Pat and Margaret (1994)

Directed by

Gavin Millar

Genre

drama, comedy, tv movie

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 24m

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two sisters are reunited after 27 years apart when one, a famous actress in America, appears on a TV show with the other, a cook in England. The film follows them as they reconnect and deal with their different lives and old family tensions.

lightheartedheartfeltcomedicbittersweetgentleobservationalwarm

What happens

Pat and Margaret is a British television film written by comedian Victoria Wood. The story follows sisters Margaret, a cook, and Pat, a successful actress in the United States, after they are reunited on a television programme after spending 27 years apart. It stars Wood and her frequent comedy partner Julie Walters in the title roles, and features other past collaborators of Wood, including Thora Hird, Celia Imrie and Duncan Preston. First aired in 1994 on BBC One, the film was directed by Gavin Millar and produced by Ruth Caleb. After gaining over 10 million viewers, it won a Broadcasting Press Guild award and was nominated for two BAFTA awards. It drew comparisons with northern English dramatist Alan Bennett for its complex characterisation and observational dialogue. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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