The 42-year-old was axed from the BBC soap last year after … This Party features a killer cast and many funny scenes, but the movie feels like nothing more than an excuse for the actors to emote. Leigh and Cumming take this one a bit 'lighter' than her usual fare although it is still fraught with conflict but also laughter. DEAN Gaffney has dropped the biggest hint yet that he will return to EastEnders after attending the 35th anniversary party with the cast. The film is about Hollywood people getting together at an anniversary party for Joe and Sally, played by Alan Cumming and the brilliant Jennifer Jason Leigh. The Anniversary Party Critics Consensus. Watch As Time Goes By - Season 4, Episode 6 - The Anniversary Party: Stephen plans a surprise anniversary party for Penny but, mixes up the dates. This is a more less independent film making fun of most Hollywood love stories, by actually being good. In "The Anniversary Party" I see that she is taking a shot at the whole glamorization of the 'movie scene' and the 'star power couple'. The Anniversary Party was a great film to say the least.