Tell It to the Bees

"Some secrets are too powerful to keep."

May 3 2019 TV-MA 1h 48m
Drama, Romance

Dr. Jean Markham returns to the town she left as a teenager to take over her late father's medical practice. When a school-yard scuffle lands Charlie in her surgery, she invites him to visit the hives in her garden and tell his secrets to the bees, as she once did. The new friendship between the boy and the bee keeper brings his mother Lydia into Jean's world.

Official Trailer
Plot

A single mother Lydia (Holliday Grainger) who is abandoned by her husband, meets the small village's Doctor Jean Markham (Anna Paquin) who has recently returned to her hometown when Lydia's son Charlie is taken to the doctor after being bullied in school. When Lydia and Charlie are evicted because of Lydia's earnings from her work are not adequate to pay the rent, Jean invites them to stay in her home and she and Lydia soon develop a friendship and something more.

Written by

Henrietta Ashworth, Jessica Ashworth, Fiona Shaw

Directed by

Annabel Jankel

Cast

Billy Boyd, Gregor Selkirk, Anna Paquin

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Riverstone Pictures, Reliance Entertainment Productions 8, Taking a Line for a Walk Productions, Archface Films, Cayenne Film Company

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 6 nominations total

Trailers
Tell It To The Bees Official Trailer
Teasers
Teaser Trailer
Featurettes
Cast and Crew Q&A | TIFF 2018
Scores
# of Votes
8,051
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
50
Popularity
NA