It’s a joy to report, then, that Mad About the Boy is comfortably the best Bridget Jones outing since Bridget Jones’s Diary. In fact, there’s barely a Silk Cut filter between this and that delightfully goofy first screen incarnation of Helen Fielding’s great singleton. And there is absolutely no nuking Bridget Jones’ fancy new Smeg fridge.

Mad About The Boy presents a harrowing exploration of grief, loss, pain, and the enduring power of love - so this is a warning not to forget your tissues