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IMDB Rating: 6.4/10 from 4577 users Updated : 2017-08-27
Rotten Rating: 6.8/10
RottenTomatoes: fresh! 90% audience liked it! 61%
Genres: Comedy
Actors: Essie Davis , Andrea Riseborough , Steve Coogan , Russell Tovey , Jessica Barden , Harriet Walter , Simon Callow , Nicholas Farrell , Simon Farnaby , Julian Barratt , David Schofield , Tony Way , Richard McCabe , Alex Duncan , Jordan Long
Director: Sean Foley
Richard Thorncroft is a has-been British TV actor who used to be famous in the late 1980's for playing the titular and charismatic lead role in the Isle of Man detective show Mindhorn| a character with a Robotic eye that can literally "see the truth". Unfortunately| after becoming a little too pompous and arrogant| Richard ends up insulting both the Isle of Man and his fellow cast members on the Wogan chat-show| including his on-screen and real life love interest Patricia DeVille| (Effie Davies) his Stuntman| (Simon Farnaby) and bit-part costar Peter Easterman. (Steve Coogan) He decides to leave to try and make it big in Hollywood| but 25 years later and he's balding in a flat in North London and has recently been replaced for an orthopaedic sock advert by John Nettles| much to his chagrin. He is even more jealous that Easterman now fronts a long running spin-off show which has far eclipsed the success of Mindhorn. Richard has an unexpected opportunity to reignite his career though ...
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