Devils on the Doorstep several times to collect resources for "Devils on the Doorstep". According to Box Office Mojo, "Devils on the Doorstep" opened in a single cinema in the United States on 18 December 2002. In its 65 days in theater, the film grossed a meager US$18,944. "Devils on the Doorstep" was screened at the National Film Theatre in London, United Kingdom on 28 March and 29 March 2006. A dialogue between Jiang Wen and British director Anthony Minghella ("The English Patient", "The Talented Mr. Ripley") was initially arranged to take place after the screening on 28 March, but Jiang was eventually unable
Fay Ripley had originally planned not to return to the show, but reprised the role so she could have an on-screen record of the final stages of her pregnancy with her first child. In 2000, Ripley appeared in the British dogme film "The Announcement", as well as playing lead female character Grace Bingley—opposite Paul Rhys—in the Granada television pilot "I Saw You", which used many of the same production staff as "Cold Feet". David Belcher of "The Herald" called Ripley "perfectly scatty, tousled and self-sufficient" in the role, and Joe Joseph of "The Times" complimented her comic timing. Ripley returned to "I