- Radio Times
- Review by:
- Alison Graham
There is so much to love about Victoria Wood’s version of the Joyce Hatto classical CD scandal: the writing, of course, which is peppered with glorious Wood-isms, and the peerless Alfred Molina as Hatto’s adoring husband, Barry.
Loving Miss Hatto is a story of devotion and tenderness between, when we first see them, young Joyce (Maimie McCoy), a hard-working concert pianist, and Barry (Rory Kinnear), a charmer and well-meaning wide boy who gets into “muddles”, one of which even leads to a spell in prison. After a disastrous Royal Festival Hall appearance, we leap to 2002 when older Joyce (Francesca Annis) and Barry live a quiet suburban life of natural history documentaries, macaroni cheese and nice cakes as special treats.
But Barry changes their lives dramatically with a wheeze that gets Joyce the worldwide recognition they both think she has always deserved. And it’s incredible.
About this programme
Drama about classical pianist Joyce Hatto, written by Victoria Wood. The story begins in early-1950s London, when she met her future husband William Barrington-Coupe, and traces their love story through the next 50 years. With his wife stricken by cancer, record producer William released other musicians' work under her name, actions which resulted in one of the biggest music frauds ever. Francesca Annis and Alfred Molina star.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Barrie
- Alfred Molina
- Joyce
- Francesca Annis
- Young Barrie
- Rory Kinnear
- Young Joyce
- Maimie McCoy
- Mrs Hatto
- Phoebe Nicholls
- Mr Hatto
- Tony Turner
- Birdy
- Sarah Woodward
- Pilks
- Eve Matheson
- Young Birdy
- Nell Williams
- Young Pilks
- Zenobia Voegele-Downing
- Philip
- Ned Dennehy
- Erich
- Nicholas Woodeson
- James
- Nicholas Rowe
- Larry
- Patrick Joseph Byrnes
- Miss Guisely
- Jane Brennan
- Young Erich
- Stephen Cromwell
- Rehearsal conductor
- Michael Grennell
- Coffee bar man
- Ronnie McCann
- Cortot's assistant
- Lucy Miller
- Publishing girl
- Susan Loughnane
- Detective
- Chris McHallem
- Constable
- Mark Fitzgerald
- Festival Hall FHM
- Gary Murphy
- Eleanor's mother
- Cora Fenton
- Royston neighbour
- Bernadette McKenna
- Woman journalist
- Fiona Bell
Crew
- Director
- Aisling Walsh
- Executive Producer
- Andy Harries
- Producer
- Radford Neville
- Writer
- Victoria Wood
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