by Perry Seibert
synopsis
Niall Johnson's comedy Keeping Mum concerns the family of a vicar who are beset by a variety of problems. Reverend Walter Goodfellow (Rowan Atkinson) is a well-meaning but hapless religious figure in his town. His son, Petey, is a wimp, forever terrorized at school. His daughter, Holly, enjoys the company of a variety of different boyfriends. Wife Gloria (Kristin Scott Thomas) has had enough of her husband and is considering leaving him for a golf teacher (Patrick Swayze). The family starts to come back together after hiring housekeeper Grace (Maggie Smith), a woman who knows a thing or two about keeping secrets.
characteristics
- Members Of The Clergy
- Servants And Employers
- Infidelity
- Pastor
- Minister
- Preacher
- Comedy On The Edge
- Village
- Eccentric Families
- Deacon
- Family-secrets
- Golf
- Housekeeper
- Archbishop
- Instructor
