The point about the Earnshaws needing their mother to hang on for another three months relates to UK Inheritance Tax. No tax is payable on any gift given more than seven years before the giver dies. If however, the giver dies within seven years, tax can be applied retrospectively. There is a sliding scale, known as taper relief, so that if the giver dies six years after the gift (as here), the tax rate is 8% (from a maximum of 40%).
In the case of large transfers (eg a property), even after various allowances are taken into account, 8% can amount to a significant sum.
In the case of large transfers (eg a property), even after various allowances are taken into account, 8% can amount to a significant sum.
Filming commenced whilst Covid-19 measures were still in force in the UK. The cast had to test twice a day for Covid.
Louis Ashbourne Serkis (who plays Andy) is the son of Lorraine Ashbourne (who appears in this film as Mrs Earnshaw) and actor and director Andy Serkis.
In the first stage production of ALLELUJAH, the role played in the movie by Russell Tovey was played by Samuel Barnett; both were in the original stage production and movie adaptation of History Boys (2006).
Filming commenced late October 2021 and finished five weeks later.