Fisherman's Friends
Short description
Fisherman's Friends is a British comedy-drama set in the Cornish fishing village of Port Isaac. Danny, a London music producer, arrives in the area for a weekend with colleagues, and a joke about signing the local fishermen's choir turns into an actual assignment when his boss takes it seriously. Danny is sent to bring the ten singing fishermen, led by Jim, into a recording deal, but the men prize their families, friendships and community above fame and money, and winning their trust proves far harder than he expected. His stay at a bed and breakfast run by Jim's daughter Alwyn complicates matters further. The film is based on the true story of the Cornish folk group of the same name.
Chris Foggin directed, working from a screenplay by Piers Ashworth, Nick Moorcroft and Meg Leonard, with Moorcroft, James Spring and Leonard producing. The cast is led by Daniel Mays as Danny, alongside James Purefoy, Tuppence Middleton, David Hayman, Dave Johns and Sam Swainsbury.
Released in March 2019, the film runs 112 minutes. On IMDb it holds a rating of 7 out of 10 from around 13,000 votes, while on TMDB it sits at 6.8 out of 10 from roughly 200 votes, indicating a modest but clearly positive response from viewers. A critics' rating of 6.1 out of 10 from 58 reviews places it somewhat below the audience scores. It was Foggin's first feature as director, followed by This Is Christmas, Bank of Dave and later titles.
What's left behind the scenes
- In one episode, the characters discuss chart positions, and someone claims that Otis Redding was the first person to reach the top of the British charts posthumously. In reality, Redding's singles never reached number one in the UK charts; the correct answer is Buddy Holly.
- The film is dedicated to the memory of Fisherman's Friends vocalist and manager Paul McCallum, who died in February 2013 while preparing for a performance in Guildford, Surrey.
- Some members of the group Fisherman's Friends took part in the filming of the pub scene.
- Once, while the actors in the film were relaxing in a London pub after filming, they decided to sing for the audience. Their improvised performance was interrupted by the establishment's owner, who stated that he did not have a license for live performances, and therefore, live singing in the pub could lead to serious trouble for him.
- In one of the scenes, a character played by Sam Swainsbury carries out an empty beer keg and passes by a sign that reads "The Crab & Lobster." This is the name of the pub in the series "Doc Martin" (2004-2022), which was also filmed there at the same time. Apparently, when filming for one project ended on a particular day and filming for the other began, they simply forgot to remove or change the sign.
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