Fackham Hall, the period spoof starring Anna Maxwell Martin and Damian Lewis, is now finally available to watch in the UK. A parody of period dramas such as Downton Abbey, this comedy has earned ...

Prince Harry claimed that life as a British royal has more drama than the show “Downton Abbey.” The Duke of Sussex compared his experience to the beloved historical drama while speaking at the British ...

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The historical romantic costume drama is an ideal target for parody. This one is amusing enough, but the jokes land mostly in the light chuckle zone. The title of “Fackham Hall,” an “Airplane!”-style ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Getting Downton specific, O’Hanlon told me about something that happens downstairs that was an ...

“Fackham Hall” — say it poshly and fast, and don’t blame me — occupies a hitherto unpopulated cinematic niche: a “Downton Abbey”-esque tale told in the style of “The Naked Gun,” with a few dashes of ...

Fackham Hall, the Downton Abbey spoof starring Anna Maxwell Martin, has landed its first reviews, with critics calling the British comedy 'one of the funniest in years'. Penned by comedian Jimmy Carr, ...

You’d think it would be easy to parody beloved period British dramas because they have so many guilty pleasure repeated tropes: huge historic houses, romances within and between upper classes and ...

This broad comedy directed by Jim O'Hanlon also features Thomasin McKenzie, Tom Felton and Ben Radcliffe. By Frank Scheck The longer it went on, and especially when it transferred to the big screen, ...

When you consider the success of spoof movies like Airplane!, The Naked Gun, Scary Movie and countless others, and then throw in homages to the likes of Monty Python, Mel Brooks, the Carry On movies ...

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