Richard Lumsden

Swede Caroline review

This mockumentary about the heated world of veg growers should be awful - but it's laugh-out-loud funny.

Swede Caroline review

Although the conspiracy at the heart of this vegetable-based caper isn't as enthralling as it could have been, the joy of this feature comes from watching this ludicrous tale play out.

Swede Caroline review

Marrow mockumentary is gourd for a laugh.

Swede Caroline review

Lovably eccentric mockumentary delves into the shady world competitive veg growing.

Swede Caroline review

Featuring giant squash, allotment sabotage, sex parties, big country piles, double entendres and a madcap conspiracy centred around a marrow called Ricky, this comedic "mockumentary" is about as brilliantly British as you can get - and it is hilarious.

Young Rebecca is in tears at the prospect of going to school, throwing her uniform and satchel out of her bedroom window. Is she suffering from school phobia brought on by starting "big school" as the so-called experts believe, or is there something deeper at play?

Rebecca and Jeremy Front's charming period piece explores the gulf between childhood fears and adult understanding of them with gentle humour and a great heart, while steering clear of trite nostalgia. Lucy Hutchinson is terrific as the morbid young Rebecca, while Samantha Spiro and Richard Lumsden deliver their usual quality, and Front (hapless MP Nicola Murray in The Thick of It) is commanding as the kindly headmistress who comes to young Rebecca's aid.