He will be joined on the red carpet for a special screening of the comedy film, You, Me and Him – in which he stars – by fellow cast members including Sally Phillips, best known for her roles in the TV sitcom Miranda and the Bridget Jones movies, and Christian Brassington, who plays the saucy toe-sucking vicar the Rev Osborne Whitworth in Poldark.
The film is being shown at Cineworld on Sunday 1 July to raise funds for the Jersey Baby Bean Appeal to buy a wireless £15,000 foetal monitor for the Hospital’s maternity unit.
You, Me and Him is described as a classic romantic comedy with a very modern twist that focuses on a lesbian couple falling pregnant at the same time and the toll infidelity and pregnancy takes on their love for one another. It did not go on general release when it came out in April as its main purpose was to raise funds for UK charity Baby Lifeline. Mr Tennant, Ms Phillips and the film’s writer/director Daisy Aitkens are ambassadors for the charity.
Ms Aitkens is no stranger to Jersey as her father, actor and writer Michael Aitkens, lives in the Island. He is best known for the BBC sitcom Waiting for God and ITV’s Midsomer Murders.
The Baby Bean Appeal is a collaboration started four years ago between Philips Footprints Jersey and Baby Lifeline.
Judy Ledger, founder of Baby LifeLine who set up the charity after the loss of three premature babies, has raised more than £12 million for the UK charity and worldwide.
‘We formed the Jersey Baby Bean Appeal with Jersey baby loss charity Philips Footprints, in 2016, to raise £105,000 to initially provide five wireless foetal monitors for the Jersey maternity unit’s delivery suite,’ she said.
‘Before this and to date Philips Footprints has supported the cost of specialist health professional training for Jersey, staged by Baby Lifeline’s experts.
‘Another Jersey charity, Friends of SCBU, has also been involved in raising funds. After a special dinner they raised all funds needed for the five monitors, and Philips Footprints purchased a sixth after this.’
The special screening begins at 6.30 pm on Sunday 1 July and Islanders will be able to see the cast arriving at the Waterfront cinema. Tickets cost £35 and can be bought in advance by calling 631173 or 07797844336.
