Top billed cast

1. 

   Ralph Fiennes

   Dr. Henry Guthrie

2. 

   Roger Allam

   Alderman Bernard Duxbury

3. 

   Mark Addy

   Joe Fytton

4. 

   Alun Armstrong

   Herbert Trickett

5. 

   Simon Russell Beale

   Sir Edward Elgar

6. 

   Robert Emms

   Robert Horner

7. 

   Lyndsey Marshal

   Mrs. Bishop

8. 

   Ron Cook

   Reverend Woodhead

9. 

   Amara Okereke

   Mary Lockwood

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-11-13

With people still believing that the Great War would be over by Christmas, the grandees in the northern English town of “Ramsden” are facing a crisis of their own. Their choir-master has joined up, and with St Matthew’s Passion already booked for the town hall, local mill owner “Duxbury” (Roger Allam) needs to find a replacement. A chat with his sidekicks “Joe” (Mark Addy) and disgruntled undertaker “Trickett” (Alun Armstrong) sees them alight on “Guthrie” (Ralph Fiennes). Snag? Well he has spent quite a lot of time in Germany and just about every piece of music they can ...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• world war i
• choir
• yorkshire
• period drama
• frantic
• 1910s
• teenager
• choral