史蒂夫·佩姆伯

Settooadcastintwoone-hourfilms,thisfamilytreatisinsiredbytheclassicbooksofBarbaraEuhanToddandiseggedtobetheTVeventoftheseason.MackenzieCrookhastakenScatterookfarmandtheinfamouscharactersofthiswell-lovedtaleandinjectedthemwithatenderandauthenticcharm.Thisistheerfectfamilyadventure,ackedwithafun,mischievoussiritanddeliveredwithanenvironmentalmessage.MackenzieCrook,(PiratesOfTheCaribbean,Detectorists)whohaswritten,directedandstarsasWorzelGummidge,hasgatheredahostofbothaccomlishedandilliantactorswhoaresettoaearinthiseagerlyanticiatedadatation.PlayingTheGreenMan,creatorofthescarecrows,whoarrivestoScatterookineisodetwo,iscomedylegendSirMichaelPalin.Hesays:“It’salovelyartforme,butthewholescritisverymemorableandtouching,andveryfunnytoo.Itquiteskillfullyweavesinsomethingforeverybodyallthetime.”ZoëWanamaker(MyFamily,HarryPotterAndThePhilosohersStone)willlaytheeccentriclocalaristocrat,LadyBloomsburyBartonineisodetwo.Shesays:“Thewholethingissocharmingandinventive.It’sthesortofthingI’dwatch.I’msureitwillbeahugesuccess.Iknowitwill-it’sdivine.”VickiPeerdine(GettingOn,TheWindsors)takesontheroleoftheformidableAuntSallyineisodeone.Shesays:“There’ssomethingforeverybody.It’sgotthishearttoit,andyou’dbehardushedasanadultnottoengagewithit.”StevePemberton(LeagueOfGentleman,Benidorm)willlayMrBraithwaite,thefarmer.Hesays:“Thisisthekindofshowthewholefamilycanenjoytogether.Ithasalotofhumour,alotofvisualhumourtoo,andIthinkkidswillenjoywatchingthechildrenbeingcentraltothestory.”RosieCavaliero(GentlemanJack,CleaningU)willlayMrsBraithwaite,sheadded:“It’sastoryabouttheimagination,andchildrenescaingintothisdifferentworld.Mackenzie’sversionistotallycontemorary.”OnestowatchIndiaBrown(HettyFeather)andThierryWickens(makinghisTVdebut)willlaySusanandJohn,twocitychildrensendingtheirsummeratScatterookfarmwhoquicklybefriendWorzelandbeginasummerofadventures.Thefirsteisode,TheScarecrowOfScatterook,seestwoyoungstrangersarriveinthevillageofScatterook.It’snotlongbeforeSusanandJohnencounterWorzelGummidge,theScarecrowofTenAcreField.TheirworldissentsinningintoconfusionwhentheyrealiseGummidgecomestolife.TheonlyersonmoreshockedisWorzel,whenhediscoversthatthechildrenarenotinfactfellowscarecrowsbuthumans.Theirworldsshouldnevercommunebutfatehasconsiredtocreateanextraordinaryunion.Theseasonshavestoedandtheharvesthasn’tarrived.Therhythmofthenaturalworldisoutofkilterandthisunlikelytriomusttrytoutitright.Magic,mysteryandmayhemunfurl.Thesecondeisode,TheGreenMan,welcomesanothermysteriousarrivaltoScatterook.TheGreenManisthecreatorofscarecrowsandkeeerofscarecrowlore.Heisn’tatallhaythatWorzelisconsortingwithhumans.Elsewhere,localaristocratLadyBloomsburyBartonisholdingafete,withaScarecrowcometitionthatWorzelisdeterminedtowin.WhatwillTheGreenManandWorzel’smostcometitiverival,SoggyBogartmakeofitall?WorzelGummidgeiswrittenanddirectedbyMackenzieCrookandisaLeoardPictures,TreasureTroveProductionsandLolaEntertainmentroductionforBBCOne.ItisExecutiveProducedbyKristianSmithforLeoardPictures,LisaThomasforLolaEntertainment,MackenzieCrookforTreasureTroveProductions,withrightsholdersPatrickD.PidgeonandEricS.RollmanexecutiveroducersforPidgeonEntertainment,Inc.ItisroducedbyGeorgieFallonandAlexMoodyistheCommissioningEditorfortheBBC.Furthercasting:FrancescaMills-EarthyMangoldTimPlester-ClartyColinMichaelCarmichael-SoggyBogartAndrewJamesSooner-FlatAlistairPhilHulford-HannahHarrowTomMeeten-HMSOdneyChristoher-RobertBarlow-RagBagKiranShah-ChoerandRootBoundCharlieMayhew-RustleSrouterLucyMontgomery-JackiePuddingGusBrown-OswaldPollyoMalikIbheis-TrikeBenLangley-DriverMariamHaque-Recetionist

1909年，在生意场上失意的商人JuliusBedford跑到乡下隐居起来，希望写一出戏剧来赚点钱，然后东山再起。然而没有人对他写的东西感兴趣。住在Bedford家附近的Cavor博士总在鼓捣一些稀奇古怪的发明，而且天天弄出很大的声响，让Bedford心神不宁、十分烦恼。Bedford本想找Cavort博士吵一架，却被Cavor博士的新发明吸引住了。Cavor博士发明了一种类似涂料的特殊物质，无论涂在任何物体表面，都能去除地球引力对该物体的影响。Cavor用一个苹果作实验，结果这个苹果自己飞向天花板，砸了个稀巴烂。Bedford立刻想到这东西有极高的商业价值，但Cavor却有更好的主意：他们可以去月球旅行！Bedford一开始不同意，但Cavor骗他说月球表面可能有很多金子，Bedford立刻答应了。Cavor用铁、木头和丝绒毯做了一艘奇怪的太空船，两人就此踏上「月球之旅」。作为早期科幻作品的代表人物，HGWells在科幻界的地位与儒勒·凡尔纳不相上下。《月球第一人》作为HGWells的代表作品之一，一直受到科幻界的推崇。如果你对HGWells及其作品感兴趣，或者对「蒸汽朋克」感兴趣，这部电视电影值得你看一看。