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Mar 28, 2022 · In May 2017, the British film Mindhorn was released in cinemas across the UK. Written by Julian Barratt and Simon Farnaby of The Mighty Boosh and Paddington 2 fame, respectively, this comedy followed an aged, out-of-touch actor desperate to return to his glory days by catching a real killer.
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Sep 2, 2017 · It's truth time! Julian Barratt, co-creator of surreal comedy troupe The Mighty Boosh, has great fun sending up 1970s and 80s telly detectives with this engaging spoof.
May 3, 2017 · Julian Barratt gives the finest comedy performance of his career in this hilarious caper. C inema is littered with tortured true detectives and hard-boiled bad lieutenants, but there’s never been anyone quite like Bruce Mindhorn. The deranged brainchild of writer-stars Julian Barratt and Simon Farnaby, this sublimely silly mock biography of ...
May 9, 2017 · Following the life of a washed-up MacGyver-esque 80’s television detective, Mindhorn sees the actor behind the famed detective, Richard Thorncroft, returning to the Isle of Man where the show had been set in its heyday to help local police solve a string of murders committed by a psychotic fanboy.
Mar 6, 2022 · With a rural murder-conspiracy investigated by Manx local police and aided by washed-up actor Richard Thorncroft (Barratt), Mindhorn feels like Hot Fuzz by way of The Mighty Boosh, with more than a hint of Alan Partridge, and is very nearly as good as that sounds.
May 3, 2017 · A suspected serial killer is convinced that Mindhorn is real and will only speak to him. Thorncroft grabs his best toupée and sets off to reclaim his glory days (which only he thought he ever...
