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Magicians. Image shows left to right: Harry Kane (David Mitchell), Karl Allen (Robert Webb). Credit: Universal Pictures
Magicians

Magicians

  • 2007 film

Comedy starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb. After a guillotine-based trick goes wrong, two magic partners become mortal enemies. Also features Jessica Hynes, Darren Boyd, Steve Edge, Andrea Riseborough, Peter Capaldi and more.

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Magicians. Image shows left to right: Karl Allen (Robert Webb), Linda Jones (Jessica Hynes), Harry Kane (David Mitchell), Dani (Andrea Riseborough). Credit: Universal Pictures

Key details

Genre
Film
Released
2007
Stars
David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Jessica Hynes, Darren Boyd, Steve Edge, Andrea Riseborough, Peter Capaldi, Sarah Hadland and more
Writers
Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain, David Britland, Andy Nyman, Anthony Owen and Andrew O'Connor
Director
Andrew O'Connor
Producers
Ollie Madden, Scott Kroopf, Lizzie Francke, Alexandra Derbyshire, Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain

Karl and Harry had been friends forever, until that momentous day when Harry caught Karl with his wife. During a subsequent magic show, Harry accidentally chopped off his wife's head with a guillotine, and Harry and Karl parted ways. Years later Harry is struggling to keep a job, and so gets in contact with Karl (who is similarly struggling) to discuss doing the Magic Shield Competition.

However, when they arrive together, they begin to remember why they could not work together and so seek alternative methods of winning.

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Additional details

Tagline
Don't ask how they do it... ...ask why
UK certificate
15
Duration
90 minutes
Box office
£690,242
Distributors

Universal Pictures

Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour
Soundtrack
Original music by Paul Englishby

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Broadcast details

Most recent repeats
  • Thursday 3rd October 2013 at 10:35pm on ITV1
  • Thursday 25th October 2012 at 11:15pm on ITV2
  • Saturday 7th April 2012 at 11:00pm on ITV1

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