Inspired by films like Manhattan, the romantic-comedy is a true love letter to the city. ‘London opened its arms for Bridget Jones,’ says Morris. ‘I wanted this Bridget movie to be a “real-life” romcom, and for [the city] to look like the London that I know.’ He talks Time Out through the film’s key locations.

Since Helen Fielding created hapless, middle-class Bridget in the mid-90s, she's divided opinion. As the fourth film is released, women across different generations discuss her impact.

To paraphrase her own mode of self-criticism, this latest instalment in the saga of hapless London singleton Bridget Jones is v v poor. Michael Morris’s film, adapted from Helen Fielding’s fourth novel,