The Bookshop

The Bookshop

A town without a bookshop is no town at all.

2017•1h 50m•6.5/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.5/10(461)

Set in a small English town in 1959, a woman decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop, a decision which becomes a political minefield.

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Zephyr Films, A Contracorriente Films, Diagonal TV

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Emily Mortimer

Emily Mortimer

Florence Green

Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy

Mr. Brundish

Patricia Clarkson

Patricia Clarkson

Violet Gamart

James Lance

James Lance

Milo North

Hunter Tremayne

Hunter Tremayne

Mr. Keble

Honor Kneafsey

Honor Kneafsey

Christine

Frances Barber

Frances Barber

Jessie Welford

Reg Wilson

Reg Wilson

General Gamart

Michael Fitzgerald

Michael Fitzgerald

Mr. Raven

Nigel O'Neill

Nigel O'Neill

Mr. Deben

Jorge Suquet

Jorge Suquet

Mr. Thornton

Lana O'Kell

Lana O'Kell

Ivy Welford

Adie Allen

Adie Allen

Mrs. Traill

Mary O'Driscoll

Mary O'Driscoll

Mrs. Keble

Charlotte Vega

Charlotte Vega

Kattie

Karen Ardiff

Karen Ardiff

Mrs. Deben

Barry Barnes

Barry Barnes

Inspector Sheppard

Richard Felix

Richard Felix

William

Francesca McGill

Francesca McGill

Adult Christine

Lucy Tillett

Lucy Tillett

Mrs. Gipping

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