In the latest episode of Screen Daily's Podcast "What were the hidden gems from the autumn film festivals?", Nikki Baughan gives On The Sea a rave review to Wendy Mitchell:
"low key, intimate, powerful piece of filmmaking from a director who has got an incredibly clear vision"
"two phenomenal performances from Barry Ward and Lorne MacFadyen"
"superb piece of regional British filmmaking"
"lovely coming together of performance and screenplay and craft in service of one vision"
"absolutely deserves to be seen and I hope it is"
Wendy: "such a strong film and I want people to discover it... Barry Ward - why is he not a national treasure?"
Full episode here, On The Sea review at 39 minutes in - Screen Daily