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
女性向来是历史中的失语者，本片创造性的加入女性历史讲述视角，使历史更加丰满动人也更具人性。
感谢雷德利，从异形到末路狂花再到本片，一直致力于女性电影的发展。
中世纪ME TOO故事，竟然还是真的，这三段罗生门结构是真的精彩，细节里层层推进，把这几个男人的嘴脸扒拉得干干净净，应该是这几年看过最好的“女性”电影，感谢几位为此“牺牲”的知名男性演员~~和全能雷爷。
决斗戏真是揪心极了，乌合之众对暴行的荒谬审判增添了现实张力。警谕当代世界的残酷历史剧作。
我真是不懂为什么要用罗生门的拍法来讲女性遭受的不公？罗生门的拍法不就是每个人都在说谎吗？你最后抹去truth或者抹去玛格丽特的truth任何一个就好，直接就是某个人的视角就是truth，不是这么玩儿的呀老爷子。结构上的鸡贼，内容上的讨巧，某人的视角就是truth，你要女性叙事为什么非要搞几乎平行的罗生门结构？女性叙述不配你的客观叙述吗？弄一个玛格丽特的真相就是真相嵌套在罗生门结构里，谁信呀？有意思吗？吗？吗？还不如看本马特搞基。
妻子被强奸的意义只不过是属于自己的财产被侵占，如此荒谬的论点成了这部电影的核心。司机的角色还是有些站不住脚，第二章的独白不还说说自己犯了强奸罪么，他的回忆不该是两情相悦的么。
雷德利斯科特的罗生门叙事艺术。只有玛格丽特才是真相，尚德卡鲁日和贾克勒格里的真相都只是男性视角的谎言，愚昧忘我的自大，或麻痹自我的自信。这场无关乎正确和正义的决斗一度压的我喘不上气，不是为了场上两个以命相博的男人，为的是高台上束以脚拷的女人。迎接一个勇敢发声的女性的是时代的悲歌。
7分，开头以为会是一部法国中世纪的罗生门，实则主题并没有超出历史范畴，男主与女主的视角区别只在于是英雄还是家暴，在那个年代的语境下观念有太多局限性，比起人性，母性才是这部作品想释放出的余音，中世纪的场景哪怕还原再好，也缺少新的视觉，无非是一集用了分段技巧去拍的历史剧。
本来以为分成3个章节，能给我们3个主观视角，没想到都是一样的，很多涉及多人场景的镜头都是重复的。。还以为至少能做出The Affair的感觉。。。
欧美加女性，这两个标签在豆瓣一定是高分。呵呵
看著茱蒂·科默那張韻味別緻的臉蛋，不時會讓人出戲去回味“小變態”詭異又捉狹的表情，只怪她在《殺死伊芙》裡表演的太經典了。
女性追求自身权利的壮举最终变成男性重建个人名望的工具，只得结尾一声叹息
碰瓷罗生门，但出发点却完全的不同，虽然我是小透明但也不敢再说了……罗生门当年我给4星，这个本来想少1星，但想到老雷已经84岁了，再加上从电影本质来讲本片还是非常精彩的，那就还是给到4星吧
中世纪ME TOO故事，竟然还是真的，这三段罗生门结构是真的精彩，细节里层层推进，把这几个男人的嘴脸扒拉得干干净净，应该是这几年看过最好的“女性”电影，感谢几位为此“牺牲”的知名男性演员~~和全能雷爷。
还不错，如果能再减去30分钟，就个更好了。
主题先行的罗生门 但拍得规整大气 演员到位 好看！
这阵容，演技无需讨论；第一节前半部分太潦草，多视角叙事并不少见，但是这部重播的地方太多了点，尤其第二节跟第三节，大段毫无必要的重复，导致片长过长；勒格里长得实在太丑了，配不上那些赞美，不如跟大本换下角色；
每个女观众都会感触很多吧。（到底他们/她们是怎么想的？让司机演这个角色，还能让所有人淡定的说出他好英俊这样的台词不止一次？？？我不理解。这角色就这么非他莫属吗？换个演员不行吗？
从《末代皇帝》，到《最后的武士》，再到这部《最后的决斗》，三十多年来，曾经辉煌一时的古装大制作慢慢如他片名的定语一般，渐渐且随时准备在电影题材里告别。小导演是没有资本碰的，大导演也在票房的叫好不叫座的反馈中，渐渐成为了绝唱。
从《末代皇帝》，到《最后的武士》，再到这部《最后的决斗》，三十多年来，曾经辉煌一时的古装大制作慢慢如他片名的定语一般，渐渐且随时准备在电影题材里告别。小导演是没有资本碰的，大导演也在票房的叫好不叫座的反馈中，渐渐成为了绝唱。
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