A Cock and Bull Story

A Cock and Bull Story

94 mins | Comedy | July 17, 2005

Steve Coogan, an arrogant actor with low self-esteem and a complicated love life, is playing the eponymous role in an adaptation of "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" being filmed at a stately home. He constantly spars with actor Rob Brydon, who is playing Uncle Toby and believes his role to be of equal importance to Coogan's.

A Cock and Bull Story

94 mins | Comedy | July 17, 2005

A Cock and Bull Story
Steve Coogan, an arrogant actor with low self-esteem and a complicated love life, is playing the eponymous role in an adaptation of "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" being filmed at a stately home. He constantly spars with actor Rob Brydon, who is playing Uncle Toby and believes his role to be of equal importance to Coogan's.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Revolution Films, BBC Films, Baby Cow Productions, EM Media, Scion Films, East Midlands Media Initiative
Original title A Cock and Bull Story
Directors Michael Winterbottom
Writers Laurence Sterne, Frank Cottrell Boyce

Cast

Steve Coogan

as Tristram Shandy / Walter Shandy / Steve Coogan

Rob Brydon

as Toby Shandy / Rob Brydon

Keeley Hawes

as Elizabeth Shandy / Keeley Hawes

Shirley Henderson

as Susannah / Shirley Henderson

Raymond Waring

as Trim

Conal Murphy

as Six-Year-Old Tristam

Joe Williams

as Nine-Year-Old Tristam

Paul Kynman

as Obadiah

Mark Tandy

as London Doctor

Dylan Moran

as Dr. Slop

Jack Shepherd

as Surgeon

David Walliams

as Parson

Jeremy Northam

as Mark

Naomie Harris

as Jennie

Claire Keelan

as Make-Up Assistant

Kelly Macdonald

as Jenny

Mark Hadfield

as Leo

Mark Williams

as Ingoldsby

Jenny Ogilvie

as Sandy

Tony Wilson

as Tony Wilson

Justine Mitchell

as Tony's Director

Kieran O'Brien

as Gary

Roger Allam

as Adrian

Ashley Jensen

as Lindsey

James Fleet

as Simon

Ian Hart

as Joe

Ronni Ancona

as Anita

Greg Wise

as Greg

Paul Rider

as Prop Guy

Stephen Fry

as Patrick Curator / Parson Yorick

Sara Stewart

as Joanna

Gillian Anderson

as Widow Wadman / Gillian Anderson

Stephen Rodrick

as New York Times Reporter

Rosie Cavaliero

as Rachel

Damon Caliendo

as Fire Dancer

Andy Callaghan

as Playing Film Crew

Richard Tree

as Redcoat Officer

Mary Healey

as Midwife

Stuart Wilson

as Sound Mixer