Daphne is a young woman negotiating the tricky business of modern life. Caught in the daily rush of her restaurant job and a nightlife kaleidoscope of new faces, she is witty, funny, the life of the party. Too busy to realise that deep down she is not happy. When she saves the life of a shopkeeper stabbed in a failed robbery, the impenetrable armour she wears to protect herself begins to crack, and Daphne is forced to confront the inevitability of a much-needed change in her life.
Acting
Emily Beecham's face does three hours of work in silence.
Direction
Burns lets London breathe like a character who's tired of her.
Writing
Dialogue so sharp you'll feel seen and attacked.
Director
Peter Mackie Burns
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Emily Beecham won Best Actress at Berlinale for this role, beating established stars with a performance she filmed in just 18 days.
Released months before 'Fleabag' hit screens, Daphne pioneered the 'messy London woman' archetype—criminally overlooked by the same audiences who later worshipped Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
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