Having played the same character in
The Lost Daughter, Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley now share the screen in
Wicked Little Letters. Directed by Thea Sharrock (Me Before You) and written by Jonny Sweet, the film sees Buckley play an Irish
immigrant charged with writing a series of profanity-laced letters to her
neighbours. But as she goes to trial evidence suggests she may not be the
one responsible.
The film also stars Anjana Vasan, Timothy Spall, Joanna Scanlan, Hugh Skinner, Malachi
Kirby, Gemma Jones, Lolly Adefope, Eileen Atkins
and Alisha Weir.
Wicked Little Letters is in UK/ROI cinemas from February
23rd, 2024.
Check out the trailer below.
The official synopsis reads:
A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a farcical and occasionally sinister scandal in this riotous mystery comedy. Based on a stranger than fiction true story, WICKED LITTLE LETTERS follows two neighbours: deeply conservative local Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley). When Edith and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime. The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues. However, as the town’s women - led by Police Officer Gladys Moss (Anjana Vasan) - begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect that something is amiss, and Rose may not be the culprit after all.