What We Did on Our Holiday
- 2014
- UK
- 1h 35min
- 12A
- Directed by: Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin
- Written by: Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin
- Cast: Rosamund Pike, David Tennant, Billy Connolly, Celia Imrie, Ben Miller, Emilia Jones, Annette Crosbie
- UK release: 26 September 2014
- Website: www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfilms/…
Doug (Tennant) and Abi (Pike) have separated, but when they go north for the birthday of Doug's father (Connolly), they instruct their kids (Jones, Smalldridge and Turnbull) to keep quiet about the separation. Charming and hilarious: Tennant and Pike are excellent, and despite the kids' scene-stealing improvisation it feels tightly scripted, exploring adult themes without mawkishness.
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