Nicholas Murchie
Their Finest
Lone Scherfig
Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin
During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.
Their Finest
Daphne
Clare Beavan
Geraldine Somerville, Elizabeth McGovern
Set during the years between the "Rebecca" trial and the writing of Du Maurier's short story "The Birds", including her relationship with her husband Frederick 'Boy' Browning, and her largely unrequited infatuations with American publishing tycoon's wife Ellen Doubleday and the actress Gertrude Lawrence.
Daphne
A Royal Night Out
Julian Jarrold
Sarah Gadon, Bel Powley
The re-imagining of VE Day in 1945, when Princess Elizabeth and her sister, Margaret were allowed out from Buckingham Palace for the night to join in the celebrations, and encounter romance and danger.
A Royal Night Out
Misbehaviour
Philippa Lowthorpe
Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw
A group of women involved in the Women's Liberation Movement hatched a plan to invade the stage and disrupt the live broadcast at the 1970 Miss World competition in London, resulting in overnight fame for the newly-formed organization. When the show resumed, the results caused an uproar and turned the Western ideal of beauty on its head.
Misbehaviour
