...with his new film Mindhorn

He wrote the script with Horrible Histories actor Simon Farnaby, a long-time collaborator, and the pair will be visiting at least 15 cinemas in April and May to present the comedy moive. Each screening will be followed by a Q&A with the pair.

In the film, directed by Sean Foley, Farnaby plays washed-up actor Richard Thorncroft, best known as 1980s TV detective Mindhorn, whose robotic eye could literally see the truth.

But when a present-day criminal runs amok on the Isle of Man, he will only deal with the fictional detective – propelling Thorncroft back into the limelight.

Farnaby also stars alongside Essie Davis, Russell Tovey, Andrea Riseborough, Jessica Barden, Harriet Walter and Steve Coogan.

The tour dates announced for the film with the Q&A are:

  April 22: Bristol - Watershed
April 23: Glasgow - GFT
April 23: Edinburgh - Cameo
April 24: Newcastle - Tyneside
April 25: Manchester - Home
April 26: Liverpool - Fact
April 27: Isle Of Man - The Broadway
April 28: Derby (Film Festival) - Quad
April 28: Sheffield - Showroom
April 29: Nottingham - Broadway
April 30: London - Picturehouse Central
May 2: London - TBC
May 3: London - Curzon Soho
May 4: London - Everyman, Screen On The Green
May 5: London (Loco Comedy Film Festival) - BFI Southbank

Here’s a trailer:
 

Published: 6 Apr 2017