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What We Did on Our Holiday

What We Did on Our Holiday

description

Doug and Abi and their three children travel to the Scottish Highlands for Doug's father Gordie's birthday party. It's soon clear that when it comes to keeping a secret under wraps from the rest of the family, their children are their biggest liability...

released year

September 26, 2014

available languages

English

ratings

IMDB
6.7
StreamVibe
6.7

genres

director

Andy Hamilton

Andy Hamilton

Fulham, London, England, UK

cast

David Tennant

David Tennant

Doug McLeod

Rosamund Pike

Rosamund Pike

Abi McLeod

Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly

Gordie McLeod

Ben Miller

Ben Miller

Gavin McLeod

Amelia Bullmore

Amelia Bullmore

Margaret McLeod

Emilia Jones

Emilia Jones

Lottie McLeod

Bobby Smalldridge

Bobby Smalldridge

Mickey McLeod

Harriet Turnbull

Harriet Turnbull

Jess McLeod

Celia Imrie

Celia Imrie

Agnes Chisolm

Annette Crosbie

Annette Crosbie

Doreen

Ralph Riach

Ralph Riach

Jimmy Cazzarotto

Ron Donachie

Ron Donachie

Sgt. Murdoch

Ben Presley

Ben Presley

PC McLuhan

Michele Austin

Michele Austin

Lucy

Jake D'Arcy

Jake D'Arcy

Smokey

Ryan Hunter

Ryan Hunter

Frazer

Imogen Toner

Imogen Toner

Beth Williams

Alexia Barlier

Alexia Barlier

Françoise Dupré

Eben Young

Eben Young

Brent Howard

Reviews

John Chard

May 3, 2016
8

Life really is too short you know... What We Did on Our Holiday is written and directed by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin. It stars Rosamund Pike, David Tennant, Billy Connolly, Ben Miller, Amelia Bullmore, Emilia Jones, Bobby Smalldridge, Harriet Turnbull and Celia Imrie. Music is by Alex Heffes and cinematography by Martin Hawkins. "The truth is, every human being on this planet is ridiculous in their own way. So we shouldn't judge, we shouldn't fight, because in the end... in the end, none of it matters. None of the stuff" Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin spin off from their hugely popular sit-com, Outnumbered, to produce this funny, philosophical and moving picture. Tennant and Pike play parents of three young children, they are pending a divorce, but with Doug's (Tennant) father, Gordie (Connolly), dying of cancer, the family head to Scotland for what will surely be his last birthday party. Hoping to put on a united front so as to not upset Gordie any further, nobody could envisage what was to happen next... It's a film that some no doubt find easy to kick, such is the uncomplicated structure used, and the formula of messaging that drives it forward. Yet sometimes uncomplicated is all you need, and in this day and age of mega-buck blockbusters and soulless frat type comedies grasping at sex for laughs, this is a film of refreshing qualities. It's superbly performed by what is a top notch group of adult British actors, who in turn are supplemented by three child actors so natural and engaging it makes you wonder if acting school is really needed? It's obviously a piece that will resonate more with those who have been touched/stung by the thematics at work, while the comedy ticking away - with some truly great lines uttered - could seem a bit off kilter for the unprepared, but hopefully more will watch it, laugh and cry and ultimately realise that life really is too short for, well, you get the picture I'm sure. 8/10

CinemaSerf

August 11, 2024
7

This is a well written, gently comedic and poignant look at divorce and loss that raises quite a few smiles along the way. David Tennant and Rosamund Pike are a couple with three kids who head to Scotland to meet his father "Geordie" (Sir Billy Connolly) to help celebrate his 75th birthday. It'd be fair to describe the adults in the film as pretty dysfunctional, saving for Connolly and Annette Crosbie ("Doreen") who take a pragmatic, matter of fact view on life, and from whom much of the humour emanates. Grandad takes the kids for a trip to the beach and the plot hits the faintly, but engagingly, ridiculous as they all have to deal with some unexpected consequences. The performances from the three children are good; especially "Lottie" (Emilia Jones) and a strong cast of Scots regulars - Celia Imrie, Ralph Riach and Ron Donachie help us navigate through the selfish behaviour of the squabbling parents tempered by the innocence and common sense of their offspring. It's got some lovely scenic shots from the Gairloch and of the beautiful Wester Ross scenery and well, it's all just a bit different!

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