The Hippopotamus - Film - British Comedy Guide

2017 film

Adapted from the novel by Stephen Fry, about a disgraced poet investigating a series of miracle healings. Also features Roger Allam, Emily Berrington, Matthew Modine, Fiona Shaw, Tommy Knight and more.

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The Hippopotamus. Image shows from L to R: Simon Logan (Dean Ridge), Ted Wallace (Roger Allam)

Genre

Film

Released

2017

Stars

Roger Allam, Emily Berrington, Matthew Modine, Fiona Shaw, Tommy Knight, Tim McInnerny, Geraldine Somerville, Lyne Renee and more

Writers

Stephen Fry, Tom Hodgson, Blanche McIntyre, John Finnemore and Robin Hill

Director

John Jencks

Producers

Jay Taylor, Alexa Seligman, Steve Clark-Hall, Christopher Little, Hal Brotherton-Ratcliffe, Kabir Malik, Georgia Goggin and Kwesi Dickson

Company

The Electric Shadow Company

Directed by John Jencks (The Fold), The Hippopotamus tells the story of disgraced poet Ted Wallace (Roger Allam) who is summoned to his friends Lord and Lady Logan's (Matthew Modine & Fiona Shaw) country manor, Swafford Hall, to investigate a series of unexplained miracle healings.

Ted tracks down the perpetrator of the phenomena, fifteen-year-old David Logan (Tommy Knight), whose parents believe he has healing hands.

Unaware that David is using some unorthodox methods, the Logans are set on sharing their son's gift with the world. With a poet's passion for the truth, Ted hurries to debunk the miracles and save a young man from a lifetime of embarrassment.