The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Aug 10 2018 TV-14 2h 4m
Drama, Romance, War

Free-spirited writer Juliet Ashton forms a life-changing bond with the delightful and eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, when she decides to write about the book club they formed during the occupation of Guernsey in WWII.

Plot

A correspondence begins between Juliet Ashton (Lily James) and members of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, with them sharing their experiences of Nazi-occupied Guernsey Island. When an idea for a book catches Juliet, she goes to visit the island, making life-long friends and taking life changing steps along the way. This book is told by way of letters, and as the reader, you become enchanted by the writers of them and the love Juliet comes to feel for each of the Islanders; Dawsey Adams (Michiel Huisman), Amelia Maugery (Dame Penelope Wilton), Isola Pribby (Katherine Parkinson), Eben Ramsey (Sir Tom Courtenay), Kit (Florence Keen), and Elizabeth McKenna (Jessica Brown Findlay).

Written by

Don Roos, Kevin Hood, Thomas Bezucha

Directed by

Mike Newell

Production Countries

France, United States of America, United Kingdom

Production Companies

Ciné+, Canal+, Amazon Prime Video, StudioCanal, Mazur / Kaplan Company, Blueprint Pictures

Languages

Deutsch, English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
55,190
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
65
Popularity
NA