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A beast of a comedy.
A country manor mystery that's actually a deliciously wicked comedy of manners, The Hippopotamus is a rollicking adaptation of the best-selling novel by Stephen Fry. It centers on a lapsed poet, failed drama critic, redundant husband and hard-working , Ted Wallace (the mellifluously voiced Roger Allam in a rare starring role). Fired from his newspaper job, Ted leaps at the chance to drown his sorrows at his old friend's country estate, Swafford Hall. A series of spiritual healings have recently put the household in a tizzy. The purported miracle worker is his hosts' teenage son, Ted's godson, David (Tommy Knight). Lord and Lady Logan are set on sharing their boy's "gift" with the world, blissfully unaware that his "laying on of hands" trick involves, well, an emphasis on "laying." At odds with a colorful party of fellow guests only too ready to swallow anything they're told, Ted sets out to prove the miracles are a hoax and save the young man from a lifetime of embarrassment.
Details
- Length
- Rating NR
- Released:
- Added Jun 21 2017
- Production Year 2017
- Empire SKU 1919672
- UPC Code 085365649927
- Studio E1 Entertainment
- Packaging HD
- Number of Discs 1
- Disc SS-SL
- Subtitles English
Features
Making of
Book to Screen
Interviews
Audio/Video
- Audio
English Dolby Digital 5.1
- Video
Widescreen 2.35:1 Color
Cast
- Emily Berrington
- Fiona Shaw
- Geraldine Somerville
- Lyne Renee
- Adrian Bouchet
- Benedict Taylor
- John Standing
- Matthew Modine
- Richard Glover
- Roger Allam
- Russell Tovey
- Tim McInnerny
- Tommy Knight