When news of the closure of a small hospital's geriatric ward begins to reach the community, the hospital invites a local news crew to document their planning of a concert in honor of the hospital's most celebrated nurse. But there might be something more threatening to the hospital itself, more deadly than the politicians ready to shut down the place at a moment's notice.
03-17-2023
1h 39m
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Movie Details
Production Info
Director:
Richard Eyre
Writer:
Alan Bennett
Production:
BBC Film, Pathé, Ingenious Media, Redstart Productions, DJ Films, Great Bison Productions
Key Crew
Producer:
Damian Jones
Costume Designer:
Jacqueline Durran
Producer:
Kevin Loader
Executive Producer:
Rose Garnett
Executive Producer:
Alan Bennett
Locations and Languages
Country:
GB
Filming:
FR; GB
Languages:
en
Main Cast
Jennifer Saunders
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She first came into widespread attention in the 1980s and early 1990s when she became a member of The Comic Strip after graduating from the Central School of Speech and Drama. Along with her comedy partner Dawn French, she writes and stars in their eponymous sketch show, French & Saunders, and has received international acclaim for writing and playing the lead role of Edina Monsoon in the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous.
In her other work, she has guest starred in the American sitcoms Roseanne and Friends, and won the American People's Choice Award for voicing the wicked Fairy Godmother in DreamWorks' animated Shrek 2. More recently, she wrote and starred in Jam & Jerusalem and The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle.
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Her film appearances were infrequent until she was cast as M in GoldenEye (1995), a role she played in each James Bond film until Skyfall (2012). She received several notable film awards for her role as Queen Victoria in Mrs. Brown (1997), and has since been acclaimed for her work in such films as Shakespeare in Love (1998), Chocolat (2000), Iris (2001), Mrs Henderson Presents (2005) and Notes on a Scandal (2006), and the television production The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2001).
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She was awarded the 1987 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress for her performance in Woman in Mind.
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She trained for the stage at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.
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