Diana & Me is a 1997 Australian romantic

Romance film

Romance films are love stories that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate involvement of the main characters and the journey that their love takes through courtship or marriage. Romance films make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus...

 comedy film

Comedy film

Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...

 directed by David Parker

David Parker (director)

David Parker is an Australian cinematographer, film producer, screenwriter and film director.Films written by Parker include Malcolm, Rikky and Pete, The Big Steal, and Amy. He has directed two films, Hercules Returns and Diana and Me.He is married to Nadia Tass-External links:* at...

 and starring Toni Collette

Toni Collette

Antonia "Toni" Collette is an Australian actress and musician, known for her acting work on stage, television and film as well as a secondary career as the lead singer of the band Toni Collette & the Finish....

, Dominic West

Dominic West

Dominic Gerard Fe West is an English actor best known for his role as Detective Jimmy McNulty in the HBO drama series The Wire.-Film and TV:...

 and John Simm

John Simm

John Simm is an English stage and screen actor. In recent years he is best known for his roles as Sam Tyler in the detective drama Life on Mars and as The Master in the revival of the science fiction series Doctor Who, but he has also starred in many highly acclaimed award-winning television...

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Plot

An Australian named Diana travels to London to try to get a glimpse of her namesake, Princess Diana. Just as she is about to shake hands with the princess, she is pushed out of the way by a photographer. While she is furious with him at first, they slowly strike up a relationship.

Cast

• Toni Collette
  Toni Collette
  Antonia "Toni" Collette is an Australian actress and musician, known for her acting work on stage, television and film as well as a secondary career as the lead singer of the band Toni Collette & the Finish....
  
   ... Diana Spencer
• Dominic West
  Dominic West
  Dominic Gerard Fe West is an English actor best known for his role as Detective Jimmy McNulty in the HBO drama series The Wire.-Film and TV:...
  
   ... Rob Naylor
• Malcolm Kennard ... Mark Fraser
• Victoria Eagger ... Carol
• John Simm
  John Simm
  John Simm is an English stage and screen actor. In recent years he is best known for his roles as Sam Tyler in the detective drama Life on Mars and as The Master in the revival of the science fiction series Doctor Who, but he has also starred in many highly acclaimed award-winning television...
  
   ... Neil
• Serena Gordon
  Serena Gordon
  Serena Gordon is an English actress. She is probably best known for playing the role of Superintendent Amanda Prosser in the long running ITV drama The Bill....
  
   ... Lady Sarah Myers-Booth
• Roger Barclay ... Richard
• Tom Hillier ... Neville
• David Baldwin
  David Baldwin
  David Baldwin is a former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand.At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games he won the men's fours gold medal partnering Kerry Clark, Gordon Jolly and John Somerville. At the following 1978 Commonwealth Games he won the silver medal again in the men's fours.Baldwin was...
  
   ... Dog Owner
• Victoria Longley ... Pauline Challinor
• Marshall Napier
  Marshall Napier
  Marshall James Napier is a New Zealand-born actor. He is the father of actress Jessica Napier and the uncle of actor James Napier.Before becoming an actor, Napier worked variously as an art student, factory worker and truck driver...
  
   ... Bank Manager
• Penne Hackforth-Jones
  Penne Hackforth-Jones
  Penne Hackforth-Jones is an American-born Australian actress and writer.She has a number of television credits such as Bellbird, Homicide, Matlock Police, Division 4, Tandarra, Cash and Company, Young Ramsay, Punishment, Bellamy, A Country Practice, Mother and Son, Tanamera - Lion of Singapore,...
  
   ... Pollock
• William Zappa ... Phil
• Jim Holt
  Jim Holt (actor)
  Jim Holt, is a British-born actor who has appeared in many Australian television shows and films.Holt is also a magician, and has had the opportunity to incorporate this talent into some of his television appearances. Well known productions in which he has appeared include "Crocodile" Dundee II, A...
  
   ... Detective
• Nigel Planer
  Nigel Planer
  Nigel George Planer is an English actor, comedian, novelist and playwright.Planer is perhaps best known for his role as Neil Pye in the cult BBC comedy The Young Ones. He has appeared in many West End musicals, including Evita, Chicago, We Will Rock You, Wicked and Hairspray...
  
   ... Taxi Driver
• Celia Dickinson ... Katie
• John Turnbull
  John Turnbull
  John Turnbull is an English pop and rock guitarist and singer.He has played in bands such as Skip Bifferty, The Chosen Few, Arc, Loving Awareness, Glencoe, Nick Lowe, Dave Stewart and the Spiritual Cowboys, Eurythmics, Talk Talk, Londonbeat, Paul Young, Bob Geldof, World Party, Kaos Band and Ian...
  
  ... AA Man