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
不是所有科幻都得狗血撕逼 也可以这样温情脉脉的选择结局
看这部片子两个感觉：一个是感觉场景和道具很精致，苹果拍的片子果然很有苹果的调调；另一个是一边看一边不停地问自己，如果自己是男主会怎么选择……看完时，也坚定了自己的选择：当然是选择替身去守护自己的家人！我怎么会舍得让家人去承受丧失亲人的悲痛！
阿里演技绝了，一人分饰两角，但是我能一下子通过眼神分辨出来谁是cam谁是jack；情绪感染力太强了，能体会那种一个人孤独死去的绝望感，但是家人依然能幸福生活的安慰感。
克隆人的思路和同样是Apple TV+出品的《基地》如出一辙，个人觉得本片被低估了
被满脑子的脑洞打扰了思索，却依然可以感知挽歌的悲壮，不得不说演的很好
把人生交给另外一个自己简直比被ntr还要扎心，如果说这是为了爱的终极放弃，那确实是伟大的自私
【8】怎么说呢，在视听上是非常享受的，充满未来世界的生活气息，画面也特漂亮，很有设计感。但这个设定...我从一开始就觉得挺站不住脚的，结果最直白的那些担忧拖到中间才出现，这片子把关于克隆的焦虑全部拉长、变细腻了。
两星半。跟黑镜2的第二集？题材是一样的，但黑镜是反应的黑暗面，而这部却恰恰相反。正面的角度去探讨克隆人代替将死之人延续自己的生命。是有些老生常谈，但却是少有的积极和温情。而且更多的其实是男主在临死之前对生活的感悟与反省。我一直喜欢这种极简风格未来科技的调调。不过可以更短更精简一些。（这大哥男配终于拿够了准备冲男主了啊。）
最后的礼物太棒了，泪目。场景设计和背景音乐都好美~
一开始看我就在想自己要不要完全复制自己，大概也是经历了跟男主角一样的心路历程。先觉得未尝不可，但是和复制人重合的那段时间可真难受啊，眼睁睁的看着自己被替代。但是看到自己爱的人还能那么幸福，又觉得为啥不呢？哎，千万不要让我有这种选项。
I love you，always have，always will. 于是一切有了意义。
2022 #04。披着科幻外衣的文艺片。如果你在青年或者中年时生命即将走到尽头，你是否愿意把自己的记忆传输给一个跟自己长得一模一样的克隆人，让他代替你陪伴你的家人和即将出世的孩子活下去，而你一个人孤独的走向人生的尽头？电影给了一个温暖的答案。无论未来的科技有多么发达，都永远无法打败“爱”的力量。阿里的演技很细腻，期待能在奥斯卡有所斩获。奥卡菲娜的戏份不多但是最后在病床上的那场戏还是很打动我。
不很好看。节奏拖沓的要了人的命。叙述逻辑毫无章法。十分钟短片就可以搞定的内容拖拖拉拉，拉长成这么大一坨。又臭又长，折磨观众。浪费别人的时间等于谋财害命。
中间真的有很触动得嗲，继承意志，另一个身体和记忆的*我*代替我去爱这个世界我在乎的，真的又破碎又无解，这才是另外的梦。
一个很值得深思的话题，如果注定要离开，你愿意让另一个人完全取代你吗？很难选择，男主的表演很好很细腻
黑镜有一集是一个女生的男朋友车祸去世了，她跟一家生物科技公司定制了一个他的克隆男友，这个男友非常好，但是她心底清楚这不是他本来的男朋友。《天鹅挽歌》简直就是那一集故事的镜像作品。
8.5
什么定义了你这个人？记忆，长相身体？当你最亲密的人都分辨不出来，是该感叹技术高超还是为自己感到悲哀，人反倒不如一只狗更加能看到本质
被满脑子的脑洞打扰了思索，却依然可以感知挽歌的悲壮，不得不说演的很好
磨磨唧唧，这么一陈年老点子复套，无心意也就罢了，还既不文艺也不科幻。
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