That island is the sleepy spot where established music star Herb McGwyer (Tom Basden) arrives by rowboat for a lucrative gig, annoyed to find there’s neither a harbor nor even a wharf and he’ll have ...

The filmmakers behind 2007's "The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island" discuss turning the short film into a feature-length comedy.

(To paraphrase him, “Kathmandu? More like Kathman-did.”) A co-writer (along with co-lead and his longtime comedy partner Tom Basden), Key is the main reason this cozily windswept and romantically ...

James Griffiths’ The Ballad of Wallis Island boasts wonderful performances from Carey Mulligan, Tom Basden, and Tim Key.

The film also stars Tom Basden and Carey Mulligan as ex–bandmates and lovers McGwyer & Mortimer. Key (who co-wrote the film with Basden based on a short they made in 2008) says the premise of ...

Herb McGwyer (Tom Basden), at a remote island. The island is so remote that it doesn’t have a jetty, let alone a harbor, resulting in slapstick scenes as he tries to disembark the dodgy rowing ...

Carey Mulligan cut a chic figure on Saturday as she was joined by Tom Basden at the premiere of their latest movie The Ballad of Wallis Island in Utah. The actress, 39, who plays Nell Mortimer ...

But this sublime and human comedy, starring Carey Mulligan, Tom Basden and the wonderful Tim Key, is anything but kooky or overblown. I adored every second of it. Directed by James Griffiths ...

Tim Key, Tom Basden and Carey Mulligan are a disarmingly delightful trio in a quirky and music-filled comedy set on picturesque Welsh shores. A co-writer (along with co-lead and his longtime ...

James Griffiths’ comedy-drama with songs stirs up the troubled romantic past of a once-popular Brit folk-rock duo, their awkward reunion engineered by an oddball superfan. By David Rooney Chief ...