Eskimo Day

Eskimo Day is a 1996 BBC comedy drama, written by Jack Rosenthal and directed by Piers Haggard, about the trials and tribulations of three young would-be students as they arrive with their families at Queens' College, Cambridge, on interview day. There was a sequel, Cold Enough for Snow, in 1997.

This film was Alec Guinness' final acting performance before his death in 2000.

Cast

 * Maureen Lipman as Shani Whittle
 * David Ross as Bevis Whittle
 * Benedict Sandiford as Neil Whittle
 * Tom Wilkinson as Hugh Lloyd
 * Laura Howard as Pippa 'Muffin' Lloyd
 * Anna Carteret as Harriet Lloyd
 * Alec Guinness as James
 * James Fleet as Simon
 * Pippa Hinchley as Bobbie the waitress
 * Lila Kaye as Mother Polly

Crew

 * Director: Piers Haggard
 * Producer: Ann Scott
 * Screenplay: Jack Rosenthal
 * Photography: Michael Coulter
 * Editor: Michael Parker

Reception
Writing for BFI, Fintan McDonagh said: "Writer Jack Rosenthal, with characteristic flair, puts into the mouth of his actress wife the feelings of parental redundancy that he suffered after just such a trip to Cambridge with their son Adam. Not for the first time, Rosenthal was able to transform an episode from his own life into a gem of comic observation and genuine pathos."