Tell It to the Bees
Some secrets are too powerful to keep.
2018 | 106m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Annabel Jankel |
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| Writer: | Fiona Shaw, Henrietta Ashworth, Jessica Ashworth |
| Staring: |
| Dr. Jean Markham returns to the town she left as a teenager to take over her late father's medical practice. When a school-yard scuffle lands Charlie in her surgery, she invites him to visit the hives in her garden and tell his secrets to the bees, as she once did. The new friendship between the boy and the bee keeper brings his mother Lydia into Jean's world. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 09, 2018 |
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| Director: | Annabel Jankel |
| Writer: | Fiona Shaw, Henrietta Ashworth, Jessica Ashworth |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | scotland, based on novel or book, lesbian relationship, working class, lgbt, woman director, 1950s, failed marriage, beekeeper, lesbian |
| Production Companies | Taking a Line for a Walk Productions, Riverstone Pictures, Archface Films, Cayenne Film Company, Reliance Entertainment Productions 8 |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Anna Paquin | Jean Markham |
| Holliday Grainger | Lydia Weekes |
| Emun Elliott | Robert Weekes |
| Steven Robertson | Jim |
| Lauren Lyle | Annie Stock |
| Gregor Selkirk | Charlie Weekes |
| Kate Dickie | Pam Stock |
| Billy Boyd | Older Charlie (voice) |
| Euan Mason | John |
| Zara Howell | Chanting Girl 2 |
| Violet Fluendy | Chanting Girl 3 |
| Kaidon McGrath | Bully Boy |
| Liam Meghan | Billy |
| Joanne Gallagher | Mrs Bewick |
| Joni Samson | Connie |
| Isaac Jenkins | Tim |
| Farah Samson | Iris |
| Leo Hoyte-Egan | George |
| Sarah McCardie | Mrs Robson |
| Alexa Snell | Meg |
| Michael O'Connor | Pete |
| Rebecca Hanssen | Irene |
| Tori Burgess | Young Rose |
| Kyle Fitzpatrick | Rose Attacker 1 |
| Ruaridh Mollica | Rose Attacker 2 |
| Craig O'Hara | Rose Attacker 3 |
| Ben Bradley | Grocer |
| Declan Gemmell | Jimmy |
| Penny Sharp | Abortionist |
| Lauren Boyle |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Bartosz Nalazek | Cinematography |
| Fiona Shaw | Novel |
| Shayne Savill | Production Accountant |
| Tom Cairns | Digital Intermediate Assistant |
| Ben McKinstrie | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Henrietta Ashworth | Screenplay |
| Scott McIntyre | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Bill Anderson | Medical Consultant |
| Richard Todman | Music Editor |
| Pete Maughan | Drone Operator |
| Jen Smith | Unit Medic |
| Xena Kirby | Sound Mix Technician |
| Valeria Kurbatova | Musician |
| Claire M Singer | Orchestrator, Original Music Composer, Musician |
| Tom Melling | Sound Mix Technician |
| David Lale | Musician |
| Raluca Staruiala | Third Assistant Director |
| Jean Kerr | Art Direction |
| Gustav Törnroth | Compositor |
| Stephanie Edmundson | Musician |
| Florentin Ionita | Compositor |
| Nicolas Fleury | Musician |
| Kit Falck | Art Department Assistant |
| Anna Hashimoto | Musician |
| Josh Rowe | Second Assistant Camera |
| Caroline Grebbell | Standby Art Director |
| Chris Shaw | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Laura Murphy | Musician |
| David Weatherstone | Props |
| Michelle Cort | Additional Colorist |
| Eloisa-Fleur Thom | Musician |
| Sefa Ucas | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Paul Martin | Unit Medic |
| Sara Dillon | Petty Cash Buyer |
| Claire Catterson | Casting Associate |
| Kallis Kyriacou | Assistant Editor |
| Galya Bisengalieva | Musician |
| Jonny Byers | Musician |
| Neil Davidson | Still Photographer |
| David Fraser | Assistant Location Manager |
| Russell McGovern | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Andy Harris | Production Design |
| Alec Drummond | Camera Truck |
| Liam Collins | Props |
| Sophia Hardman | Foley Mixer, Foley Editor |
| Chorley Bunce | Catering |
| Linda Wilson | Unit Medic |
| Amy Palin-Tune | Unit Manager |
| Kristian Talajic | Compositor |
| Olivia Jane Middleton | Production Trainee |
| John Hutton | Genetator Operator, Electrician |
| Alldin Dauti | CG Artist |
| Matthew Drinkwater | Musician |
| Per Nyman | Compositor |
| Sophie Mather | Musician |
| Jamie Hetherington | Second Assistant Director |
| James Melrose | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Laura Davidson | Chaperone |
| David van der Zanden | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Barry Laird | Unit Manager |
| Travis Flynn | Digital Intermediate Colorist |
| Matthew Steven | Chaperone |
| Cheryl Tait | Makeup Trainee |
| Robert Ames | Conductor, Orchestrator |
| Elin Kothe | Matte Painter |
| Sam Wilson | Musician |
| Clyde Jones | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Giuliano Dionisio Vigano | Compositor |
| Venetia Jollands | Musician |
| Stephen Mason | Art Direction |
| Claire Robinson | Casting Associate |
| Alejandro Canca | Assistant Accountant |
| Jamaica Radcliffe | Assistant Location Manager |
| Ross Sellwood | Executive Music Producer |
| Brian O'Kane | Musician |
