British romantic comedy written and directed by Richard Curtis. Eight stories involving the love lives of more than a dozen characters are brought together over one Christmas and climax on Christmas Eve, including those of recent widower Daniel (Liam Neeson), husband and wife Karen and Harry (Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman), ageing rocker Billy Mack (Bill Nighy) and David (Hugh Grant), the Prime Minister, who falls for Natalie (Martine McCutcheon), a member of Number 10's staff. The ensemble cast also includes Colin Firth, Laura Linney, Keira Knightly, Martin Freeman, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Andrew Lincoln.