We go straight to the source with the fascinating subject of the latest film from Stephen Frears and Steve Coogan, in which she is played by the redoubtable Sally Hawkins.
... Hawkins does a great job of making Philippa feel real and she manages to inject a whole lot of fight into the character ...
“Sent before my time into this breathing world, scarce half made up, and that so lamely and unfashionable that dogs bark at me.”
Veteran director Andrew Fleming (The Craft, Threesome, Hamlet 2) talks about on screen representation, "third act" gay relationships, and what it takes to make an Ideal Home.
...a couple of wild left field gags bring a nice tart counter-taste to the film’s tendency towards syrupiness.
"So, it is a formula. Who cares, when you have these two in full flow?"