It is a universally held view, fuelled by stiff photographs and stilted archive footage, that early 20th century women were dour, passive and unable to crack so much as a smile through those stiff upper lips. The perception of suffragettes is generally no different, a group who campaigned for their right to vote through respectful discourse and peaceful protest.
Romola Garai
Glorious 39 (DVD)
This is England
After spending a decade making critically-acclaimed TV dramas including Friends & Crocodiles and A Real Summer, writer/director Stephen Poliakoff returns to the big screen with sumptuous thriller Glorious 39.