US Edition‘Fackham Hall’ Trailer Reveals A Comedic Upstairs-Downstairs Whodunit
Fackham Hall spoofs British period dramas with a comedic murder mystery and romance, offering a fresh parody for fans of Downton Abbey, opening December 5.
- On December 5, Fackham Hall opens in theaters after Legion M, fan-owned entertainment company, partnered with Bleecker Street, distributor, to finance and release it.
- Director Jim O’Hanlon's film lampoons British manor stories, blending Downton Abbey-style drama with The Naked Gun and Airplane! irreverence and Monty Python influences.
- Set in the English countryside, the plot uses the upstairs-downstairs hierarchy for comedy as lovable pickpocket Eric Noone rises at Fackham Hall before being framed for murder, endangering Rose Davenport's family.
- Jim O’Hanlon directs the film written by Jimmy Carr, Patrick Carr and the Dawson Brothers, featuring Thomasin McKenzie, Tom Felton and Damian Lewis, with producers Danny Perkins, Kris Thykier and Mila Cottray.
- Positioned as a palate cleanser for fans, Fackham Hall blends period drama with broad parody after Downton Abbey's September finale spanning six seasons and three films.
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‘Fackham Hall’ Trailer Reveals A Comedic Upstairs-Downstairs Whodunit
The tagline for Fackham Hall is “Born to aristocracy. Bred for idiocy,” and the trailer for the film pretty much lives up to that. Tonally in the vein of Airplane! and Monty Python, but set in the world of period dramas like Downton Abbey and Gosford Park, Fackham Hall follows loveable pickpocket Eric Noone (Ben Radcliffe) as he lands a job at English manor house Fackham Hall. He quickly rises through the ranks, and a forbidden romance with la…
Downton Abbey meets Airplane! and Monty Python in the trailer for Fackham Hall
Directed by Jim O’Hanlon, Fackham Hall stars Ben Radcliffe, Thomasin McKenzie, Katherine Waterston, Lizzie Hopley, Emma Laird, Damian Lewis and Tom Felton. Fackham Hall follows loveable pick-pocket Eric Noone (Radcliffe) as he lands a job at a unique English manor house. He quickly rises through the ranks, and a forbidden romance with lady-of-the-house Rose Davenport […]
Downton Abbey gets the parody treatment in the new trailer for Fackham Hall
Downton Abbey may be closing its doors with this year’s film, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, but it’s not safe from satire as the new trailer for Fackham Hall debuts online. The popular British show and film series gets a makeover in the vein of a Monty Python or Zucker brothers broad comedy, with comedian Jimmy Carr as one of the writers and actors on the film. Carr writes with Steve Dawson, Andrew Dawson, Tim Inman and Patrick Carr, and Jim …
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