A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a farcical and occasionally sinister scandal in this riotous mystery comedy. Based on a stranger than fiction true story, WICKED LITTLE LETTERS follows two neighbours: deeply conservative local Edith Swan and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding. When Edith and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime. The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues. However, as the town’s women — led by Police Officer Gladys Moss — begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect that something is amiss, and Rose may not be the culprit after all.

Cast: Olivia Colman, Jessica Buckley, Anjana Vasan, Hugh Skinner, Timothy Spall, Gemma Jones, Eileen Atkins

Genre: Comedy/Drama/History/Mystery

Rating: 14A

Runtime: 1 hr. 42 mins.