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
人物关系暗潮涌动的群戏一直都是最难拍的，一个导演懂不懂戏，会不会拍，只要导演的机位一摆，能力就一目了然。片中有两场群戏的调度让人很惊艳，关系镜头、角色的情感关系和演员表演的情绪反应都给的很准确，两场戏的情绪也给到很到位。一群演技了得的演员，全程上海话，演一个充满城市感和烟火气的上海故事，可以看到纯正的上海气息。剧本写成熟现代人的爱情观，因为是女导演的缘故，在男女角色的处理上，三个女性角色的爱情观紧随当下的时代，带着不同的女性观点，是国内大银幕少见的，带有很强女性主观意识的女性角色。编剧的台词功底也很厉害，男女之间充满试探性的台词，常常带着复杂的潜台词，夹杂着充满机智的幽默感，能写出“下坡路”和“去爬山”这样的俏皮话，你怎能不爱？
没有人在上海和你聊费里尼。/ 纽约独立电影的外衣，包裹几位主演十多年来交错饰演过的国产电视剧内核，打磨出一个豆瓣&小红书（重叠）用户趣味的都市爱情小品。那些常见的文艺中年，如老乌不合时宜，似老白不忍断舍离，不管「为谁辛苦为谁忙」，仍渴望「红拂」「夜奔」，拼命抓住罗曼蒂克的尾巴。取景地亲切，全程沪语是特点也是牢笼。（如果主演设定为沪漂，人物故事更加多元立体，或许会更好。）吴越真实自然；倪虹洁在KTV唱歌到关门一瞬的黯然神伤，呈现了可能目前为止最好的演技。徐峥演上海中年男人，已是炉火纯青。周野芒完全沪上「白相人」爷叔本叔，餐桌独白太惊艳！那年跑去法国留学，没有说出口的事儿或许比爱情更神话？ 结尾似《维莉蒂安娜》，也像《访谈录》，用俗世消解神话，延缓罗曼蒂克的消亡，一种“爱具体的人”之诠释。6.5
拖沓了拖沓了，人物可以砍掉一两个。oh by the way 房子哪能这么早过户的，他妈哈港八港，他妈脑子瓦特！
没报什么预期反倒有惊喜，中国终于拍出了一部能看不尬的都市中年爱情故事，上海还真的蛮合适的，不懂沪语笑点减半，对话埋了很多小心思和历史梗，加分。
3.5。节奏和爱情小品的感觉很难得，只是不太喜欢背后的这份略带精致的小资底色。说是日常，烟火气却不太浓，可能因为这还不是我的圈子。
有点李安有点伍迪艾伦但绝对是上海自成一派的元宇宙，在爱情和人际关系中撩拨还与电影互文呈现绝佳的幽默和巧思，剧本和台词都打磨得相当精细，几个演员的演技也高度在线还有不少对电影乃至艺术的揶揄和致敬，很难不喜欢了，国产电影很让人耳目一新的尝试和进步。
中国人都向往的中年生活：咖啡、话剧、画廊、费里尼，太灵了。
下坡路逃得匆忙，会崴坏高跟鞋；
大大超预期，法租界市井又洋气，马伊琍终于不土味了一次，看到徐峥在画廊里给两位女性观众道歉的那段就知道一定是女导演，只有女性才懂女性！让徐峥作为男导演在大荧幕上给全国女观众道歉绝对是中国电影史上最女权的一次！费里尼的爱情神话是这辈子也不可能补了，意识流+古罗马古装戏普通人是无法消化的，怪不得连导演都要致敬式吐槽了。
我一直觉得吃饭戏能拍对，一部作品就不会差到哪里去。这几场吃饭聊天的部分，修罗场十足，信息量巨大，又火花四溅，真的特别好看。整部电影不再是钢筋水泥味，一股子人间烟火气，真好。
作为导演处女作值得鼓励。全上海话对白、美术布景环境、角色举手投足都充满浓浓上海小资气息，主角们过着舒适的有闲有钱惬意生活，不接地气接“上气”（但不像郭敬明电影或偶像剧那样做作生厌讨嫌），因此凸显情感问题。好几场戏都以男女性别地位对调来犀利地讽刺那些男性主义中心视角观念的爱情戏烂俗桥段，非常出彩。老乌去法国留学的年份无需多言便隐含难以诉说的身世背景。影片就像那个神秘话唠的修鞋匠，张口闭口就要掉书袋耍机灵秀外语或扔迷影元素。观影后越细细回味越觉得小聪明弄得过多。台词打磨得很强，但全片情绪节奏忽高忽低，用大段MV式过场和硬切串起饭局等几场好戏，造成段落式割裂感，有佳句无佳章。小鲜肉男生的每次出场都以其糟糕的表演进一步破坏了影片的质感，演技被状态极佳的马伊琍倪虹洁周野芒中年团全方位吊打。三星半
