Richard E Grant and Sam Mendes’ film company donates to help mother with cancer

Richard E Grant and Sam Mendes’ film company donate to help mother with cancer (Victoria Jones/PA)

Actor Richard E Grant and the production company co-founded by British film director Sir Sam Mendes have both donated to “prolong” the life of a mother whose rare and “very invasive” cancer has spread.

A Bristol-based Go Fund Me page saw a £1000 donation from Withnail And I star Grant, while Neal Street Productions – founded by Sir Sam alongside producers Dame Pippa Harris and Caro Newling in 2003 – donated £2000 to the cause.