Venus
Roger Michell's romantic drama stars Oscar-nominated Peter O'Toole as Maurice, a respected but ageing actor who spends his time between jobs meeting up with his friends Ian (Lesley Phillips) and Donald (Richard Griffiths) for tea and gossip in the local café. But his life changes when Ian's family land him with his grand-niece Jessie (Jodie Whittaker), ostensibly as Ian's carer but in fact to distance her from a family crisis of her making. Maurice falls for her and takes her under his wing, but what begins as a questionable relationship becomes a touchingly warm friendship between two people who, decades apart in age, recognise they are kindred spirits.
