6.3
To try and overcome a lifetime of bitterness and resentment, 83-year-old Edie decides that it is never too late. After packing an old camping bag, she leaves her life behind and embarks on an adventure she never got to have... climbing the imposing Mount Suilven in Scotland.
Sheila Hancock
Edie
Kevin Guthrie
Jonny
Paul Brannigan
McLaughlin
Amy Manson
Fiona
Wendy Morgan
Nancy
Rachael Keiller
Hotel Receptionist
Donald Pelmear
George
Daniela Bräuer
German hiker
Christopher Dunne
Cafe owner
Tori Butler-Hart
Doctor
Calum MacRae
Bothy Man
Tanya Winsor
Jane
Sallyann Fellowes
Retirement home manager
Wynne Potts
Care Assistant
Tom McHugh
Station guard
Seoras Hearton
Reid
Shaun Cowan
Bell
Director, Idea
Simon Hunter
Screenplay
Elizabeth O'Halloran
Story
Edward Lynden-Bell
May 7, 2021
8
This is one of those quiet dramas that I enjoy watching as a counterbalance to the blockbusters and bigger budget offerings. It was entertaining and well acted by the lead, and who says only young people should be shown try to overcome [physical and mental obstacles? Apparently the elderly actress didn’t have anyone filling in for her during the hiking and climbing scenes. Good for her.
To be honest, it is not one that will stand out in my memory, that I will seek out at a later date thinking, “I really should watch that again.”
But if it were to show up on one of my streaming channels, I could see myself saying, “Why not?”