Gentlemen's Relish

Not having seen Billy Connolly in a leading role before, I must say this was one of the most pleasant surprises, film-wise, I have come across in recent years.

Billy Connolly is, to my surprise, a superb actor, as is the supporting actor Douglas Henshall, who was a completely new experience!

Not a great TV film, but pretty close.

The leading lady, played superbly, by Sarah Lancashire, I have never come across before. Sadly she has not seen on the big screen, while the supporting actress, Katie Blake, has been much more active on TV, and elsewhere!

In short, I loved it, but it is not a deep film, not an allegory, but a quite frank description of the world in the age of suffragettes and candid photography!