Three 40-something women in a small English town meet weekly for a ritual of gin, cigarettes, and sweets -- and swapped stories arguing which of them has the most pathetic love life. Kate is headmistress at the local school; her best friends are the town's police chief and a cynical, thrice-divorced doctor.
Acting
Staunton, Chancellor, and MacDowell are a devastating trio.
Writing
Wickedly sharp banter that cuts deep before the melodrama hits.
Director
John McKay
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Imelda Staunton and Anna Chancellor had already played rivals in 'The Borrowers' — their chemistry here is deliciously more toxic.
Released the same year as 'The Hours' and 'Far from Heaven,' this quietly joined 2002's wave of films about women refusing to apologize for wanting things.
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