“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” which opened in theaters this weekend, is a beguiling film about a collection of elderly English who decide to outsource their retirement to India. Much of the credit for its charm must go to its cast, which includes a number of the best British actors working today.

It’s fun to watch these vets interact, so one imagines it must have been fun to be one of those vets playing alongside very talented colleagues. Tom Wilkinson, one of the stars, confirms that it was. Well, sort of.