Mindhorn - Film - British Comedy Guide

2017 film

Actor Richard Thorncroft returns to his 1980s detective role to thwart a villain, revive his career, and get the girl. Stars Julian Barratt, Andrea Riseborough, Essie Davis, Simon Farnaby, Russell Tovey and more.

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Genre

Released

Creator

Stars

Julian Barratt, Andrea Riseborough, Essie Davis, Simon Farnaby, Russell Tovey, Steve Coogan, Richard McCabe, Robin Morrissey and more

Writers

Julian Barratt and Simon Farnaby

Director

Sean Foley

Producers

Laura Hastings-Smith, Jack Arbuthnott, Christine Langan, Ed Wethered, Natascha Wharton, Jenny Borgars, Dan MacRae, Danny Perkins and more

Companies

Washed-up actor Richard Thorncroft peaked with hit 1980s detective show Mindhorn, playing the titular Isle of Man sleuth with a rather unique ability.

As a captured MI5 Special Operative, Bruce Mindhorn's eye was replaced by a super-advanced optical lie detector, which meant he could literally "see the truth". Mindhorn escaped and fled to the Isle of Man, to recuperate in the island's temperate micro-climate, and became the best plain-clothes detective the island had ever seen...

Decades later, when a deranged Manx criminal demands Mindhorn as his nemesis, Thorncroft returns to the scene of his greatest triumphs for one last chance to reignite his glory days, professional credibility and even romance with former co-star/paramour Patricia Deville.