1 | * ActorAllusion: |
2 | ** In the sequel Douglas reads from Creator/AlfredLordTennyson's poem "Ulysses" - which Judi Dench's character M also read from in ''{{Film/Skyfall}}''. |
3 | ** Creator/BillNighy and Creator/PenelopeWilton also played husband and wife in ''Film/ShaunOfTheDead''. |
4 | ** Tom Wilkinson previously played a Mr Dashwood in ''Literature/SenseAndSensibility''. |
5 | ** Madge at one point claims to be Princess Margaret. Ramona Marquez, who plays Madge's granddaughter, had previously played Princess Margaret as a child in ''Film/TheKingsSpeech''. |
6 | * AllStarCast: An ensemble of highly acclaimed British actors. |
7 | * AwesomeDearBoy: Most of the veteran British actors signed on immediately just to be able to all work together on the one film. |
8 | * CreatorCameo: A variation. Jean is seen reading ''Tulip Fever'', another novel by Deborah Moggach (who wrote the book this film is based on). |
9 | * FakeNationality: Of a sense. Dev Patel was born and raised in Britain, and his parents are Kenyan. They do have Indian heritage though. |
10 | * PlayingAgainstType: |
11 | ** Creator/MaggieSmith tends to play upper class ladies. Here she plays a foul-mouthed cockney. |
12 | ** Creator/CeliaImrie finds herself playing a lot of mean old ladies. Her Madge is considerably nicer than her usual roles. |
13 | ** At the time of the first film Creator/JudiDench was more commonly known for playing mean old ladies herself. But by the time of the sequel, she had already gotten a few more CoolOldLady roles. |
14 | * RealLifeRelative: Creator/TomWilkinson (Graham Dashwood) and Creator/DianaHardcastle (Carol) are married in real life. |
15 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: |
16 | ** There were rumours that Creator/HelenMirren and Creator/ColinFirth would have roles in the sequel. Also Creator/PeterOToole and Julie Christie were originally going to play Norman and Madge but were eventually replaced with Ronald Pickup and Celie Imrie. |
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