What We Did On Our Holiday. Image shows from L to R: Gordie McLeod (Billy Connolly), Mickey McLeod (Bobby Smalldridge), Lottie McLeod (Emilia Jones). Copyright: Origin Pictures / BBC Films
What We Did On Our Holiday

What We Did On Our Holiday

  • 2014 film

Comedy about holding together a family unit amidst the pressures of parenthood and a large extended family. Stars Rosamund Pike, David Tennant, Billy Connolly, Ben Miller, Amelia Bullmore and more.

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What We Did On Our Holiday. Image shows from L to R: Gordie McLeod (Billy Connolly), Jess McLeod (Harriet Turnbull), Margaret McLeod (Amelia Bullmore), Abi McLeod (Rosamund Pike), Mickey McLeod (Bobby Smalldridge), Doug McLeod (David Tennant), Lottie McLeod (Emilia Jones). Copyright: Origin Pictures / BBC Films

Key details

Genre
Film
Released
2014
Stars
Rosamund Pike, David Tennant, Billy Connolly, Ben Miller, Amelia Bullmore, Annette Crosbie, Celia Imrie, Lewis Davie and more
Writers
Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin
Directors
Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin
Producers
David M. Thompson, Dan Winch, Ed Rubin, Joanie Blaikie, Suzanne Reid, Christine Langan, Andrew Orr, Zygi Kamasa and more
Companies

Doug and Abi are taking their three children on a trip to Scotland for a big family gathering, but the couple are in the midst of a difficult divorce and have asked their kids to keep it a secret from the rest of the family.

From nine year old Lottie's notebook to keep track of the lies so she remembers which ones to tell, to four year old Jess's perverse attachment to a brick named Norman, for their parents a week has never seemed such a long time.

But it's middle child Mickey and his granddad's shared passion for Vikings which gives rise to the most far-reaching and unexpected consequences. When a day at the beach turns to tragedy, the children take matters into their own hands.

What We Did On Our Holiday. Image shows from L to R: Gordie McLeod (Billy Connolly), Jess McLeod (Harriet Turnbull), Margaret McLeod (Amelia Bullmore), Abi McLeod (Rosamund Pike), Mickey McLeod (Bobby Smalldridge), Doug McLeod (David Tennant), Lottie McLeod (Emilia Jones). Copyright: Origin Pictures / BBC Films

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Additional details

UK certificate
12A
Duration
95 minutes
UK release
Friday 26th September 2014
Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

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