# Booked Out

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***Booked Out*** is a 2012 [comedy-drama film](/source/Comedy_drama) starring Mirren Burke, [Rollo Weeks](/source/Rollo_Weeks) (in his final film role before his retirement from acting in 2012), Claire Garvey, and [Sylvia Syms](/source/Sylvia_Syms). It is the first film of writer and director Bryan O'Neil[1] and premiered at the [Prince Charles Cinema](/source/Prince_Charles_Cinema) on 6 March 2012, before going on a limited release across the United Kingdom.[2]

The film was mostly shot over 19 days in March 2010, with two days of reshoots in August that year. The total estimated budget was £600,000.

## Plot

*Booked Out* follows the quirky exploits of the Polaroid loving artist Ailidh (Mirren Burke) as she spies and photographs the occupants of her block of flats. Jacob ([Rollo Weeks](/source/Rollo_Weeks)), the boy next door who comes and goes quicker than Ailidh can take pictures. Jacqueline (Claire Garvey), the mysterious girl that Jacob is visiting and the slightly crazy Mrs Nicholls ([Sylvia Syms](/source/Sylvia_Syms)) who Ailidh helps cope with her husband's continuing existence after his death.[3]

## Cast

- Mirren Burke as Ailidh
- [Rollo Weeks](/source/Rollo_Weeks) as Jacob
- Claire Garvey as Jacqueline
- [Sylvia Syms](/source/Sylvia_Syms) as Mrs Nicholls
- Gabriela Montaraz as Treacle
- [Tim FitzHigham](/source/Tim_FitzHigham) as Bookworm Man
- Simon Selmon as Swing Dance Teacher
- [Elizabeth Healey](/source/Elizabeth_Healey) as Art Class Teacher
- Kris Abrahams as Norman

## References

1. Baughan, Nikki (14 August 2011). ["Bryan O'Neil – One To Watch"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130902134457/http://www.moviescopemag.com/24-fps/one-to-watch/director/bryan-oneil-one-to-watch/). *Movie Scope Magazine*. Archived from [the original](http://www.moviescopemag.com/24-fps/one-to-watch/director/bryan-oneil-one-to-watch/) on 2 September 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.

1. ["Booked Out UK Theatrical Release Set For March 12th"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121105033743/http://www.close-upfilm.com/2012/02/booked-out-uk-theatrical-release-set-for-march-12th/). Archived from [the original](http://www.close-upfilm.com/2012/02/booked-out-uk-theatrical-release-set-for-march-12th/) on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.

1. Barnes, Henry (15 March 2012). ["Booked Out - Review"](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/mar/15/booked-out-film-review). *The Guardian*. Retrieved 10 May 2013.

## External links

- [Booked Out Official Website](https://web.archive.org/web/20091203140944/http://www.bookedoutfilm.com/)
- [Booked Out on IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1618467/)
- [London Evening Standard review of Booked Out](https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/film/booked-out--review-7575622.html)
- [The Scotsman review of Booked Out](http://www.scotsman.com/the-scotsman/scotland/film-reviews-bel-ami-the-decoy-bride-hadewijch-trishna-booked-out-1-2159339)

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