Bleecker Street has dropped the first official trailer for Fackham Hall, a wild new comedy set to hit theaters on December 5, 2025. Directed by Irish filmmaker Jim O’Hanlon, this outrageous spoof promises to lampoon the polished world of British period dramas with a wicked sense of humor. The tagline says it all: “It was a different time…A simpler time. A time of manners. A time of modesty. And a time of murder.”
Starring Ben Radcliffe as Eric Noone, the film follows a charming pickpocket who finds himself tangled in scandal and romance after infiltrating the grand English estate of Fackham Hall. There, he falls for Rose Davenport, played by Thomasin McKenzie, the youngest daughter of an aristocratic family. But when a murder rocks the halls of the manor, Eric becomes the prime suspect—and hilarity ensues. The cast also includes Katherine Waterston, Tom Felton, Emma Laird, Lizzie Hopley, Jimmy Carr, Sue Johnston, Tom Goodman-Hill, and Damian Lewis as the pompous Lord Davenport.
Fackham Hall gleefully mocks the refined universe of shows like Downton Abbey, but with the irreverent charm of classic spoofs such as Airplane! and The Naked Gun. From over-the-top melodrama to ridiculous one-liners, the trailer promises tea-spilling chaos, romantic mishaps, and absurd family feuds. Its tagline, “Born to aristocracy. Bred for idiocy,” sets the tone for a film unafraid to be intentionally silly.
The screenplay, written by Jimmy Carr and Patrick Carr alongside Andrew and Steve Dawson and Tim Inman, delivers a sharp mix of slapstick and British wit. With O’Hanlon at the helm and a stellar ensemble playing it straight through the madness, Fackham Hall looks poised to revive the lost art of the big-screen spoof. It might just be the most fun you’ll have in a manor house all year.
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