The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
- 2012 film
A group of British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Stars Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton, Dev Patel, Celia Imrie and more.
- Repeated Sunday 15th December at 5:05pm on BBC2
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Press clippings
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel stage adaptation to tour in 2022
The show is based on the hit novel, which in turn inspired the much-loved film.
Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 26th November 2021Madden's twinkly comedy takes an A-list of Brit thesps - Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Bill Nighy and all - and plonks them in a crumbling hotel in Rajasthan, seeking a cheaper retirement. The contrived antics don't quite do the illustrious cast justice, but it charmed its way to a sequel.
Paul Howlett, The Guardian, 2nd December 2017This quirky comedy, based on Deborah Moggach's novel, takes an A-list of aged Brit thesps - Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson - and plonks them in a crumbling hotel in Rajasthan, as economic migrants seeking a cheaper retirement.
Paul Howlett, The Guardian, 18th December 2015