，这个电影的核心思想是在同一个法律框架下探讨不同文化对性的感知，阶层与移民双重复杂的法国社会，不可避免要发生撕裂，最终的结局只能是妥协的，一个似乎能让所有人都得到心理平衡的结果，但实际上正义与真相一样，是永远都得不到的东西。
按时间顺序的编排，抗日战争→航天发展→改革开放→现代科技。第一第二个看得好煎熬，吴京的最差，好久没有看过这么假的战争片了。徐峥的最好，查了一下中国第一支广告还真就是参桂养荣酒。沈腾的有几个段子挺好笑，但是整体来看多少有点偏题了。
春节假期打开电视 刚好电影频道在放映这部 直接从《鸭先知》开始看 这一part还是蛮有意思 其它的…… emmm
啊反而让我想起知晓我姓名而不是最后的决斗。太子妈这个词全球通用，但虎头蛇尾了，角色给的发挥这个人物的自我矛盾，是发自内心的女权还是哗众取宠，最后是否能自洽…太多能讲的了
在一夜情和强奸之间竟还有一条漫长的容易模糊视野的灰色地带，哇！多么大胆的粉饰！完全的盛气凌人的姿态，多多少少还带着一点身不由己的狂傲以及来自意识形态里的轻蔑。
这就是现代文明背景下的《最后的决斗》。
一种文明下的不同文化/丰富的感性借由理性的逻辑呈现
男主潜意识里的认知 一切只是在阶层挑战里的游戏
精彩电影不容错过…
吴京和吴磊怎么说呢？无论演技场面调度，故事情节上还是有些欠火候啊。章子怡好好演电影总不会失望，尤其是当了妈妈以后，曾经的尖刺也化成柔韧。徐峥化身铁算盘，也注定是商业大潮头最靓的仔。沈腾和马丽到底还是中国喜剧里面最有默契的搭档，只是我有点好奇，马丽到底是干啥的？家里能住这么大房子，这些学生们的校园和家庭生活明显也不接地气儿，一个2050年的机器人连防水都做不到，有点逻辑不通吧。整体影片来说中规中矩。
反正剧场版时间不长，放给我儿子看的，我反正觉得好傻，特效好垃圾，道具也很敷衍
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