Margery and Gladys (2003): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2003, Margery and Gladys is a comedy, drama and tv movie film directed by Geoffrey Sax, running about 98 minutes. “A bitter-sweet road movie with a difference sees two of Britain's best-loved actresses become fugitives mixed up in a crime spree... and possibly murder!” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. When wealthy, recently-widowed suburban housewife, Margery (PENELOPE KEITH), and her ‘rough diamond’ of a cleaner, Gladys (JUNE BROWN), disturb a house burglar, they knock him unconscious, panic and leave him for dead, fleeing in the cleaner’s wrecked old car. What follows is a comedy of misunderstandings in which these two very different, mature ladies are led on an unfortunate series of incidents which snowballs into a crime spree. They prove to be more than a match for the unlikely pair of policemen, DI Woolley (Roger Lloyd Pack) and DS Stringer (Martin Freeman), who are left to solve the ladies disappearance and puzzling string of crimes which follow. As the police net tightens around them, the two very different, mature ladies are propelled on a shared voyage of self-discovery as skeletons fall from the closets forcing both women to reflect on their past lives.

Who’s in it. Margery and Gladys stars Penelope Keith as Margery Heywood, June Brown as Gladys Gladwell, Martin Freeman as D.S. Stringer and Peter Vaughan as Troy Gladwell, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.4/10, Margery and Gladys has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads and Shout! Factory Amazon Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Margery and Gladys page.

If you liked it. Fans of Margery and Gladys tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.