Simon Bird, of Inbetweeners fame, is making a film of Days of the Bagnold Summer by our very own Joff Winterhart. It’s the story of year-old Daniel and his mum Sue spending a long, boring summer together - and it’s one of the funniest books we’ve ever read here at Cape Towers. · Days of the Bagnold Summer by Joff Winterhart – review This brilliant debut about a mother and her heavy-metal loving son is funny and resonant Days of Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins. Days of the Bagnold Summer Release Date: Aug. Lisa Owens, Joff Winterhart: RunTime: 86 mins. Sue works in a library. Daniel eats crisps and listens to Metallica. This was the summer Daniel was due to spend with his father and his father's new wife in Florida. But when they cancel his trip at the last minute, Sue and Daniel.
Find many great new used options and get the best deals for Other People: Days of the Bagnold Summer and Driving Short Distances by Joff Winterhart (, Hardcover) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! Days of the Bagnold Summer--soon to be a feature film Collecting the first two graphic novels from "one of the most talented graphic novelists in the UK" (Zadie Smith), Other People brings Joff Winterhart and his penchant for endearing, peculiar couples to the US for the first time. Evocatively wrought and gorgeously illustrated, Other People collects Days of the Bagnold Summer and Driving. In overly generous terms, one could describe "Days of the Bagnold Summer" as a quirky coming-of-age tale told through a self-deprecating British lens with a tiny drop of kitchen-sink realness. in an adaptation of Joff Winterhart's graphic novel by debuting scribe Lisa Owens.
"Days of the Bagnold Summer" is the story of six weeks in the summer which Sue, a 52 year old single mother who works as a librarian, and her 15 year old metalhead son Daniel spend together. It's a subtle story told in 6 panel per page vignettes that comprise an accurate and moving portrait of the kind of relationship middle aged mothers and teenage sons have. Days of the Bagnold Summer is a British coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Simon Bird, starring Monica Dolan, Earl Cave, Tamsin Greig and Rob Brydon and with a musical score by Belle and Sebastian. The film was based on the graphic novel of the same name by Joff Winterhart, adapted for the screen by Bird’s wife Lisa Owens. Joff Winterhart is an illustrator, film-maker and plays drums in his band, Bucky. He lives in Bristol, where he walks his greyhound, Peep-Peep. He is the author of Days of the Bagnold Summer, which was shortlisted for the Costa Award for Best Novel.
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