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Mr Harvey Lights a Candle (2005) (TV)

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User Rating: 7.5/10 (135 votes)

Overview

Director:
Susanna White
Writer:
Rhidian Brook (writer)
Release Date:
26 March 2005 (UK) more
Genre:
Drama
Plot:
A teacher comes to terms with his past during a school trip to Salisbury Cathedral. | add synopsis
User Comments:
Perhaps a bit too grim more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)
Daniel Bliss ... Phil Rogers

Timothy Spall ... Malcolm Harvey

Nathalie Press ... Helen Taylor (as Natalie Press)
Ben Miles ... Jonathan Cole
David Bradley ... Archie
Jade Ewen ... Donna
Celia Imrie ... Miss Davies
Mario Powell ... Eliot
Tendayi Jembere ... Sid Williams
George Thompson ... George

Steven Webb ... Dave Miller
Joshua Malin ... Mo
Troy Glasgow ... Maurice
Shereil Willis ... Martha
Kay Lyon ... Sandra
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Additional Details

Runtime:
85 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Argentina:13
Filming Locations:
London, England, UK more
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References Donnie Darko (2001) more

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2 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
Perhaps a bit too grim, 24 December 2005
5/10
Author: Craig Whyel from Belle Vernon, PA

I wanted to like this more than I did. Timothy Spall is one of my favorite actors.

The story is pretty straight forward as it was in the tagline.

I kept waiting for Mr. Harvey to unburden himself.

Not completely surprised by the way that it played out but and once again I enjoyed Mr. Spall's work.

I think for me the students were too precocious and played out poorly as well as the development of conflict, which bottomed out early on. I would like very much to find the final script because I felt like it was put together with a weak middle.

Whether I am right or not remains to be seen but it became a bit too melodramatic for me and I cannot in good faith recommend it.

I've certainly watched much worse as of late but this had potential to be much better than it was.

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