To Olivia (2021)

To Olivia: Directed by John Hay. With Hugh Bonneville, Bobby O’Neill, Eve Prenelle, Michael Jibson. The story of the tumultuous marriage between actress Patricia Neal and renowned writer Roald Dahl.

“Probably not one for anyone born out of the British Isles this wonderful so call true tale of the then struggling Roald Dahl wonderfully portrayed by Hugh Bonneville yet outshone by the still glamorous Keeley Hawes as the Anglo American Actress Patricia Neal.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWithout being too sickly in love or without being to turbulent it shows a strained marriage that is rocked with tragedy, one i am just learning about by watching the film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe two young girls who played Olivia and Tessa ( now known as Sophie Dahl ) where really great.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs a kid growing up in the 70s and 80s Charlie, Danny, The Twits, Mrs Pepperpot , James etc were just a joy and i was always much more a Dahl reader than a Enid Blyton and her bloody Racist and not very PC Noddy books ,or the sickly famous five which i I only liked the border collie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBack on topic, good acting, above average script. Not bad all round to say it was a SKY TV Exclusive. Cant understand reviews under 7 but i suppose some people dont understand just how important as a Briton and legend Roald Dahl is.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOne for a rainy afternoon in lockdown times”