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Sussex, England, 1938. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, Thomasina and Martha Hanbury, two ingenious sisters, create LOLA, a miraculous machine.
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Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+31)
Critics 98Audiences 67GoodWatch 82
Tomatometer98%
Letterboxd · 10 K ratings3.4/5
Audience score68%
IMDb6.4
Running time
1 h 19 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −30 min on the typical 109
typical 10979Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 23 countries, rent or buy in 10 more
+13Released
2023
April 7, 2023
3 years ago
Genres
DramaScience FictionWarLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
GermanMade in
- Ireland
United Kingdom
24 of 35
Emma AppletonThomasina Hanbury
Stefanie MartiniMartha Hanbury
Rory Fleck-ByrneLt. Sebastian Holloway
Aaron MonaghanMajor. Henry Cobcroft- TBTheodora Brabazon LeggeYoung Thomasina Hanbury
- FBFrancesca Brabazon LeggeYoung Martha Hanbury
- EOEva O'BrienTeenage Thomasina
- CSChacha SeigneLola Hanbury
Shaun BoylanReginald Watson
Neil HannonReginald Watson (voice)
Lorcan CranitchMajor. General Norbury
Ian TonerGerman Soldier at Checkpoint- MHMichael HulsmannGerman Soldier at Checkpoint (voice)
Hugh O'ConorEnoch Johnson
Serena BrabazonRachel Johnson
Aran MurphyLeo
Ayvianna SnowRebecca Cavendish
Nick DunningTelevision Newsreader- WFWilliam ForrestYoung Reginald Watson
Richard ElfynWinston Churchill / Various Voices (voice)
Gerald TylerVarious Voices (voice)- HSHamish StanfeldVarious Voices (voice)
Philip CondronSturmführer Hemplestall- FAFrank ArmstrongSt. Paul's Nazi #1
Directing · 5
- Andrew Legge Director, Screenplay, Screenstory, Executive Producer, Additional Photography, Title Designer
- Sarah Beth Moylan Second Assistant Director
- Amy Burke Third Assistant Director
- Mike Hayes First Assistant Director
- Louise Gaffney Script Supervisor
Writing · 3
- Angeli Macfarlane Screenplay
- Jessica Ashworth Screenstory
- Henrietta Ashworth Screenstory
Production · 20
- Bizzy Day Executive Producer
- Phil Hunt Executive Producer
- Compton Ross Executive Producer
- Dearbhla Regan Executive Producer
- Danielle Ryan Executive Producer
- Sophie Green Executive Producer
Camera · 7
- Oona Menges Director of Photography
- Stefanie Martini Additional Photography
- Howard Woods Grip
- Oscar Legge Still Photographer
- James Pierce Still Photographer
- Eleanor Bowman Additional Photography
Editing · 3
- Colin Campbell Editor
- Stuart Fyvie Colorist
- Dara McKeagney Assistant Editor
Sound · 4
- Neil Hannon Original Music Composer, Songs
- Olly Astles-Jones Sound Recordist
- Simon H. Jones Sound Mixer, Foley Mixer, Foley Artist
- Nicholas Allan Sound Effects Editor
Art · 8
- Ferdia Murphy Production Design
- Aoife Quinn Graphic Designer
- Vanessa Zanardo Art Direction
- Kerry Ann Ridley Graphic Designer
- Mike Burke Set Dresser
- Anaïs Mulgrew Graphic Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Edwina Kelly Makeup Designer
- Gary Carolan Hair Designer
- Lara Campbell Costume Designer
Visual Effects · 4
- Christian Lett Visual Effects Supervisor
- Andy Clarke Visual Effects Supervisor
- Dave Osborne Photo Retouching
- Brendan Byrne Special Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 1
- Simon Magee Gaffer
Other crew · 8
- Brendan Condren Stunt Coordinator
- Chacha Seigne Creative Consultant
- Helen O'Dea Stunt Double
- Therese Caldwell Post Production Supervisor
- Michelle O'Loughlin Stunt Double
- Jane Shortall Choreographer
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