A Derry woman, a Intercourse Schooling star and a core contributor to the Cornetto Trilogy – as forged bulletins go, the lineup for brand new British historic comedy Seize Them! is about as chock filled with comedy expertise as you may get.

Directed by Curtis Vowell, whose current work consists of the Rose Matafeo-starring Child Performed, and written by Andy Riley, Seize Them! is a enjoyable new female-led movie set in Britain in the dead of night ages, starring Aimee Lou Wooden because the empowered, egotistical Queen Dagan. She finally ends up on the run when she’s toppled from the throne by charismatic chief of the revolution Humble Joan (Bridgerton and Derry Women star Nicola Coughlan), and seeks assist from secretive former servant Shulmay (performed by Ghosts and Shrill’s Lolly Adefope) and “shit-shoveller who needs extra out of life” Bobik (Nick Frost) so as to discover her approach again to the throne.

“We’re very excited to be working with the funniest younger actresses round in the present day in Aimee, Lolly and Nicola in addition to the epic Nick Frost and Jess Hynes,” says producer Damian Jones of the challenge. “Backed by the most effective distributors within the UK in Nigel Inexperienced and EFD, we really feel privileged to be bringing this challenge to the massive display screen.” The comedy began taking pictures this week within the castles of Kent and Wales, and doesn’t have a launch date confirmed simply but – however with that sort of comedic calibre within the forged, it’s one to look ahead to.