Following the unexpected loss of her controlling husband, “Thelma” (Pauline Collins) anticipates enjoying some peaceful years free from his demands regarding flowers and food preferences. However, her rather self-serving son "Derek" (Peter Capaldi) and his wife "Veronica" (Anna Wilson-Jones) have different ideas, and soon she finds herself in a care home where the expectation is that she’ll take medication and confor…

It proved to be an enjoyable and funny film, generally well-crafted aside from some predictable unpleasant characters. The jumps in time felt a little strange initially, though that resolved itself fairly quickly. The movie featured several recognizable British actors whom I'd seen in other television programs before. Pauline was delightful and a joy to watch. I had been anticipating how the story would be brou…