上海、上海人就是电影里的样子吧？这是我走出电影院后，萦绕心脑的一个疑问。虽然这部电影名字叫《爱情神话》，我觉得不是说爱情，更像是在展现海派文化。既有江南的古典和雅致，又有国际大都市的现代与时尚。种族多元，认知多元。连修鞋的大叔都在喝咖啡说英语讲哲学。还有混血儿，不，外国人都在说沪语，简直是笑死。印象最深的是他们第一次偶遇聚会，对吃饭剩饭家猫野猫的讨论，太搞笑了。观影的过程大部分时间都在笑，那个小玛雅很出彩。直到最后才认出老乌，原来是林教头啊。
真正意义上能称得上都市爱情喜剧的国产片，讲述了一个受益于城市高速发展的二代上海人群体的爱情与人生故事，其最鲜明的特点就是大女主、海派风情以及小资格调，呈现出一种与传统相比倒置错位的男女关系，妙语连珠的人物对话又与北方喜剧有极其鲜明的差别，这种新颖、前卫与摩登感，颇有几分香港或者纽约爱情故事的样貌。比较担心的是展现这类生活的影片（虽有自嘲），可能最终也还是只能被部分群体所理解和欣赏，甚至会引起更大程度的社会价值观的撕裂
你累积了许多标签和俏皮话，你用心挑选酒米油盐酱醋咖，你收集了法租界里每一条伪生活化的Instagram，为了发个小布尔乔亚式的中年咸菜嗲，却说不出到底在辛苦些啥？看得我味同嚼蜡…
调调，节奏，故事感和生活感都调和的恰到好处，多一分做作匠气，少一分俗套琐碎，难得的正是不知有意无意间呈现出的又拙又巧的lovely。给人带来的观影愉悦感在个人匮乏的词库中找不到合适的形容词，可能就是上海人说的又灵又嗲吧。
打不出来星就挺好的很巧妙有点浪漫也很好笑但是底色一点喜欢不起来那种人到中年的俗气的必然性就。无法消化一点没意思甚至有点腻心〇
李小姐的那一夜不过是断了高跟的名牌鞋，格洛瑞亚的那一夜只能是需要收款的画作，蓓蓓的那一夜或许是鲫鱼汤多加的调料。她们围坐在一起，听老乌讲起他的那一夜，原来爱情可以是男人一生的海啸，倾覆一座城的波涛。已经活到了不会为一张素描而心动的年纪，爱情终究属于神话，不如护手霜和点心值得回味。
肯定会是最近看过的院线片最喜欢的一部，似乎又看到了从前老上海电影里的那种灵气，嬉笑怒骂，男女机锋，处处是埋梗、铺垫和映射，有种知识分子式的幽默感和国产片里少见的轻盈气质（音乐品味也非常可）。这部电影里有真实的女性，真实的欲望/爱情，还有一种非常理想化的生活状态。看似它也被包裹在了一些现实的鸡毛里，但这就是生活：如果六便士不存在，月亮也不会存在。
说句实在话，像电影这样的文本容量，更适合去讲一个精彩的故事，而对于人物角色的塑造则不是那么紧要。然而这部电影反其道而行之，花了很多笔墨在每个人物身上，大家一直在唠唠唠，通过对话和行为把每个人物雕刻得异常饱满，很像平时生活中朋友该有的样子。
一个中年离异男，一会想搞画展，一会想睡中年离异女，一会给中年离异女带娃，一会想跟中年女大款胡搞，一会想掺和儿子的恋爱，一会被修鞋匠忽悠，一会被老妈不停的骂十三点，一会跟好朋友翻脸，最后好朋友死了，画展也办成了的故事。没有主线，人物混乱，没用的纸片人众多，内容全靠水词堆砌，拍摄去导演化，基本是个电视剧拍法，从头到尾也不知道到底要说什么，结尾还突然跳线到了男二号身上，男二号成了核心焦点，还拿索菲亚罗兰开了个李春平的玩笑，也不知道跟男一号有什么关系，十分莫名其妙。如果不是这些好演员，大概这个混乱叙事，这个电视剧拍法，结果可能不会像现在这么好。
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