Aarcflick

 Herb McGwyer is a folk legend, as he'd happily tell anyone who asked him at the beginning of the melancholic and charming Ballad of Wallis Island. So what's he doing on a small boat headed for an island off the coast of Wales? Not to a dock on the island, of course, but to the island itself; he literally washes up on the beach, getting soaked in the process. Director: James Griffiths Writers: Tom Basden, Tim Key Stars: Tom Basden, Tim Key, Sian Clifford "Give me a soaking wet Judi!" says Charles (Tim Key), the sole member of the island's welcoming committee. Charles, an affable and always cheerful chatterbox, seems to have a silly joke for every occasion and a deep knowledge of Herb's catalog, especially his early work. When it becomes clear that Charles is also paying for the gig, Herb, played by Tom Basden, starts muttering about not giving private gigs for oil magnates and wonders if he really wants to do this one. Charles, happily, is not an oil magnate, ...