THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Joan Collins (The Bravados), Pauline Collins (Shirley Valentine), Franco Nero (Django), Ronald Pickup (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), Siân Reeves (Intimacy), Joely Richardson (101 Dalmations)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Roger Goldby (The Waiting Room), director, writer; Azim Bolkiah (Dark Places) and Sarah Sulick (Honeytrap), producers; Stephen Warbeck (Shakespeare in Love), composer; James Aspinall (Diabolical Properties), cinematographer; Beverley Mills (Death at a Funeral), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Former Hollywood star Helen (Joan Collins) escapes her London retirement home with her best friend Priscilla (Pauline Collins), a bored housewife, and they both set out on a road trip to the west coast of France, with the intention of gate-crashing her ex-husband’s funeral. Along the way, they become entangled in a series of adventures where their friendship is tested numerous times…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Two Collinses – Joan and Pauline – unite on-screen for a fun and outrageous road trip that’s bound to appeal to anyone with a fascination for either actress, even in their later years.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 10TH MARCH 2017

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