Drama about an unlikely friendship between an elderly widow and a young author. Starring joan plowright. Adapted from the novel by elizabeth taylor. Feelgood comedy drama about an unlikely friendship between an elderly widow and a young author. After the death of her husband, mrs palfrey joan plowright decides to leave her home in scotland and relocate to london to be nearer her grandson desmond lorcan o'toole. Taking up residence in the claremont, a seen better days hotel, she soon finds that life in the city can be lonely, especially when she fails to make contact with desmond. But while out walking one day, she meets and befriends twenty something struggling author ludovic meyer rupert friend and, as the weeks pass, the two realise they share a lot of interests in common. Running time 103 minutes region region 2 release date 07 07 2008