The Trouble With Jessica
Written by Tony Wilson on March 25, 2024
A British black comedy with a stellar ensemble cast including Shirley Henderson, Rufus Sewell, Olivia Williams, Indira Varma, and Alan Tudyk, The Trouble with Jessica is set to release in cinemas 5th April.
This is a beautifully crafted black comedy that explores the values and actions of middle class Britain in the 21st century. SARAH (Shirley Henderson) and TOM (Alan Tudyk) are a married couple in terrible financial trouble. On the brink of losing everything, they’ve managed to find a buyer for their stylish London home. When their best friends RICHARD (Rufus Sewell) and BETH (Olivia Williams) come round for a final dinner, an uninvited old friend, JESSICA (Indira Varma), tags along. For reasons that remain a mystery Jessica hangs herself in the garden. Tom and Sarah soon realise that their plans to sell the house and avoid financial ruin are unravelling and set about persuading Richard and Beth that they should take Jessica’s body to her flat and make it look as though she had killed herself there… What could possibly go wrong?
What follows is a brutally comic battle where our foursome slug it out over a series of fine ethical but violent skirmishes exploring how far you’d go to avoid financial ruin.
The soundtrack is a mixture of ersatz baroque and crazy jazz – so no metal, but “The Trouble With Jessica” is Well Worth Watching.
Starring:
SHIRLEY HENDERSON, RUFUS SEWELL, OLIVIA WILLIAMS,
with INDIRA VARMA and ALAN TUDYK
Produced by:
SARAH SULICK
Co-producer:
JEREMY CAMPBELL
Executive Producers:
JOHN CAIRNS, TOM STEWART, ULF EK, GEORGIA DI MATTOS EK
AMY GARDNER, MATT WINN, AHSAN MALLICK
ROSEMARY ELLIS, MARK STOTHERT
