National Theatre Live: One Man, Two Guvnors(2011)

Fired from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall becomes minder to Roscoe Crabbe, a small time East End hood, now in Brighton to collect £6,000 from his fiancée’s dad. But Roscoe is really his sister Rachel posing as her own dead brother, who’s been killed by her boyfriend Stanley Stubbers. Holed up at The Cricketers’ Arms, the permanently ravenous Francis spots the chance of an extra meal ticket and takes a second job with one Stanley Stubbers, who is hiding from the police and waiting to be re-united with Rachel. To prevent discovery, Francis must keep his two guvnors apart. Simple.

Genre: Comedy

Director: Nicholas Hytner, Robin Lough

Actors: Suzanne Toase, Trevor Laird, Fred Ridgeway, Claire Lams, Martyn Ellis, Daniel Rigby, James Corden, Jemima Rooper, Oliver Chris, David Benson

Release date: 2011-09-15

Country of origin: United Kingdom

Length: 2h 30m

Ratings:

• 8.1/10