Tilda Swinton delves into hidden family secrets in Joanna Hogg’s poignant haunted house tale, and Nida Manzoor’s wedding sabotage film is a punchy delight
There are plenty of creaks and bumps in the night in Joanna Hogg’s latest drama, set in a Welsh country hotel shrouded in mist. But despite the haunted house trappings, this is a place where the ghosts are mostly memories. Tilda Swinton, always a sensitive performer, takes dual roles: film-maker Julie and her elderly mother, Rosalind. They come to stay at the rural venue – which used to be the home of Rosalind’s aunt – as a nostalgia trip and a birthday treat for Rosalind. But Julie is unsettled by unexplained noises, while her buttoned-up parent’s recollections of childhood visits there encompass the bad as well as the good. A poignant tale of love, loss and remembrance.
Friday 23 January, 11pm, BBC Two
