MILES JUPP

JOURNEY'S END (2018)
Starring Sam Claflin, Asa Butterfield, Paul Bettany, Tom Sturridge, Toby Jones, Stephen Graham, Robert Glenister, Theo Barklem-Biggs, Miles Jupp and Oliver Dimsdale. Directed by Saul Dibb.

March, 1918. C-company arrives to take its turn in the front-line trenches in northern France led by the war-weary Captain Stanhope. A German offensive is imminent, and the officers and their cook distract themselves in their dugout with talk of food and their past lives. Stanhope, meanwhile, soaks his fear in whisky, unable to deal with his dread of the inevitable. A young new officer, Raleigh, has just arrived, fresh out of training and abuzz with the excitement of his first real posting - not least because he is to serve under Stanhope, his former school house monitor and the object of his sister’s affections. Each man is trapped, the days ticking by, the tension rising and the attack drawing ever closer...

REVIEWS Journey's End - A sobering, intelligent tale of fear and bravery

THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS (2017)
Starring Dan Stevens, Jonathan Pryce, Christopher Plummer, Miriam Margolyes, Simon Callow, Morfydd Clark, Ian McNeice, Bill Paterson, Donald Sumpter and Miles Jupp. Directed by Bharat Nalluri.

The story of how Charles Dickens actually revived the holiday of Christmas with his self-published novel, A Christmas Carol. Facing pressure with looming debt, a feckless father and recent critical failures, Dickens confronts his past by conjuring up fantastic characters including Ebenezer Scrooge, for his now classic Christmas tale. Full of wit and warmth, 'The Man Who Invented Christmas' will bring out the holiday spirit in everyone.

REVIEWS The Man Who Invented Christmas - A dull approach to a Christmas classic