Loving Miss Hatto

TV Movie
2012
TV-14
1h 30m

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Rory Kinnear and Maimie McCoy in Loving Miss Hatto (2012)

In 1953, William Barrington-Coupe - known as Barrie - spots concert pianist Joyce Hatto and recognizes her talent. They marry and Barrie becomes Joyce's agent. Joyce makes several records, w... Read allIn 1953, William Barrington-Coupe - known as Barrie - spots concert pianist Joyce Hatto and recognizes her talent. They marry and Barrie becomes Joyce's agent. Joyce makes several records, which achieve some popularity, though stage fright restricts the success of her concert tou... Read allIn 1953, William Barrington-Coupe - known as Barrie - spots concert pianist Joyce Hatto and recognizes her talent. They marry and Barrie becomes Joyce's agent. Joyce makes several records, which achieve some popularity, though stage fright restricts the success of her concert tours. Barrie, still a wheeler-dealer, serves a short prison term for tax evasion. Joyce's ca... Read all

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6.6/10

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Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations total

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5studioAT

Loving Miss Hatto

You would've thought that upon her sad death the whole Victoria Wood back catalogue would have been reshown and brought out on DVD.

Sadly to my knowledge this has never happened with this piece of her writing.

It's a shame, because while not up to the standard of 'Eric and Ernie' or 'That Day We Sang' this remained a good bit of TV drama.

8g-hbe

A good and thought-provoking film

The story is somewhat thin, but it is saved by a good screenplay and script and in the end becomes a highly watchable film. Was Joyce really like this - sweet and good-natured one minute, discontented and sharp-tongued the next, because that's how she comes across in the film and we don't really know if it's the truth or just a confection designed to add a little spice to the proceedings. Despite Barrie's rather less than honest ways, he seems to get the rough end of the stick and it's impossible not to feel a good deal of sympathy for him. But on the other hand, was he really faking those recordings to make his wife feel better or just to pocket some quick cash? This film repeatedly pulls the viewer one way and then the other, which is probably a good thing.