''Do Not Disturb'' is a 2016 British

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starring Catherine Tate and Miles Jupp as a couple who try to repair their marriage in a hotel room. Set in

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, birthplace and burial place of playwright and poet

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, the film premiered on

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on 27 January 2016, coinciding with worldwide celebrations of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death. It was written by Aschlin Ditta and directed by

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. The film became a reunion between Tate and Aschlin Ditta, who co-wrote the BBC sketch series '' The Catherine Tate Show'' (2004–2007).

Plot

Cast

* Catherine Tate as Anna Wilson * Miles Jupp as John Wilson * Sian Gibson as Sheila *

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as Neil * Dylan Edwards as Luke * Milanka Brooks as Svetlana * Kierston Wareing as Julie * Colin Michael Carmichael as Hungover Man * Penny Ryder as Janet

References

External links

* * {{British Comedy Guide, title=Do Not Disturb, id=do_not_disturb 2016 films 2016 comedy films 2016 in British television 2016 television films 2010s English-language films British comedy-drama television films Films set in 2016 2020s British films 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death