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
有Gerard Butler在，不是应该翻译城COP商店陷落么？打呀，打呀……
逻辑有点混乱，正派和反派都死于话多，变态杀手是亮点
很过瘾啊 简单的场景设定 不是很复杂的人物关系 专业的杀手 疯子杀手 敬业的女警 龌龊的黑警 无赖的骗子 都很到位啊 专业的就是人狠话不多 疯子就是叨叨叨疯疯癫癫 很棒 看着很过瘾 就是有些地方略显拖沓
戏谑历史的部分真的很抓马，不过战场那段的视听和调度还可以，英国人拍商业爆米花起码还有对反战的思考，拉叔一把年纪挑战各种高难动作戏真是不容易。
半部爽片，奔俄杀魔僧，攀山夺胶卷。父续子勇有点新意有点小感动。
那个跟陷落哥关在一间的喜欢说蛤的宿醉小哥，贡献了本片最大笑点。先是被陷落哥当工具人打碎了喉咙，被切开了气道，本来以为捡回一条命。正躺着呢，又被胖子叛徒打死了。哎真是，用他自己的话说，“宿醉简直要人命”。
一星半，画面很“美”，剧情没有，叙事很糟，几度睡着。其实像这种在“狭小的空间”里发生的几个人之间的故事，可以创造出很多剧情冲突和反转，可惜这部拍坏了，真心不好看。
就算没有列宁和希特勒，也是真难看。只有那段拉斯普丁跳舞打斗还勉强像是王牌特工的风格。
有巴特勒的地方必陷落！这个片子比较可惜，故事其实还凑合，很容易就拍个小成本爽片！！可惜导演有点想多了....
前传与前两部的风格迥然不同，变成了对历史的戏说，斐迪南大公遇刺、俄国十月革命、拉斯普京乱政、白宫艳照门、以及最后彩蛋希特勒与列宁的会晤……整体还是平庸无趣，亮点在于三人合战芭蕾舞魔僧拉斯普京，略显cult气质。
芭蕾好功夫……但怪怪的，没在喜剧和正剧间找好平衡。再正经点儿，可能在英国（对不起，应该是英格兰）以外的其它国家地区都是林示片吧。
动作爽片，和血溅十三号警署类似的火拼片片……
对历史意淫玩笑出令一维真相早已不够新鲜，但本片与艾伦·摩尔或昆汀·塔伦蒂诺相去甚远，实际是非常段子式的幽默，并非说这种恶搞没有意义，而是作为一部强调英伦贵族基调的电影，它的娱乐风味却是非常美国通俗文化的，这跟原作漫画脱不了关系，但在此基础上继续深挖所谓的历史厚度的故事似乎是有些可笑而不自量了，于是电影只能在简单串联起几个一战前后的常识人物和事件后，仍然继续从“王牌特工”的英伦男色、特工动作和恶搞喜剧三个角度入手，拉尔夫·费因斯融合了自己主演的《英国病人》与根据英国老牌经典间谍剧集改编的电影版《复仇者》于一体，同拉斯普金那场近乎过火的戏份足够让观众尖叫，两场关键的动作戏中拉斯普金之死一场要远好于末尾致敬007《最高机密》的攀岩戏，马修·沃恩应知足自己还能继续如此任性肆意，但也该结束这个系列了。
比预想的好看，没有惊悚的特效，但是故事很富戏剧性。谁是好人，谁是坏人，应该相信谁？一切就在一个小小的警局里展开。
就是女主的伤这么重，还这么能打...
国内是上不了的，历史总是胜利者编写的，希望我们以后别输了
对历史意淫玩笑出令一维真相早已不够新鲜，但本片与艾伦·摩尔或昆汀·塔伦蒂诺相去甚远，实际是非常段子式的幽默，并非说这种恶搞没有意义，而是作为一部强调英伦贵族基调的电影，它的娱乐风味却是非常美国通俗文化的，这跟原作漫画脱不了关系，但在此基础上继续深挖所谓的历史厚度的故事似乎是有些可笑而不自量了，于是电影只能在简单串联起几个一战前后的常识人物和事件后，仍然继续从“王牌特工”的英伦男色、特工动作和恶搞喜剧三个角度入手，拉尔夫·费因斯融合了自己主演的《英国病人》与根据英国老牌经典间谍剧集改编的电影版《复仇者》于一体，同拉斯普金那场近乎过火的戏份足够让观众尖叫，两场关键的动作戏中拉斯普金之死一场要远好于末尾致敬007《最高机密》的攀岩戏，马修·沃恩应知足自己还能继续如此任性肆意，但也该结束这个系列了。
小成本电影，也没能拍出大反馈，故事比较平。一般吧
比第二部好，但是也没有好到哪里去。前一个小时的节奏非常非常拖沓，后边稍微好一点，但是兴奋点依然非常有限，只有邪气的拉斯普丁算是小惊喜。恶搞历史的部分足以让某些人血压升高，不过对我来说，这种程度的恶搞也没有啥太大的意思。
有巴特勒的地方必陷落！这个片子比较可惜，故事其实还凑合，很容易就拍个小成本爽片！！可惜导演有点想多了....
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