Fackham Hall

Fackham Hall is an upcoming British period comedy film directed by Jim O'Hanlon. It stars Ben Radcliffe, Thomasin McKenzie, Katherine Waterston, Lizzie Hopley, Emma Laird, Damian Lewis and Tom Felton.^[1] It is written by comedian Jimmy Carr in his screenwriting feature debut with Patrick Carr and The Dawson Brothers.

Fackham Hall
Directed by	Jim O'Hanlon
Screenplay by	Jimmy Carr Patrick Carr Andrew Dawson Steve Dawson Tim Inman
Produced by	Jimmy Carr Kris Thykier Danny Perkins Mila Cottray Patrick Carr Andrew Karpen Kent Sanderson Nick Shumaker David Levine
Starring	Ben Radcliffe Thomasin McKenzie Katherine Waterston Emma Laird Tom Felton Damian Lewis
Production companies	Mews Films Anonymous Content
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Premise

A lovable pick-pocket Eric Noone (Radcliffe) moves into the English manor house of Fackham Hall. He has a forbidden romance with Rose Davenport (McKenzie) and is framed for a murder, while Archibald (Felton) becomes Eric's rival and vies for Rose's hand in marriage. At the same time, rivalries are spilling over in the Davenport family, led by Lord and Lady Davenport (Waterston), as they also weather the epic failure of the wedding of their eldest daughter (Laird) to her caddish cousin.

Cast

• Ben Radcliffe as Eric Noone
• Thomasin McKenzie as Rose Davenport
• Katherine Waterston as Lady Davenport
• Lizzie Hopley as Phyllis Davenport
• Emma Laird as Poppy Davenport
• Damian Lewis as Lord Davenport
• Tom Felton as Archibald
• Jimmy Carr as Vicar
• Anna Maxwell Martin
• Tom Goodman-Hill as Inspector Watt
• Sue Johnston as Great Aunt Bonaparte
• Lily Knight as Fifi Valentine
• Tim McMullen as Cyril
• Laurie Ogden as Patricia
• Paula Wharton as Mrs Kitchen
• Gemma Wardle as Gladys

Production

Fackham Hall is a parody of traditional period dramas like Downton Abbey (2010) and Gosford Park (2001).^[2]

Jimmy Carr said:

"The British Film Industry does two things very well. Period drama & comedy. Now we didn’t have time to write two movies, so we’ve had to mash the genres together – hope that’s OK. I’m just slightly worried that if you say Fackham Hall in a posh English accent it might be misconstrued, hopefully that won’t be a problem."^[3]

Filming began in Yorkshire in November 2024 and was completed in late 2024.^[1][4] Additional cast members announced were Damian Lewis, Ben Radcliffe, and Tom Felton.^[5] Additional filming was done at Knowsley Hall in Liverpool.

The film's red band trailer premiered exclusively in front of U.S. showings of Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, as both films are theatrically distributed in that country by Bleecker Street.