Top billed cast

1. 

   Haley Bennett

   Katharine Hilbery

2. 

   Elyas M'Barek

   Ralph Denham

3. 

   Lily Allen

   Mary Datchet

4. 

   Jack Whitehall

   William Rodney

5. 

   Jennifer Saunders

   Bess Hilbery

6. 

   Timothy Spall

   Terence Hilbery

7. 

   Misia Butler

   Cyril Otway

8. 

   Sally Phillips

   Cousin Joan

9. 

   Simon Phillips

   Sir Francis Otway

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-06-30

I'm not too sure that Virgina Woolf would be exactly over-whelmed by this rather lacklustre adaptation of her book. It follows the aspirational "Katie" (Haley Bennett) as she struggles to fight against the established patriarchy of Edwardian Britain. She is indulged by her kindly dad (Timothy Spall) but he is still quite keen to accept the suit of her long-term friend "William" (Jack Whitehall) to be shot of her and concentrate on his would-be writer wife "Bess" (Jennifer Saunders). She, on the other hand, plans to study at Cambridge and isn't really contemplating matrimony with anyone. Unless...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$218,100.00

Keywords

• based on novel or book
• turn of the century
• 20th century