Downton Abbey is a bit of an enigma in a world of superheroes and franchises. One of the biggest hits of the 21st century, this TV giant moved to the big screen in 2019 and was a massive success. Now we get the sequel, Downton Abbey: A New Era and the title is a bit…
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David Brent: Life On The Road
Director: Ricky Gervais Starring: Ricky Gervais, Ben Bailey Smith, Jo Hartley, Tom Bennett, Mandeep Dhillon, Oliver Maltman, Alexander Arnold Written by: Ricky Gervais Running Time: 96 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 19th August 2016 After the disaster that was Absolutely Fabulous The Movie, I was hoping and praying that David Brent: Life Of The Road was going…
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Director: Mandie Fletcher Starring: Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, Jane Horrocks, June Whitfield, Celia Imrie, Chris Colfer Written by: Jennifer Saunders Running Time: 90 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 1st July 2016 There are some golden rules to follow when making a big screen spin-off to a popular TV sitcom: Have your main characters…
The Bad Education Movie
Director: Elliot Hegarty Starring: Jack Whitehall, Harry Enfield, Matthew Horne, Sarah Solemani, Joanna Scanlan, Iain Glen, Clarke Peters Written by: Freddy Syborn and Jack Whitehall Running Time: 90 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 21st August 2015 The poster for this big screen outing of the mildly popular TV comedy exclaims “Best School Trip Ever!” Can…
Spooks: The Greater Good
Director: Bharat Nalluri Starring: Kit Harington, Peter Firth, Jennifer Ehle, Tuppence Middleton, Tim McInnerny, David Harewood Written by: Jonathan Brackley and Sam Vincent Running Time: 104 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 8th May 2015 TV spin-offs (popular shows that were given big screen treatments) always suffered from the same problem: taking something set in one…
Mrs. Brown’s Boys D’Movie
Director: Ben Kellett Starring: Brendan O’Carroll, Danny O’Carroll, Jennifer Gibney, Paddy Houlihan, Robert Bathurst, Eilish O’Carroll Written by: (also based on the characters created) Brendan O’Carroll Running Time: 94 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 27th June 2014 Welcome to the 1970’s where your favourite television characters from your favourite television situation comedy are given a big screen spin-off, so you get to…
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
Director: Declan Lowney Starring: Steve Coogan, Colm Meaney, Sean Pertwee, Tim Key, Felicity Montagu, Nigel Lindsay Written by: Peter Baynham, Steve Coogan, Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons, Armando Iannucci Running Time: 90 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 7th August 2013 Once upon a time there was a period when British cinema only seemed to produce movie…
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