The read
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do. Most of the 657 2020s history movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
When the flamboyant Henry Paget arrives in 1890s North Wales to claim his aristocratic inheritance, his theatrical flair and defiant eccentricities send shockwaves through the upper-class elite, much to the amusement of the local townspeople. Alongside his spirited cousin, Lily, and loyal butler, Gelert, Henry tries to carve out his own identity as the Fifth Marquess, navigating suffocating traditions, scheming relatives, and the long shadow cast by his estranged father.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Celyn JonesDirector
- Lisa BakerScreenplay
- Dan BabouleneOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Callum Scott HowellsHenry Cyril Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey
- Ruby StokesLily
- Rupert EverettGelert
- Paul RhysLord Penrhyn
- Louis HynesNeville
- Louise BrealeyLady Chetwynd
- Tom Rhys HarriesNick Durant
- Siobhán McSweeneyBlanche
- Guillaume GallienneWilliam
- Steve SpeirsMorris Price
- Kevin EldonJohn Wickens
- Ian Puleston-DaviesMr Davies
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Themes
gender ideals19th centuryaristocracyhistorical comedybased on real personflamboyancebiographical comedyperiod comedy