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
从母子关系入手的励志传记片，相对工整和类型，弱在人物知名度和情感过于沉重，为了煽情而沉重反而基调低沉了许多
根据真实事件改编，挺励志感人的一个故事。不搞笑的吴君如也很棒，男主演的很好。
开头几乎是立马就开始流泪 但到后面略显疲软了 吴君如演妈妈演的太传神了 眼神属实细腻 贡献了好多泪点 全片的竞技色彩没有很浓厚 更多的是刻画社会现状以及运动员的穷途末路 有些悲凉 收尾没有把价值输出推上高度 还是不太到位的 但很有意义 值得去电影院观看
吴君如同仔既对手戏差唔多场场都泪目，出戏主要目的应该都系励志吧，黑暗部分都系浅尝辄止。觉得可惜了，呢部戏宣传得好d，食住奥运个势可能票房可以好些少
用力哭不如用力跑
这种电影能尽量拍得不煽情不励志，是很不容易的。整部电影看下来，更多像是一种纪录片的感觉，会觉得是认识了另一位“苏神”。这类电影应该普及，让全社会发现残疾人其实也是普通人。
这部电影在冬残奥会期间CCTV6播出，港人的电影温情中又透出现实，因为家里经济的原因，冠军去送快递或者拍广告，又因梦想重返赛场，跑赢火车的梦想永远在心中。
刘德华可惜没能客串一下
用力哭不如用力跑，做不了一个普通人就做个不普通的人👍
很励志很感人，扮演男主角的三个演员演的都很好，希望可以得奖。希望残障人士能够得到更多的关注和支持。
情节上的起承转合很工整，人物的高光和困境都合理展现，煽情和热血互为作用，虽然程度有点过但不会令人反感。演员们都演得很好，港味很纯正的体育题材，必须要看粤语原声。华语片已经越来越乏善可陈了，港产片会慢慢触底反弹吗？感觉有这个迹象。
两母子在体育场的对话很真实啊，也是全片最升华的地方
还可以，虽然有点地方有点像公益广告，但是基本上还是呈现出了温暖且残酷，现实且有力量的效果。吴君如演妈妈真的永远自带催泪buff。男主每每奔跑起来我都鼻酸，开始思考跑步这件事到底意味着什么：人类与时空作斗争，与自己作斗争，与命运作斗争。以及也是一个不错的粤语区影像，香港总是能让我想起小时候的广州。
其实是个很感人的故事，只是叙事方式怪怪的。
以后要多关注残障人士，蛮真实的感受。吴君如演技真的好，一开头就给我整得有点感动。
哭掉兩張tempo紙巾。吳君如真的厲害，從金雞到神奇小子，所做的選擇題都做對了。演男主角的幾個演員，初登大銀幕之作來說都十分亮眼。故事就是人生，人生皆能道出種種故事。
演员演得挺好的。也挺动人的。不知道是我冷了还是电影太热了，始终不是很感触
同题材还有《12秒58》苏桦伟本人出演，可以比较观看。
如果只有前半部分我会只给三星，但是有了后半部分以后整部电影变得更完整，人物也更立体。电影呈现的很真实，就像里面的演员就是真人演出自己的故事一般。
2021.11.6 算是完成度挺高的瑕不掩瑜的成品吧，煽情過猛，但蘇樺偉們都很厲害啊！（感觸頗深的是教練雖然想偉繼續跑專心跑但對他放棄或拍廣告也不好說什麼，我村的運動員們真是太不容易了。
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