Key Highlights
- BAFTA-winner Miriam Margolyes stars as Dorothy and Alistair Nwachukwu (Shadow and Bone) plays JJ.
- Their friendship starts when his football lands in her garden.
- The story was inspired by a real-life friendship between actor-turned-director Knight, his husband, and their late neighbor.
- The cast also includes Stephen Fry and Oscar Lloyd.
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