‘Barmy and lovable’ British comedy with a crazy premise you won’t see coming just dropped on Netflix

A darkly charming caller comedy-drama has conscionable dropped connected Netflix starring a beloved Irish comedian and histrion with a premise you won’t expect

Netflix embraced the Halloween tone this week with plentifulness of frightening features connected offer, but determination are inactive plentifulness of caller options for subscribers who aren’t successful the spooky spirit.

With much acheronian and acold nights approaching, streamers and movie buffs volition beryllium looking for the cleanable movie picks to lukewarm their cockles implicit the coming weeks.

Look nary further than the streaming giant, arsenic it has conscionable added a delightfully unconventional romantic-comedy that’s perfect for those recovering from the Halloween festivities.

Starring Irish comic and histrion Aisling Bea, this is simply a rom-com similar nary different and scored favourable reviews erstwhile it premiered astatine the Edinburgh International Film Festival earlier this year.

It’s present disposable for your streaming pleasance astatine nary other outgo for Netflix members.

And Mrs stars Bea arsenic a caller would-be widow Gemma, whose fiance dies conscionable earlier they’ve planned to get married.

Per a synopsis, “when [the] reluctant bride-to-be's fiance drops dead, she insists connected marrying him anyhow - vowing to flooded nationalist opinion, the instrumentality of the land, and her loved one's objections.”

You work that correctly - this movie starts retired with 1 fractional of the cardinal mates already dead, truthful expect plentifulness much surprises on the way.

Also starring American greats Billie Lourd and Colin Hanks, a immense array of British stars marque up the supporting cast, from Susan Wokoma, Omari Douglas and Nish Kumar, to acting royalty Dame Harriet Walter and Doctor Who favourite Arthur Darvill.

Cath Clarke of The Guardian called And Mrs a “barmy Brit romcom” with a “knockout” cast.

She continues by describing Bea arsenic an “absolute hoot. When Hollywood stars play mean civilians, there’s often a slumming-it prime to their performances, but Bea is comic and real, sarky and precise likable arsenic Gemma.”

Common Sense Media wrote: “The premise of And Mrs is simply a interaction bizarre - a pistillate determined to wed her dormant fiancé - but someway the movie sidesteps thing excessively uncomfortable oregon schmaltzy, alternatively offering plentifulness of wit and immoderate well-earned affectional moments.”

Awards Buzz called it “an enjoyable acquisition that packs a astonishing affectional punch, depicting a make-the-best-of-it concern that audiences volition surely anticipation ne'er to unrecorded for themselves but volition apt precise overmuch bask watching.”

Digital Spy added: “It's an affecting British rom-com dissimilar immoderate you've seen before, and 1 that gives you arsenic galore laughs arsenic it volition tears.”

While a Letterboxd idiosyncratic who caught the EIFF premiere listed plentifulness of winning attributes, including “lots of heart, humanity and hope” and “a solemnisation of love, relationship and household successful adjacent parts”.

“I cognize it’s lone conscionable travel retired but I consciousness a rom-com this archetypal is going to beryllium remembered and talked astir for years to come,” they concluded.

Bea is beloved for her galore TV appearances, including This Way Up and Alice & Jack, truthful her latest unsocial drama relation is not 1 to beryllium missed.

And Mrs is disposable to watercourse connected Netflix.