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
她一辈子都在探知如何被尊重，以及如何尊重自己
无独有偶，跟《梅艳芳》一样都是流行天后编年体传记片，难以避免的走马灯节奏，但Jennifer Hudson更幸运的地方在于，这个剧本除了展现Aretha Franklin的天赋和才华，还比较巧妙地围绕个人挣扎与救赎的主题，讲述她面对性侵、家暴、酒瘾，以及参与黑人民权运动的历史，所涉议题之尖锐，加上富于感染力的表演，在一定程度上弥补了编年体流水账的缺陷。相较而言，《美国诉比莉哈乐黛》通过截取天后的某一时期某一具体事件进行深入演绎的做法，会更符合当代故事片的审美。然而对于巨星的粉丝，编年体还是喜闻乐见的形式。
编据瞎搞，故事线完全经不起推敲。职业杀手还不知道死的是假的，床戏也加得莫名其妙。
当年的
类型: 喜剧 / 动作 / 犯罪
（啊啊啊啊啊，看错电影了，标错了。。。。）
三部曲都看下来了，可惜第三部主角没那么齐了，不过也算完结了。
Aretha Franklin 是无可替代灵骚歌后，天生就有一副给上帝亲吻过的歌喉。珍妮花演绎很卖力，但始终只是流于表面而已。歌曲都耳熟能详，作为一部传记电影，不过不失。
剧情没有前两部紧凑，整体以流水叙事为主，主要人物降智过于严重，脱离真实感
4兄弟中两个打酱油，刀疤被杀
虎头蛇尾，其实也算不上虎头吧，打打杀杀能看，MaggieQ岁数有点大了，不养眼。
不算特别上乘，快两个半小时的时长竟然只说到amazing grace，后半段的剧情少了条理，aretha的心路历程始终没有说明白，简单的几次谈话和一场现场完全不够给整部电影或者aretha的一生画上句号。不过这么看来女人成功路上最大的阻碍就是男人和为了应付男人用来自我麻痹的酒精或者药物，撑过来的如aretha、mariah，没撑过来的有Whitney、judy，总而言之不要栽在男人上
虽然每一步的逃狱都不能让人眼前一亮，但是好在人物塑造的都很鲜明，暖暖的兄弟情真让人羡慕。
第三部依然这么欢快，一点都不像在坐牢，感觉都在香港度假
还是得有张继聪阿。
就 eeemmm 杀的莫名其妙 女主不死之身牛逼
还是能感觉到温情，从一看到了三，的确是对这个系列有点感情的。不知道会不会真的像结尾所说，拍人物传记。
看得一脸黑人问号… 这种当局无能犯人指挥的监狱真的存在啊？
逃狱，只不过是个由头，还是监狱中的恩怨。 前任狱长因为贪污被判入狱，而他为了逃狱下了一盘大旗，利用了自己的人脉，也利用了人性，差点逃狱成功。 最后还是被滚筒一行人所制止，逃狱失败。从此，逃狱兄弟画上了一个句号。逃狱是不可能的，更不可能逃狱成功。
泪目的竟然是结尾credit播放的AF晚年表演录像。JHud尽力了，但问题还是其声音缺乏感染力，难以达到AF老祖的厚度。
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