| Jonny Kerr | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Paul McNamara | Property Master |
| Richard Lloyd | Post Production Supervisor |
| Brenda Finster | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| James Cotton | Line Producer |
| Alan Maxwell | "B" Camera Operator |
| Lauren Jerome | Casting Assistant |
| Robin Pollok | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Dave Brown | Musician |
| Jill Pryde | Production Manager |
| Matthew Maguire | Musician |
| Caroline McDonald | Graphic Designer |
| Gunnar Óskarsson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Katherine Tinker | Musician |
| Les Hinks | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Megan Lore Gardner | Makeup Trainee |
| Anders Nyman | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Christopher Wilson | Dialogue Editor |
| Marina Campbell | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Fiona McLean | Petty Cash Buyer |
| Ian Garland | Assistant Editor |
| Craig Irving | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Temple Clark | Storyboard Artist |
| Ray Perkins | Camera Truck |
| Pete Murphy | Location Manager |
| Federica Foresti | CG Artist |
| Lachlan Radford | Musician |
| Cristin Mackenzie | Script Supervisor |
| Lewis Lyle | Props |
| Linus Lindbalk | Matte Painter |
| Zara Benyounes | Musician |
| Robyn Henderson | First Assistant Director |
| Michael Lindsay | Sound Assistant |
| Denis Reva | Compositor |
| Charis Jenson | Musician |
| Maya Maffioli | Editor |
| Doug Tiplady | Props |
| Mike Panikkou | Location Scout |
| Steph Bryant | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Alan Manson | Assistant Grip |
| Michael Toolan | Medical Consultant |
| Sue Harding | Foley Artist |
| Jenni Wright | Floor Runner |
| Shaun Cobley | Steadicam Operator |
| David Mitchell | Electrician |
| Glynn Henderson | Health and Safety |
| Aran Clifford | Sound Mix Technician |
| Helen Cannon | Hair Designer, Makeup Designer |
| Elaine McMaster | Unit Medic |
| Mandy Murphy | Floor Runner |
| Alan Glover | Steadicam Operator |
| Freya Wheelan | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Leanne Boyd | Props |
| Magnus Olsson | CG Artist |
| Phil Canning | Music Supervisor |
| Meghan Cassidy | Musician |
| Samira Musa | Assistant Accountant |
| Harriet Gunn | Unit Manager |
| Fiona Henderson | Medical Consultant |
| Matthew Kettle | Musician |
| Radka Filipská | Camera Trainee |
| Robbie Gray | Electrician |
| Sonny Hamberg | Compositor |
| Alison Mitchell | Costume Design |
| Paul Forest | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| David Clarke | Grip |
| Wendy Kemp Forbes | Makeup Supervisor, Hair Supervisor |
| Mairi Ritchie | Health and Safety |
| Zinajda Kodric | Musician |
| Theo Milford | Gaffer |
| Holly McLean | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Jessie Rosbäck | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Sophie Scott | Unit Publicist |
| Nandie Narishkin | Art Direction |
| John Percival | Online Editor |
| Ashton Radcliffe | Location Manager |
| Stuart Fyvie | Colorist |
| Natalie Klouda | Musician |
| Laura Brook | Production Executive |
| Martyn Culpan | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Ronan Devlin | Assistant Grip |
| Jennifer Hartland | Dialect Coach |
| Christian Lindholm | Matte Painter |
| Francis MacNeil | Electrician |
| Katarzyna Świetlikowska | First Assistant Camera |
| Emma Mager | Production Executive |
| Kirsty Mangan | Musician |
| Nikolay Kostomarov | Compositor |
| Charlotte Reid | Musician |
| Annabel Jankel | Director |
| Jessica Ashworth | Screenplay |
| Jon Harris | Editor |
| Dan Hubbard | Casting |
| Iain Canning | Production Coordinator |
| Aris Anastassopoulos | Production Sound Mixer |
| Jo Cameron Brown | Dialect Coach |
| Natali McCleary | Choreographer |
| Oliver Ferris | Foley Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Nick Hill | Producer |
| Sean Wheelan | Co-Producer |
| Laure Vaysse | Producer |
| Anthony Muir | Co-Producer |
| Deepak Nayar | Executive Producer |
| Nik Bower | Producer |
| Daisy Allsop | Producer |
| Hannah Leader | Co-Producer |
| Lizzie Francke | Executive Producer |
| Sunny Vohra | Executive Producer |
| Ross McKenzie | Executive Producer |
| Annabel Jankel | Producer |
| Alison Owen | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 15 |
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Full review: <a>https://www.tinakakadelis.com/beyond-the-cinerama-dome/2021/12/28/kept-you-like-a-secret-tell-it-to-the-bees-review<a> Adapted from Fiona Shaw’s book of the same name, _Tell it to the Bees_ is a historical romance centering on a relationship between two women. Jean Markham (Anna P ... aquin) is a new doctor in a town in Scotland in the 1950s. She begins a friendship with a woman named Lydia Weekes (Holliday Grainger) after Lydia’s son Charlie (Gregor Selkirk) develops a fascination with Jean’s bees. Lydia is married to an abusive man (Emun Elliott) and their marriage is falling apart. In Jean, Lydia and Charlie find a supportive and caring person to lean on.
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