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Walter Goodfellow (Rowan Atkinson), the well meaning vicar of the parish of Little Wallop, is so obsessed with writing the perfect sermon that he is oblivious to his wife Gloria’s (Kristin Scott Thomas) dalliance with her brash golf instructor Lance (Patrick Swayze); neither does he notice that his daughter Holly has a .. Read more

Starring Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith, Patrick Swayze
Director Niall Johnson
Genres Comedy, Drama

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Keeping Mum

Walter Goodfellow (Rowan Atkinson), the well meaning vicar of the parish of Little Wallop, is so obsessed with writing the perfect sermon that he is oblivious to his wife Gloria’s (Kristin Scott Thomas) dalliance with her brash golf instructor Lance (Patrick Swayze); neither does he notice that his daughter Holly has a different boyfriend every week, and his young son Petey is the whipping boy for the school bullies. Gloria feels her life is spiralling out of control. She is sick of the incessant barking of the dog next door, her loveless marriage and her adolescent kids’ escapades – she prays every night for salvation. Enter Grace (Maggie Smith), the answer to the family’s prayers: a sweet grey haired old lady, the charming and discreet new housekeeper, who has her own unique definition of keeping house – and a very unusual way of solving problems...

Starring Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith, Patrick Swayze, Emilia Fox
Director Niall Johnson
Studio ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 43 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate 15.gif
Genres Comedy, Drama
Language English
Released DVD: 13 Mar 2006
Production year: 2005
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews (2) of Keeping Mum

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  • A would-be black comedy in a rural British setting, this sees vicar Walter Goodfellow (Rowan Atkinson, of course)... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

  • Wickedly funny, a must see

    • The Sun
    • Posted 08 Oct 2007

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  • 83 out of 90 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Delightful, beautiful, charming and yet disturbing.

    This is one of those lovely British films that evoke the best of Ealing type comedies. A gentle comedy about a vicar, his wife, his daughter, his son and their lovely sweet charming life in a delightful country village. That's what it feels like, except the daughter is a nymphomaniac, the wife is trying to have an affair and the vicar is played by Rowan Atkinson...so it's a wacky comedy then, except it isn't. Due to a wonderful restrained performance by Atkinson and a beautifully authentic performance by Kirsten Scot-Thomas, the film remains 'real'. Then enters Maggie Smith a a Mary Poppins type, who is wonderful, as is Maggie Smith..she has one little character flaw though, she 's a mass murderer...This is a lovely film , with superb performances a witty script, but somehow it's amorality leaves one a disturbing taste.

      • Mr B. from Bristol England
      • Posted 05 Dec 2005 13:37

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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    A true English comedy

    This film is brilliant, and so funny, with an amazing cast, british at it's best!

      • Julie Westbury from derby
      • Posted 15 May 2006 11:52

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      Walter Goodfellow (Rowan Atkinson), the well meaning vicar of the parish of Little Wallop, is so obsessed with writing the perfect sermon that he is oblivious to his wife Gloria’s (Kristin Scott Thomas) dalliance with her brash golf instructor Lance (Patrick Swayze); neither does he notice that ...