Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

Joan Plowright takes the title role as the recently widowed Mrs. Palfrey, who moves into a hotel while she waits — and waits — for her 26-year-old grandson (Lorcan O’Toole) to return her calls after she relocates to London to be closer to him. Mrs. Palfrey is about to give up on her family when a fateful fall introduces her to kind young writer Ludovic Meyer (Rupert Friend), who — improbably —becomes her closest friend in this engaging drama.