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Be yourself... everyone else is taken
When the flamboyant Henry Paget arrives in 1890s North Wales to claim his aristocratic inheritance, his theatrical flair and defiant eccentricities send shockwaves through the upper-class elite, much to the amusement of the local townspeople. Alongside his spirited cousin, Lily, and loyal butler, Gelert, Henry tries to carve out his own identity as the Fifth Marquess, navigating suffocating traditions, scheming relatives, and the long shadow cast by his estranged father.
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CinemaSerf
Jun 2, 2026 · via TMDB
If you've got the vaguest hint of flamboyance in your character, then the role of "Henry" here would have to be your plum role. It certainly appears to be for Callum Scott Howells who looks like he has thrown just about everything he has to give at his role as the infamous Lord Paget. He was the elder son of the Marquess of Anglesey - whom he had never met - and lived comfortably on that island assisted by his elderly butler Gelert (Rupert Everett). Paget is bored, frustrated and lonely and but for his best friend - his dog - finds his life tedious. Then he meets Lily (Ruby Stokes), a distant relative, who encourages him to break from the rigid behavioural mould of his aristocratic background and spend some of his significant fortune on frivolity. Next thing, he is squandering with aplomb buying the finest clothes, jewellery and has engaged the services of the duplicitous Durrant (pronounced Durront - he's French don't you know) who encourages even greater profligacy with grand theatrical performances produced by him (Tom Rhys Harries) and performed by his company of talentless spongers. Sadly, Henry hasn't the intellectual wherewithal to realise just what is going on around him and is content to coast along irresponsibly until a trio of tragedies land on his doorstep and leave him reeling. Howells is on great form throughout delivering engagingly a combination of entitled foppishness and almost childlike insecurity especially well. The supporting cast also add quite a bit of richness to this story, especially those playing folks who were perfectly content to fleece the man when he was in clover but who were soon hovering like vultures once the tap ran dry. The production design has something of the look of a Peter Greenaway film to it with sumptuous costumes and locations and the slightest hint of farce to it at times, too, and though it does have it's fallow sequences, it is still an enjoyable entertainment that is part pantomime and part social commentary and it's worth a couple of hours if you like your comedy more of the carcass-picking vein.
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Callum Scott Howells
Henry Cyril Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey
Ruby Stokes
Lily
Rupert Everett
Gelert
Paul Rhys
Lord Penrhyn
Louis Hynes
Neville
Louise Brealey
Lady Chetwynd
Tom Rhys Harries
Nick Durant
Siobhán McSweeney
Blanche
Guillaume Gallienne
William
Steve Speirs
Morris Price
Kevin Eldon
John Wickens
Ian Puleston-Davies
Mr Davies
Roger Evans
Mr Tailor
Julian Lewis Jones
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Leisa Gwenllian
Clara
Michael Hill
Emrys
Clara Paget
Mabel
Anthony O'Donnell
Mr Spinks
Ben Crystal
Mr Thomas
Dylan Jones
Brown Quartermaster
Laurie Rose
Director of Photography
Nadia Stacey
Hair Designer
Nadia Stacey
Makeup Designer
Celyn Jones
Director
Celyn Jones
Executive Producer
Karoline Augusta Antonsen
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