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The Nan Movie

The Nan Movie

  • Status: Released
  • 18-03-2022
  • Runtime: 95 min
  • Score: 5.6
  • Vote count: 21

Catherine Tate's iconic character Nan hits the big screen as she goes on a wild road trip from London to Ireland with her grandson Jamie to make amends with her estranged sister Nell. Militant vegan arsonists, raucous rugby teams, all night raves and crazed cops on motorbikes all make for a proper day out. An origin story that mixes Nan's present with her past where we finally find out what's made her the cantankerous old bastard she is today.

Catherine Tate

Nan / Joanie

Mathew Horne

Jamie

Katherine Parkinson

Nell

Niky Wardley

Officer Mahler

Parker Sawyers

Walter

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor

Mick

Jack Doolan

Terry

Jack Michael Cloke

Terry 12

Paul Reid

Nan's Dad

Rosalie Craig

Nan's Mum

Bill Murphy

Officer Jonas

Paul Tylak

Officer Singh

Abdul Alshareef

Air Raid Man

Baz Black

Tattoo Shop Owner

James Corrigan

Froggo

Felix Scott

Arsemunch

Rebecca Trehearn

Peggy Roberts

Craig Grainger

Howie Banks

Ruchika Jain

Nira

Tim Laubscher

Nutsack

Pete Bennett

Bradley

Claudie Blakley

Carolyn

Sule Rimi

Daniel

Emer Hedderman

Nurse

Richard Sandling

Colin

Stephen Kennedy

Security Guard

Jo Halpin

Crystal Meth Cathy

Baz Black

Tattoo Shop Owner (uncredited)

Àine Winter

Dancer (uncredited)

CinemaSerf

I fully expected to hate this film, but actually although it is an one joke movie, Catherine Tate in the title role and her grandson sidekick Mathew Horne ("Jamie") have quite a bit of a lark as they travel to the island off the island of Ireland to visit her long estranged sister "Nell" (Katherine Parkinson). We discover just why they fell out and watch just how this gregarious old woman poo-poos just about every modern day, politically correct, convention as she swears and farts her way around the country. Horne is a reasonable foil for her, but this is really just an one-hander with a star who lives and breathes this character and despite myself, it did raise the odd smile. Laugh out loud? Well it was for some in the cinema and there are quite a few fun escapades packed into the 90-odd minutes it lasts. It is not, I would say, a cinema film - it will look fine on the telly at Christmas. Not great, indeed it's puerile at times, but it's not dreadful either.