Monica Dolan
- Actor
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Review: Days of the Bagnold Summer
Actor Simon Bird makes his directorial debut with a well-fashioned but familiar comedy.
Emma Simmonds, The List, 8th June 2020Days of the Bagnold Summer review
The first-time director spins a bittersweet tale of family strife, starring Earl Cave in a breakout role.
Nick Levine, NME, 8th June 2020Days of the Bagnold Summer review
Simon Bird's debut feature captures the comedy and tragedy in the lives of a single mother and her stroppy teenage son, writes Mark Kermode.
Mark Kermode, The Observer, 7th June 2020Movie review - Days of the Bagnold Summer (2019)
Minor-key and understated to a fault, Days of the Bagnold Summer is an accomplished directorial debut for Bird.
Tom Beasley, Flickering Myth, 7th June 2020Days of the Bagnold Summer review
If, like me, you are a huge appreciator of comic books and the music of Belle and Sebastian then Simon Bird's directorial debut is an easy sell.
Rich Johnson, The Digital Fix, 5th June 2020Days of the Bagnold Summer review
Earl Cave and Monica Dolan are a delight in this charming comedy directed by The Inbetweeners' Simon Bird.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 4th June 2020Days of the Bagnold Summer review
A charmingly relatable take on our cancelled summer holidays.
Tim Robey, The Telegraph, 4th June 2020W1A: Initial Lockdown Meeting review
"Every problem is a solution waiting to happen," Hugh Bonneville says as he reprises his role as the BBC's head of values, Ian Fletcher. And right now he tells four other characters from the satirical sitcom W1A in a mock-Zoom meeting to determine the corporation's lockdown strategy. "We are looking at one of the biggest solutions any of us have ever seen."
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 21st May 2020Simon Bird on Days of the Bagnold Summer
Director Simon Bird, plus stars Monica Dolan and Earl Cave talk about capturing awkward family tensions in the new British comedy.
Eddie Harrison, The List, 9th March 2020Days Of The Bagnold Summer review
Days Of The Bagnold Summer is an endearing, accessible film for anyone who's struggled through puberty, or, indeed, struggled to connect with a family member going through it.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 5th March 2020