Cheerful Weather for the Wedding

Set in England in 1932, Cheerful Weather for the Wedding follows Dolly Thatcham on the morning of her wedding at her family's country manor. Relatives and guests arrive with the usual mixture of good spirits, confusion and old grudges, while Dolly's mother keeps a firm hand on the arrangements she has made for her daughter's future. The day is unsettled by Joseph, the man Dolly was involved with the previous summer, whose presence among the guests leaves her doubting whether she is about to marry the right man.

The film was directed by Donald Rice, who wrote the screenplay with Mary Henely-Magill, and it was produced by Teun Hilte and Alexandra Arlango. Felicity Jones plays Dolly, with Luke Treadaway as Joseph and Elizabeth McGovern as Mrs. Thatcham; Mackenzie Crook, Ellie Kendrick and Zoë Tapper also appear. It runs 93 minutes and mixes comedy, drama and romance.

Cheerful Weather for the Wedding was released in December 2012. Its ratings are modest: on IMDb it holds 5.6 out of 10 from around 2,500 votes, and on TMDB 5.4 out of 10 from a much smaller number of votes. A critics' rating of 5.1 out of 10 from 30 reviews puts it close to the audience scores, indicating a generally mixed response across both groups.