A 1920s English seaside town becomes the center of a scandal when residents receive wicked letters. A trial ensues, but the town's women suspect something is amiss.
A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a farcical and occasionally sinister scandal in this riotous mystery comedy . Based on a stranger than fiction true story, " Wicked Little Letters " follows two neighbours: deeply conservative local Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley). When Edith and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime.
The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues. However, as the town’s women - led by Police Officer Gladys Moss (Anjana Vasan) - begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect that something is amiss, and Rose may not be the culprit after all.The English and the Irish have a unique relationship with vulgarity that differs greatly from Americans. This fact is best understood through experience. I couldn’t explain it if I wanted t
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