| Cast |
Judi Dench, Billy Connolly, Geoffrey Palmer, Antony Sher |
| Director |
John Madden |
| Screenplay | Jeremy Brock |
| Music | Stephen Warbeck |
| Sound formats | Dolby |
| Made in | 1997 |
| Produced by | BBC, Ecosse Films, Irish Screen, WGBH Boston, Mobile Masterpiece Theatre |
| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus Derek Wilson | 10 |  |
| The Cape Times Fiona Chisholm | 15 |  |
| The Star Janine Walker | 15 | |
| Die Burger Gabriël Botma | 15 | |
| Sunday Times William Pretorius | 10 | |
| Rapport Barrie Hough | 18 | |
| TV3 Screenplay Barry Ronge | 16 | |
| TV2 Leon at the Movies Leon van Nierop | 18 | |
| eye Weekly Denis Seguin | 15 | |
| Box Office Wade Major | 18 | |
| Empire | 15 | |
| Film Review Anwar Brett | 15 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 96 Netizens | 17 | |
Average .. 76% | 15 | |
| Scale (Max) | 20 | |
| Aalam Vorajee | 20 | |
| Bruce Humphrey | 18 | |
Average .. 95% | 19 | |