John Thomson Movies

One-off late '90s comedy special from a cast full of up and coming comic actors and comedians.

A frustrated office worker finds himself caught between the realms of his deranged imagination and the mundane reality of his everyday existence.

Recorded at Liverpool's Neptune theatre. Coogan appears as Paul and Pauline Calf, Duncan Thickett and Ernest Moss, alongside support from John...

The hilarious and bizarre story of Frank Sidebottom, the cult British comedian in a papier mâché head, and the secretive life of Chris...

Raymond Briggs' classic family story about smelly monsters, dangerous humans and what happens when the things that go bump in the night move in next...

The story of how 22 year old writer Tony Warren conceived, wrote and fought for the record breaking UK TV series Coronation Street.

A look at the life of John Cooper Clarke. From his rise as a 'punk poet', through his heroin addiction, and finally to his comeback.

Studio engineer Geoff Emerick challenges modern musicians to recreate songs from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles, to celebrate...

Fifty years after her legendary brush with the wolf, an adult Red Riding Hood and her granddaughter face a new lupine problem.

The Cobblers Arms have been the best and most feared Amateur Rugby League team for the past ten years. Ex-pro Arthur bets their boss that he could...

The unique life and talent of Caroline Aherne is celebrated in a new Arena film, featuring unseen photographs and contributions from a cast of her...

Alan leaves behind his comfortable existence and heads to the north to ask whether, in this once united kingdom, a 'schasm' has formed between north...

A group of twenty-somethings, one of whom is a single father with a precious daughter, have been unsuccessful in getting into a certain club so they...

Recorded live at London's Hammersmith Apollo in 1998, The Fast Show Live features all of the original cast of the highly successful sketch series...

No one thinks a seventeen-year-old girl can take on the hard men of London's gangland, but it's a mistake to underestimate Maura Ryan: she's tough,...

Bono estente! It's been over 25 years since quickfire sketch show classic The Fast Show first hit our screens, and what better way to celebrate its...

Uncle Wormsley is a grey, decaying old man with cobweb-like hair and rotten fingernails. A lone figure who keeps himself to himself, Wormsley's only...

A mockumentary, rockumentary featuring the spoof radio DJ's from Harry Enfield's sketch shows. Telling of their rise to fame, their influence on...

A look at how the Fast Show developed into one of TV's most successful series, with contributions from the creators, writers, cast and some famous...

Spoof video diary. Steve Coogan takes on the roles of downtrodden Paul and the vivacious blonde Pauline Calf, who finally gets herself up the aisle...