British Comedy Guide

Roger Michell

  • Director and executive producer

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The Duke review

Jim Broadbent excels in true tale of ​art-stealing pensioner, writers Mark Kermode.

Mark Kermode, The Observer, 27th February 2022

Movie review: The Duke

Comfortingly old-fashioned and cosy comedy fare.

Damon Smith, Breaking News Ireland, 25th February 2022

The Duke, review

Jim Broadbent is exceptional in this emotional underdog comedy.

Geoffrey Macnab, i Newspaper, 24th February 2022

The Duke review

Roger Michell's final feature retells story of the cussed Newcastle pensioner who stole a Goya portrait in protest at government spending priorities.

Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 23rd February 2022

The Duke review

Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren excel in charming art-theft comedy.

Danny Leigh, The Financial Times, 23rd February 2022

The Duke review

Tremendously sweet and endearing, The Duke awakens a sense of nostalgia for bygone times, and it is also a wonderful final addition to Roger Michell's legacy.

Mersa Auda, The Upcoming, 21st February 2022

Roger Michell: a quiet genius still hitting his stride

The director's death aged 65 is a huge blow for British cinema, whose very best qualities - of wit, intelligence and subtlety - Michell exemplified.

Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 24th September 2021

Roger Michell obituary

Director with a kaleidoscopic career in film, theatre and TV best known for the award-winning 1999 romcom Notting Hill.

Michael Coveney, The Guardian, 24th September 2021

Notting Hill director Roger Michell dies aged 65

Notting Hill director Roger Michell has died at the age of 65, his publicist has announced.

BBC, 23rd September 2021

Roger Michell - a career in pictures

We look back at some of the key stage and screen productions of the director of Notting Hill, who has died aged 65.

The Guardian, 23rd September 2021

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