Fackham Hall trailer teases a comedic murder mystery in the period drama spoof

Fackham Hall is a forthcoming British film in the period comedy parody genre. The film is directed by Jim O'Hanlon with a screenplay from Patrick Carr, Jimmy Carr, Tim Inman, Andrew Dawson and Steve Dawson. The film will release theatrically on December 5, 2025. It's official synopsis as per Letterboxd is:

A new porter who embarks on an unlikely relationship with the youngest daughter of a prominent UK family. At the same time, rivalries are spilling over in the Davenport family, led by Lord and Lady Davenport as they also weather the epic failure of the wedding of their eldest daughter to her caddish cousin.

It's official trailer has dropped on the internet.

Fackham Hall trailer is out

On October 28, 2025, the makers of Fackham Hall released its official trailer on the internet, which runs for two minutes and 18 seconds. It begins with a bunch of men shooting animals, which hilariously keep increasing in size.

The storyline takes place in 1931 England, where a family is happy that their daughter is getting married. One character notes, "After so many years of courting, she has finally found the right cousin." The trailer then showcases several hilarious moments from the film that border on spoofing period dramas. The makers have also thrown a murder mystery spin into this. It might remind viewers of other spoof films like Scary Movie and Airplane!

Fackham Hall is produced by Jimmy Carr, Kris Thykier, Kent Sanderson, Danny Perkins, Andrew Karpen, Mila Cottray, Patrick Carr, Nick Shumaker and David Levine under the banners of Mews Films and Anonymous Content.

The makers have revealed that it is a parody of titles like Gosford Park and Downton Abbey. It's cast members include,

Ben Radcliffe as Eric Noone
Thomasin McKenzie as Rose Davenport
Gemma Wardle as Gladys
Katherine Waterston as Lady Davenport
Lizzie Hopley as Phyllis Davenport
Tim McMullen as Cyril
Emma Laird as Poppy Davenport
Damian Lewis as Lord Davenport
Paula Wharton as Mrs Kitchen
Tom Felton as Archibald
Jimmy Carr as Vicar
Tom Goodman-Hill as Inspector Watt
Sue Johnston as Great Aunt Bonaparte
Lily Knight as Fifi Valentine
Laurie Ogden as Patricia
Anna Maxwell Martin

In a Deadline interview, comedian Jimmy Carr spoke about writing the film. He said,

"The British Film Industry does two things very well. Period drama and comedy. Now we didn't have time to write two movies, so we've had to mash the genres together... I'm just slightly worried that if you say Fackham Hall in a posh English accent it might be misconstrued, hopefully that won't be a problem."

Bleecker Street will be releasing the film on December 5, 2025.