Lost in Austen (2008)
Dec 31, 2008Modern Woman Trapped Inside Pride and Prejudice
Superb tv mini-series where modern girl Jemima Rooper is transported back into Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and disrupts the story with her modern ways
Hugh Bonneville
Burke & Hare (2010)
Jun 1, 201119th Century Grave Robbers/Comedy
Lavishly produced, reasonably historically authentic retelling of the story of the grave robbers from John Landis, which also becomes a wasted opportunity that turns the story into a comedy where the title characters are just two likeable schmucks
Paddington (2014)
Jan 17, 2015Talking Bear
From the awful slapstick-heavy trailer, the prospects for this seem dismal – less Paddington Bear than a reprise of the live-action Yogi Bear. The finished result confounds expectation and the story of a small unassuming bear at large in the world comes full of considerable charm
Paddington 2 (2017)
Mar 18, 2018Talking Bear
Sequel to the 2014 film based on the much loved children's books … This comes with exactly the same mix of silliness, overblown slapstick and sweetness that made the first film work – albeit on a more elaborate budget – and succeeds with the same winning charms
I Came By (2022)
Oct 3, 2024House Breakers Encounter a Psycho
A duo of graffiti artists get more than they planned for when they break into the home of a psycho Hugh Bonneville
Paddington in Peru (2024)
Feb 21, 2025Talking Bear
Third of the Paddington series, this has more of an adventure film feel as it takes Paddington and the Browns to Peru in search of a lost city