The second cinema-shot at Coward’s play (Hitchcock did a silent version in 1928) stars Biel as the Yank divorcee whose hasty marriage to Prince Caspian stud Ben Barnes sets up a Meet The Parents-style clash with his blueblood mater and pater (Kristin Scott Thomas and Colin Firth).

Aussie Stephan Elliott’s first picture since 1998’s calamitous Eye Of The Beholder, this Ealing Studios production has the makings of a solid heritage crowd-pleaser with an outside shot at gong contention.

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