One of the stars of the Oxford-set ITV crime drama series Endeavour has been cast in a new comedy film.
Roger Allam is famed around these parts for playing DCI Fred Thursday in the detective television show from its first episode in 2012 to its climax last year.
Having been Inspector Morse’s boss for over a decade, the actor is now set to star in an upcoming comedy film called Promenade.
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The movie is a comedy film about the residents of a Brighton apartment block and features actors including Anna Chancellor, Doon Mackichan and John Finnemore alongside Allam.
Promenade is in production now and is being directed by John Jencks who previously worked with Allam on 2007’s The Hippopotamus.
It has been written by David Wigram and is described as "a playful and innovative whodunnit" based around a mansion in Brighton.
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John Jencks says: "Having spent seven years producing a superhero movie [The Crow], I wanted to direct a film that was the diametric opposite.
“Promenade is a community-led film with no single hero. It has over 50 characters and 12 stories, tied together with one overarching plot.
“It all takes place in a block of flats in Brighton and will be one wild ride!"
Endeavour aired its final episode on March 12, 2023, as Allam’s Fred Thursday bid a fond farewell to Shaun Evans’ Inspector Morse after over 10 years of being on our screens.
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