"...(This) is quite literally a 'holiday film' about a young city-dwelling couple (Roger Sloman and Alison Steadman) on a 'back to nature' camping holiday in Dorset. The most popular of Mike Leigh's t.v. films, its brilliantly observed comedy is underscored throughout by a touching portrait of two extremely vulnerable people clinging to each other for comfort in a less-than-perfect world." National Film Theatre, London