The Nan Movie (15)

Cockney octogenarian Joanie Taylor receives news that her estranged sister Nell is dying but she isn't interested in burying hatchets or making amends. Her grandson Jamie coaxes her on a madcap road trip from London to Ireland via a night of drug-fuelled clubbing in Liverpool with the intention of reuniting the siblings and healing old wounds. En route, Joanie and Jamie encounter militant vegan arsonists, rambunctious rugby teams and crazed police officers on motorbikes.

In 2004, Cockney septuagenarian Joanie Taylor aka Nan made her foul-mouthed debut on the BBC sketch comedy series The Catherine Tate Show, perfectly embodying the art of growing old disgracefully. The cranky pensioner headlines this feature film spin-off directed by Josie Rourke and co-written by Tate and Brett Goldstein. Joanie receives news that her estranged sister Nell (Katherine Parkinson) is dying but she isn’t interested in burying hatchets or making amends.

Her grandson Jamie (Mathew Horne) coaxes her on a madcap road trip from London to Ireland via a night of drug-fuelled clubbing in Liverpool with the intention of reuniting the siblings and healing old wounds. En route, Joanie and Jamie encounter militant vegan arsonists, rambunctious rugby teams and crazed police officers on motorbikes. Meanwhile in flashback, sibling rivalry for the affection of a handsome serviceman called Walter (Parker Sawyers) drives a wedge between Joanie and Nell.