Googie Withers plays Pearl Bond, the frustrated wife of an 1880s Brighton tavern keeper. Looking for a way to escape her marriage, Pearl persuades a chemist’s son to act as accomplice in a murder plot.  Exploring the clash between two very different worlds in Victorian Brighton: the privileged, pious household of respected chemist Edward Sutton (Mervyn Johns), who rules his family with self-righteous cruelty, and the seedy underworld occupied by pub landlord’s wife Pearl, her brutal alcoholic husband, Joe (Garry Marsh), and her lover, minor villain Dan (John Carol). Murder, blackmail and a wonderfully manipulative performance from Googie Withers.

Screening with an introduction from film historian Darrell Buxton who will also be hosting a post-screening discussion.

Too Much! For These Isles! has been made possible with support from Film Hub Midlands through funds from the National Lottery. Film Hub Midlands support people to watch, show, and make films in the Midlands.