HUGH BONNEVILLE: A SELECTIVE RETROSPECTIVE

W1A 2014 Episodes

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Ian Fletcher (Hugh Bonneville), formerly the Head of the Olympic Deliverance Commission, has taken up the position of Head of Values at the BBC.

The natural career change for ‘Twenty Twelve’s Olympics supremo Ian Fletcher was an executive position at another of the great talking-shops, the BBC itself. Thus ‘W1A’ continues in the footprints of its predecessor, with Fletcher at the centre of the middle of things at the Beeb, quickly becoming the spokesperson and whipping boy for a number of topical-at-the-time scandals. Now with the title “Head of Values” he is soon involved with a similar group of headless deadbeats talking lots but saying little.

UK 2014 EPISODES 1-3 JOHN MORTON 90M BBC2

Hugh Bonneville writes: “As with its predecessor, ‘W1A’ proved to be strangely prophetic: Jeremy Clarkson causing headaches for senior management and problems with a tricky ‘Match of the Day’ presenter… I lost count of the number of BBC employees who sidled up to me when we were filming at Broadcasting House and said, “I hope you realise you’re making a documentary, not a comedy?”

Our thanks to the BBC for this screening.

Theatrical Premiere I CAME BY 2022

An engrossing thriller that follows a young graffiti artist who discovers a shocking secret that would put him and the ones closest to him in danger. This will be a surprise and is not the Hugh Bonneville you know from ‘Downton Abbey’ and ‘Paddington’. Very realistic plot with solid performances by all the cast, especially those from Bonneville, as a judge, and Kelly MacDonald as the young man’s mother. Bonneville is magnificently oily as Blake, a man who has convinced the world he is a nice guy, although every now and then the mask slips and we see the anger and bigotry bubbling beneath. George MacKay is Toby, the graffiti artist who ‘tags’ the homes of England’s wealthy elite.

UK 2022 BABAK ANVARI 110M NETFLIX

Hugh Bonneville writes: “Babak Anvari’s script took me completely by surprise. Just when you think you’ve got a handle on the story it turns left, then right, continually subverting expectations. Hitchcock, film noir, refreshingly contemporary.”

Our thanks to Netflix for this first theatrical screening.

Sun 20 Aug 15:30 – Auditorium Inc Q&A – Tickets £13.50 Fri 25 Aug 11:00 – Auditorium

Special Event – Theatrical Première TO OLIVIA

2021

The story charts a significant period in the tumultuous marriage between actress Patricia Neal (Keeley Hawes) and renowned writer Roald Dahl (Hugh Bonneville).

Hugh Bonneville is perfect as Dahl, and the relationship between him and his wife is full of warmth, love, and humour. There are plenty of hints towards the origins of his many books and the pace is perfect for the subject matter. Never released theatrically due to Covid.

Uk 2021 John Hay 100m Skytv

Hugh Bonneville writes: “John Hay’s account of a tragic chapter in the marriage of Roald Dahl and his American film star wife, Patricia Neal, came out during the pandemic and so went straight onto the Sky platform, never getting its intended theatrical release. It’s a delicate, poignant film about grief. I’m thrilled it’s being shown in public for the first time in the UK.”

We are delighted to welcome Hugh Bonneville and director John Hay to introduce their film followed by a Q&A.

Our thanks to Sky for this screening.