Their Finest

Their Finest

117 mins | Drama, Romance, War | Feb. 19, 2017

During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.

Their Finest

117 mins | Drama, Romance, War | Feb. 19, 2017

Their Finest
During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers BBC Films, Wildgaze Films, HanWay Films, Film i Väst, Number 9 Films, Filmgate Films, Ripken Productions, Pinewood Pictures
Original title Their Finest
Directors James Manning, Jack Ravenscroft, Irene Chawko, Lone Scherfig
Writers Gaby Chiappe, Lissa Evans

Cast

Gemma Arterton

as Catrin Cole

Sam Claflin

as Tom Buckley

Bill Nighy

as Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank

Jack Huston

as Ellis Cole

Helen McCrory

as Sophie Smith

Eddie Marsan

as Sammy Smith

Jake Lacy

as Carl Lundbeck / Brannigan

Rachael Stirling

as Phyl Moore

Henry Goodman

as Gabriel Baker

Paul Ritter

as Raymond Parfitt

Richard E. Grant

as Roger Swain

Nicholas Murchie

as Bus Conductor

Amanda Root

as Cecy/Mrs Brown (Careless Talk Film)

Patrick Gibson

as Rex, the Clapper Loader

Darren Clarke

as The Gaffer

Ed Birch

as Walter, the Director (Careless Talk Film)

Lissa Evans

as Make-up Woman (Careless Talk Film)

Richard Bevan

as Mr Richards (Dubbing Editor)

Gaby Chiappe

as Dolly (Carrot Film)

Amanda Fairbank-Hynes

as Mabel (Carrot Film)

Lily Knight

as Rose Starling

Francesca Knight

as Lily Starling

Bella Ava Georgiou

as Pearl (Girl on the Tube)

Alfie Stewart

as Soldier on the Tube

Mossie Smith

as Female Warden

Jay Simpson

as Alf Reynolds

Frances Jeater

as Spitfires Collector

Claudia Jessie

as Doris Cleavley / Lily

Stephanie Hyam

as Angela Ralli-Thomas / Rose

Richard Syms

as Head Waiter

Natalia Ryumina

as Muriel (Ellis's Friend)

Rebecca Saire

as Mortuary Nurse

Jeremy Irons

as Secretary of War

Miles Richardson

as Movietone Newsreader

Gordon Brown

as Chick, the 1st AD

Julia Lewis

as The Make-Up Artist

Liliana Gane

as The Wardrobe Mistress

Hubert Burton

as Wyndham Best / Johnnie (the Hero)

Michael Marcus

as Alex, the Director

Stephen Boswell

as War Widows Collector

Feline Allentoft

as Wyndham Best's Girlfriend

Ellie Haddington

as Catrin's Landlady

Florence Woolley

as Corona Cinema Usherette

Joanna Brookes

as Woman in Corona

Patrick Osborne

as Soldier in Corona

Cathy Murphy

as Vee (uncredited)

Emma Cunniffe

as Ettie (uncredited)

Clive Russell

as Mr. Starling (uncredited)

Letty Butler

as First Waitress (uncredited)

Nell Barlow

as Second Waitress (uncredited)

Steve Carroll

as Boom Operator (uncredited)

Katie Jackson

as Secretary to Mr. Swain (uncredited)

Lee Whitlock

as Man in Pub (uncredited)