Saving Grace

Grace Trevethyn is a reserved housewife who discovers her late husband left her with substantial debts and the threat of losing her home. To resolve her financial crisis, she decides to apply her exceptional gardening skills to a profitable but illegal venture. With the help of her gardener, Matthew, she begins growing high-quality marijuana in her greenhouse. As she enters the world of drug dealing to sell her product, she must navigate interactions with criminals and the police.

This crime comedy is the first of five films directed by Nigel Cole. The movie stars Brenda Blethyn as Grace and Craig Ferguson as Matthew, with a supporting cast including Martin Clunes, Tchéky Karyo, Jamie Foreman, and Bill Bailey. A joint production between the United Kingdom and France, the film was made with a budget of 10 million USD and earned 26 million USD at the worldwide box office.

Audience reception was generally positive, with a rating of 6.9/10 on IMDb based on 20,000 votes and 6.5/10 on TMDB from 461 votes. These scores are higher than the film critics' rating of 6.1/10, which was derived from 88 reviews.