A British scandal from the 1920s involving expletive-laden notes sent to a town's residents has inspired a film starring Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley. Historian Emily Cockayne, whose work led to the film deal, describes the letters as 'indescribably filthy.' Olivia Colman discusses the abusive notes, calling them original trolling. The scandal has been adapted into a movie titled 'Wicked Little Letters,' with Colman and Buckley in lead roles.
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A real-life British scandal from the 1920s in which residents of a town received expletive-laden notes makes it to the silver screen starring Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley https://t.co/nLuknoB1RM https://t.co/ZF2niNMXuR
‘Indescribably filthy’: historian Emily Cockayne on the letters that landed her a film deal https://t.co/sK9sUnpUPE