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The Amazing Mr Blunden

  • TV Movie
  • 20212021
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
710
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Simon Callow, Mark Gatiss, Tamsin Greig, Jason Rennie, Xavier Wilkins, Tsion Habte, and India Fowler in The Amazing Mr Blunden (2021)
AdventureFamilyFantasy
For modern teenagers Lucy and Jamie, adventure arrives in the form of a mysterious old man with a job offer - as caretakers to a ruined old house that's said to be haunted. With his help, Lu... Read allFor modern teenagers Lucy and Jamie, adventure arrives in the form of a mysterious old man with a job offer - as caretakers to a ruined old house that's said to be haunted. With his help, Lucy and Jamie must travel back in time to 1821.For modern teenagers Lucy and Jamie, adventure arrives in the form of a mysterious old man with a job offer - as caretakers to a ruined old house that's said to be haunted. With his help, Lucy and Jamie must travel back in time to 1821.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
710
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  • Director
    • Mark Gatiss
  • Writer
    • Mark Gatiss
  • Stars
    • Vinette Robinson
    • Samuel Barnett
    • Elliot Levey
  • Director
    • Mark Gatiss
  • Writer
    • Mark Gatiss
  • Stars
    • Vinette Robinson
    • Samuel Barnett
    • Elliot Levey
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    • 30User reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Vinette Robinson in The Amazing Mr Blunden (2021)
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    Vinette Robinson
    Vinette Robinson
    • Mrs. Allen
    Samuel Barnett
    Samuel Barnett
    • Mr. Smith
    Elliot Levey
    Elliot Levey
    • Claverton
    Amanda Lawrence
    Amanda Lawrence
    • Meakin
    Xavier Wilkins
    • Georgie
    India Fowler
    India Fowler
    • Sara
    Sam Spruell
    Sam Spruell
    • Bertie
    Kitty Archer
    Kitty Archer
    • Bella
    Mark Gatiss
    Mark Gatiss
    • Mr. Wickens
    Spike Fearn
    Spike Fearn
    • Tom
    Tamsin Greig
    Tamsin Greig
    • Mrs. Wickens
    Simon Callow
    Simon Callow
    • Mr. Blunden
    Jason Rennie
    • Jamie
    Tsion Habte
    • Lucy
    Liz White
    Liz White
    • Jill Tucker
    Sean Gilder
    Sean Gilder
    • Dave Tucker
    Raj Ghatak
    Raj Ghatak
    • Dr Hugh
    Katherine Jakeways
    Katherine Jakeways
    • Julie
    • Director
      • Mark Gatiss
    • Writer
      • Mark Gatiss
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    • Trivia
      Madeline Smith, who features in this adaptation, played Bella in the original 1972 film.
    • Connections
      Remake of The Amazing Mr. Blunden (1972)

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    6/10
    The Amazing Mr Blunden
    Having not yet seen the original version. I can only take the Mark Gatiss version on its own terms.

    Gatiss is an aficionado of period horror. He might just be the right man to adapt The Amazing Mr Blunden and make it family friendly.

    Simon Callow looks just right as Mr Blunden, a lawyer haunted by his failure to protect two orphans placed in his care.

    The story starts with newly widowed Mrs Allen trying to claim benefits just before Christmas.

    She and her two children Lucy and Jamie get an offer to be a caretaker of a huge mansion by the mysterious Mr Blunden.

    The house is regarded as being haunted. Lucy and Jamie come across the ghosts of two children who are going to be murdered. The ones Mr Blunden let down.

    It is for Lucy and Jamie to make sure that history doesn't repeat itself.

    I found the story to be rather charming. Mark Gatiss and Tamsin Greig bring the right amount of Dickensian grotesque as Mr and Mrs Wickens.

    It does feel rather low budget given it is a Sky production. Then again Gatiss is used to low budgets for his BBC4 ghost story adaptations.

    There are some nods to Doctor Who as Gatiss tries so hard not to use the phrase timey-wimey. He replaces it with the wheels of time.
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    • Release date
      • December 24, 2021 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Finchcocks, Goudhurst, Kent, England, UK(Langley Park, manor house)
    • Production company
      • Adorable Media
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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