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What We Did on Our Holiday is a British film of genre Comedy directed by Andy Hamilton released in USA on 26 september 2014 with David Tennant
What We Did on Our Holiday (2014)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 26 september 2014
Length 1h35
Directed by Andy Hamilton
OriginUnited-kingdom
Themes Films about families
Rating68%
What We Did on Our Holiday is a 2014 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin. The film, starring David Tennant, Rosamund Pike, and Billy Connolly, was inspired by but not related to the BBC show Outnumbered.
Synopsis
Doug McLeod (David Tennant) and his wife Abi (Rosamund Pike) unite following a tense separation to travel to the Scottish Highlands for Doug's father Gordie's (Billy Connolly) birthday. Gordie has terminal cancer so Doug's brother, millionaire Gavin McLeod (Ben Miller) has arranged a lavish party for him, inviting all the important people in the neighbourhood. Despite difficulties getting their three children, Lottie (Emilia Jones), Mickey (Bobby Smalldridge), and Jess (Harriet Turnbull), to leave the house, they hit the road, but find it congested and they are forced to stop overnight. Lottie expresses her troubles with trusting her parents following their recent separation and lies to each other; it is revealed that Doug had an affair, which led to Abi moving out and taking legal proceedings against him. They are only travelling to the Highlands together to appear as a couple for Gordie, not wanting to upset him in his final months.Actors
David Tennant
(Doug McLeod)
Rosamund Pike
(Abi McLeod)
Billy Connolly
(Gordie McLeod)
Ben Miller
(Gavin McLeod)
Celia Imrie
(Agnes Chisolm)
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