The Lost King – In Cinemas
The Lost King opens in cinemas on 7th October and features some hilarious performances by Simon Donaldson, Alison Peebles and Bruce Fummey.
 
In 2012, having been lost for over 500 years, the remains of King Richard III were discovered beneath a car park in Leicester. The search had been orchestrated by an amateur historian, Philippa Langley, whose unrelenting research had been met with incomprehension by her friends and family and with scepticism by experts and academics.
 
Co-written by Steve Coogan, The Lost King is the life-affirming true story of a woman who refused to be ignored and who took on the country’s most eminent historians, forcing them to think again about one of the most controversial kings in England’s history.
 
Catch it in cinemas across the UK from 7 October.
 
Carry Me Home – NTS Ferry Tales

Bruce Fummey and David Rankine feature in short film Carry Me Home as part of the National Theatre of Scotland’s Ferry Tales.

You can stream this heartfelt film, shot on a CalMac Ferry, directed by Seth Hardwick, and celebrating the waters surrounding Scotland’s western isles on the NTS website and across their social media platforms from 27 October. More information can be found, here.

The Lost King

Alison Peebles, Bruce Fummey and Simon Donaldson are currently filming  THE LOST KING directed by Stephen Frears, co-written by Jeff Pope and Steve Coogan and produced by Baby Cow.

The Lost King is based on the true story of how Richard III’s grave was discovered below a non-descript council-owned car park in Leicester a decade ago. The movie focuses on the story of Philippa Langley, the amateur historian and secretary of the Scottish branch of the Richard III Society whose passion and drive pushed the project forward – despite objection and ridicule from historians and academics. The king, killed in the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, was successfully exhumed in 2012.

Paddington and Made In Dagenham star Sally Hawkins will play Langley, with Steve Coogan taking on the role of her husband.