A widow's last act of rebellion? Befriending a broke poet half her age.
Mrs Palfrey tries hard to be accepted by the other residents at the Claremont. But then she meets Ludo and a real friendship begins.
Acting
Celia Johnson's final performance — brittle dignity masking desperate need.
Direction
Michael Lindsay-Hogg lets silences scream what politeness forbids.
Production
The Claremont itself: faded grandeur as character, not backdrop.
Director
Michael Lindsay-Hogg
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