This was really enjoyable, just like the excellent and underrated novel upon which it is based. Ceilia Johnson is perfect as Mrs Palfrey, and as always, gives an understated performance. The humour is slightly less amusing than in the novel, but this is a delicate adaptation and in many ways all the better for it. It works well as a play and with mainly studio indoor scenes it feels more intimate. The story is a good one and like all the best stories it is light on plot and strong on character. The other actors all play their parts well. It shows a lady of dignity and impeccable manners dealing with the end of her days during a very different time. For that reason alone it is an important story. Excellent.
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