Their Finest + Introduction (12A)

Catrin Cole takes a paid position as a secretary at the British Ministry of Information, which produces propaganda to buoy the nation’s spirits. Roger Swain heads up the film division and he entreats scriptwriters Tom Buckley and Raymond Parfitt to unearth a true story of wartime heroism that embodies “authenticity with optimism” and can be immortalised on celluloid. Catrin is asked to pen the female characters’ dialogue – dismissively referred to as “the slop” – and she toils alongside Tom and Raymond.