 As he explains in the published screenplay, in  Richard Curtis (I) (qv)s original conception of the story, Honey  (Emma Chambers (I) (qv)) was a worker in the record store across  from his bookshop and Annas romantic rival for his affections. The  film would have ended with William choosing her over the fantasy  that Anna represented. Curtis decided that he could not just dismiss  Anna, however, and so he made Honey into Williams sister instead.