Fackham Hall
Published January 27, 2026
Film info
- Title Fackham Hall
- Director Jim O'Hanlon
- Year 2025
- Run time 1hr 37m
- Genres Comedy, History
- Tagline Born to aristocracy. Bred for idiocy.
Eric Noone begins a forbidden romance with Rose Davenport, the lady of the house at a posh English manor. When an unexpected murder occurs, Eric gets framed, leaving Rose and her family's future uncertain.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 2:38 | “She’s 23, a dried up husk of a woman.” |
| 5:04 | Haha, Cyri the butler. |
| 12:26 | “He’s not had anything published.” “Not yet, but I have spent the last fifteen years coming up with an alphabet for orcs.” |
| 18:16 | The Bechdel sisters! |
| 23:31 | Jimmy Carr’s vicar is perfect. |
| 35:19 | It’s so childish but you can’t help laughing. |
| 39:29 | Tom Felton is turning into Jonathan Pryce, for sure. |
| 43:01 | “Here they are in my secret cigar and money drawer.” |
| 50:49 | Blackpool instead of Paris, hooray! |
| 1:00:49 | Lovely bit of Who’s on First there. |
| 1:13:28 | Really enjoying the illustrated letter. |
| 1:31:38 | “Love. It can transcend boundaries. There is nothing more powerful, other than, in this case, birthright.” |
Thoughts
Honestly, this was so funny. It’s stupid and ridiculous - a kind of cross between Monty Python and the Naked Gun films. Everyone is an idiot, the humour comes thick and fast and can vary from subtle and sublime moments to low-brow poop jokes. And yet, I laughed, a lot. And even while I was saying ’this is so stupid’, I was still laughing as I said it.
The cast are great, giving just the right balance to actually telling a story and running around like a bunch of clowns, and even though it’s predictable, it’s sort of meant to be. The bonus moments, like Tolkein’s little ideas and the nods to Downton Abbey - plus all of Jimmy Carr’s part - all brilliant. He kept doing the same thing over and over, and I kept thinking, this will get old soon, and it never did.
So it’s not an entirely original idea, perhaps, but there aren’t a lot of spoof films out there like this at the moment, so definitely worth a watch.
Rating: 5 / 5