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
世纪仙霞 5号厅
把同志家庭以正常家庭的角度拍摄就是最大的尊重 谁家没点破事儿呢
的确是非常温暖明亮的电影，豆瓣还没出评分。与其说是聚焦童年，不如说是深刻展现每个人心中的亲情与其他各种情感。7个短片为：小兔的问题、萤火虫女孩、小火车、蒯老伯的糖水铺、哼将军和哈将军、外婆的蓝色铁皮柜轮椅、翼娃子的星期天。除了最后一个太过映射现实之外，其他都很喜欢，有几部几欲泪目。哼哈二将的太逗了！费那奇动画群里看到有这么部片子。原本今天是计划去看《黑客帝国4》的，一查正好这部排片合适就临时来了。豆瓣电影标签消失后的第二部标记。嘉华影院姚家园路店。加上我和F才一共仨人，淘票票明明卖出去5张哦。今日北野武75岁生日。
还不错，后面几部分比较好，喜欢糖水铺那里的镜头
《小兔的问题》原作者-甘大勇、导演-兰茜雅：兔子会讲话却没画嘴；《萤火虫女孩》原作者-彭懿(文)&李海燕(图)、导演-李念泽；《小火车》原作者&导演-赵易：虽然画风不是我的菜，也有预测到剧情，但最后的段落还是有触动我的泪腺；《蒯老伯的糖水铺》原作者-冯云(文)&蒋玉娟(图)、导演-俞昆；《哼将军和哈将军》原作者-杨海林(文)&林豆子工作室(图)、导演-刘高翔：画风最令我惊喜的一个动画短片；《外婆的蓝色铁皮柜轮椅》原作&导演-刘毛宁：没想到《我和吸铁石和一个死去的朋友》的创作者也贡献了一部新作品，惊喜一下；《翼娃子的星期天》原作者-刘洵、导演-陈晨：故事还不错，但动画效果（如动作流畅度）却不太满意；片头+串联+片尾：导演-孙璐。
七岁女儿喜欢，我也喜欢。她的前三名：哼将军和哈将军、翼娃子的星期天、小兔的问题。我的前三名：蒯老伯的糖水铺、翼娃子的星期天、小兔的问题。画风各有特色…
感觉是一部很难得的电影。电影有时候是在反映一个社会的现状，只有说社会发展到这个阶段了，才能看到这个阶段的矛盾。能看到这样的很好地呈现同性家庭养育的孩子、夫夫多年关系之后可能的分离状态、孩子在这个夫夫过程当中会经历的伤痛，以及同性伴侣与孩子生育母亲关系真的是很感谢和珍惜。
《向着明亮那方》中国首部绘本动画电影，今天看了点映，电影超好看。不仅画面美，七个故事讲的也很好，很温馨很真实。故事都是从小孩视角讲述，让我想起了我小时候，很多想法不谋而合。如果不是电影，好多童年画面都快忘了。最惊喜的是“哼将军和哈将军”没想到能在大荧幕看到剪纸的定格动画，也让我重新感受到中国动画电影的多元性。可以说，主创团队真的把中国人的爱与美写进了动画里。1月15日正式上映，大家可以带上亲朋好友去欣赏这部优秀的动画电影
蛮少见的绘本主题电影，7个不同画风的短片，讲述中国普通人的故事，充满了市井烟火气，温暖童趣真诚可爱，广东方言、川渝方言、河南方言让人非常亲切。最喜欢《外婆的蓝色铁皮柜轮椅》，导演的旁边像散文一样，想马上回到老家抱抱我的外婆。
希望多一些国内的导演，多拍一些符合我们自己风格特色的好电影
价值：《向着明亮那方》传递的是中国情感，又是创作者希望世界可以看到历史可以留下的中国情感，希望在双减之年，本片可以成为孩子们和家长们一生珍藏的影集。
刷预告片，看到萤火虫女孩，好奇一睹。周六排片实在太少，带着简陋的晚餐坐进电影院。
家庭的基础是爱，而非血缘。
糖水，龟苓膏必须加糖，糖尿病了也得加糖4/5
融合地域特色捕捉的生气，细数平淡生活中的光芒；尽管主题比较浅白，适合更小年龄的受众，但一一掠过，也有种很温暖的获得。最喜欢第三和第四个的故事，但是类似第五个故事（花重篇幅的）神话演绎以及第六个沉重的叙述旁白就和整体的调性与风格不搭，如果能整理得更齐整；也会有更出色的效果。
哼将军和哈将军挺好，小兔子也还行，其他故事缺乏想象力和亮点
爱无关乎血缘，是生活中的千丝万缕汇聚而成。
哈哈哈哈哈哈剧情真是
无论多么复杂和微妙的组合，家人就是家人，爸爸和妈妈，爸爸和爸爸，同性结婚和同性离婚，代孕无血缘关系的儿子，同性家庭的孩子不一定就是同性恋，异性家庭的孩子也有可能是同性恋，没有什么是不正常的，也无须定义正常。
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