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
拥有这硬核科幻的底子，讲述了一个平行空间穿越的故事。虽然演员很少场景也只有一座私人会所，拍摄也只用了十几天。但是剧本非常棒，没有什么明显的漏洞，一次次穿越平行空间最终返回不了自己的空间，而选择随便找个空间杀死自己替代她，这样冒名顶替的生活真的会幸福吗？更期待他的下一部了，
5/10，鉴于观影过程实在是趣味性太低，归到两星档。其实设定脑洞很有意思，只不过就是没拍好，如果你能进入平行时空，发现另一个时空的自己过的比自己好，你会嫉妒，这样引发人性问题（多有意思啊，反转也好设定）。开头进入故事线慢，前半小时甚至想弃，节奏慢的出奇，到一个小时左右才发觉有点意思，好像导演也只会用一些阴间配乐来调动观众情绪了，其实没多大作用哈，演员演技包括台词也严重出戏，尤其是男主，对结局也不满意，（如果要展现人性黑化可以让女主杀了那个世界的自己。）总之，一点五流剧本二流演技三流导演吧。
一部小成本软科幻片。平行宇宙的概念，国内应该还是第一次拍把？剧情设定像《恐怖游轮》，但拍得更像是《彗星来的那一夜》。气氛营造的不错，但节奏有点慢。居然被好莱坞买了版权要翻拍？不愧是编剧雷神的电影，土猛土猛的。
创意非常好，但我认为演员表演欠佳，而且有的地方对白很尬其实，以两年前的眼光来看还是不错，但以现在来看略显过时，而且最后也没有发生所谓男主说的涟漪越大灾难越大，可能不想深挖(预算不够)，不过100万能拍成这样已经很不错了，能被好莱坞看中翻拍属实难得，支持雷导，土猛土猛的
过于缓慢的前期，难以让观众快速去进入节奏。
希望以后中国科幻也可以往这种类型深耕，不用堆钱拍那么多大场面，也许能创造出我们自己的科幻新概念。
略失望。莫名看到一部大陆科幻进入推荐，而且高达六分，虽然名字无趣且自然剧透，还是略期待了下。名字加上开场戏已经大概知道要讲什么，且节奏很慢。口白推戏是国产科幻一大特点，但完全不符合男女主的背景设定，类似设定脱出的地方还很多。结局略无聊，完全没有意外，也没体现任何原创想象空间。导演可能想的是用低配版柴崎幸演个低配版coherence，但是除了景色尚可，其他真不是很行。
没有彗星来了那一夜的疯狂，但是比彗星来了那一夜要内敛。
导演很明显完全驾驭不了这种高概念题材的作品，全程尿点。
全片虽然成本低、拍摄周期短，但是胜在故事紧凑、演员都是相识表现角色十分自然，更兼剧本的设定比较完整，所以呈现出来的效果的确让观众感到烧脑、过瘾！看得出导演兼编剧雷神对这个故事下了很大心血，简单的人物关系设置既是对故事线索如何引导矛盾的挑战，也对较好把握人物关系是一大利好，但导演巧妙的在三人之外通过设置多个“平行空间”的存在来引出不同空间的三人，既别出心裁地打乱了三人演员的配置，同时也牢牢在三人之间通过不同世界的自己激发着人物之间的矛盾，推动影片情节的发展，也让感情线同时愈发饱满。美中不足就是剧情的设定让主演们一开始就靠自己猜出来是平行空间有点过于牵强…
100万已经用的很极致了，剧情基本是没有硬伤的，看完可以讨论的很多。除了演员某些部分的表演有些尴尬之外，还是非常不错的～支持我偶像雷神～
因为喜欢听雷神说电影，有努力看，对不起没看下去
ps剧透:
妥妥的软科幻，不需要华丽的场景也能讲出抓人的故事，这就是神秘软科幻的魅力；能看得到很多类型电影的影子，不过又能自成一派，完整性高，留给人遐想和回味的空间，不过如果能在类型电影主题之上再突破下可能更好。
明显能看到《彗星来的那一夜》结尾的影子。
算是部好片，框架也可以，看影评说好多看不懂或者感觉电影没交代清楚的，实际上表达很清楚，只是有点强行代入平行概念了，而且是女主代入，女主怎么看也看不出她能懂平行概念，另外打低星是因为女主演技太拉胯了，跳戏严重。
在国产惊悚片里算不错的了，《恐怖游轮》+《彗星来的那一夜》，没有精神分裂没有做梦发疯已经是大成功了，我也喜欢那个博士身份的男主，想和他睡觉
真的挺不错！
故事改编的还行，但就是在多空间转化的过程中少了一些层次感
实名DISS短评第一，优酷独播的片子你是怎么在爱奇艺看的。
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