Directed by andy hamilton guy jenkin with rosamund pike david tennant billy connolly ben . What we did on our holiday was released in the united kingdom on 26 september 2014 and in the united states as what we did on our vacation on 10 july 2015 box office the film earned 6390566 in the united kingdom and 1976185 in australia new zealand and the united arab emirates totalling 8366751 worldwide. What i did on my holidays was right at the top of the list of books i want to read this summer despite never reading a book by chrissie manby before id heard what a fab writer she is and this book sounded so funny and uplifting that i was looking forward to reading it hugely and it certainly lived up to my expectations. What we did on our holiday when doug and abi travel to scotland for a birthday celebration they have to try to hide the fact from their family that they are going through a divorce