{"id":234829,"date":"2026-01-08T20:33:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T20:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/234829\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T20:33:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T20:33:10","slug":"martin-clunes-and-mark-addys-distinctly-british-comedy-with-stellar-cast-gets-first-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/234829\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Clunes and Mark Addy&#8217;s &#8220;distinctly British&#8221; comedy with &#8220;stellar&#8221; cast gets first trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">British comedy Mother&#8217;s Pride has just released a first trailer featuring lead stars Martin Clunes and Mark Addy.  <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Directed by Nick Moorcroft, who co-wrote the script with Meg Leonard, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a65031204\/doc-martin-martin-clunes-mothers-pride\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a65031204\/doc-martin-martin-clunes-mothers-pride\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"the West Country-set film\" data-node-id=\"4.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the West Country-set film<\/a> sees Clunes portraying the owner of a family pub risking repossession. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">As his musician son Cal, played by Jonno Davies, returns home to mend their fraught relationship, he also takes it upon himself to save the pub. He involves the family in launching their own microbrewery and entering the Great British Beer Awards.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;The worst pub in Britain competing for the best beer,&#8221; as one of the characters points out in the clip.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Produced by James Spring with Fred Films (Patrick, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a35127666\/dan-stevens-blithe-spirit-clip\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a35127666\/dan-stevens-blithe-spirit-clip\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Blithe Spirit\" data-node-id=\"12.2\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Blithe Spirit<\/a>, Finding Your Feet), the film is releasing in UK cinemas on 6 March. It was originally slated to release in September 2025 before it was delayed a few months. <\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"james buckley, martin clunes, mother's pride\" title=\"James Buckley, Martin Clunes, Mother's Pride\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3500\" height=\"2690\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/james-buckley-martin-clunes-mothers-pride-695fcddf13c45.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Entertainment Film Distributors<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"16\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Best streaming services\" data-node-id=\"16.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Best streaming services<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"19\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Filmed between Wiltshire and Somerset in 2024, the wholesome movie hails from the team behind Fisherman&#8217;s Friends, promising to deliver  a &#8220;warm, witty and distinctly British story of resilience, reconciliation and real ale&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"21\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Also starring are Game of Thrones&#8217; Mark Addy, The Inbetweeners&#8217; James Buckley, and Poldark&#8217;s Gabriella Wilde. The ensemble is rounded out by Luke Treadaway, Miles Jupp, Josie Lawrence, Stephen Leask, Emily Lloyd-Saini and Karl Collins.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"23\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Mother&#8217;s Pride is inspired by a real-life story, with which Moorcroft intended to celebrate small, family-run pubs after the near-loss of his local. <br data-node-id=\"23.2\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"25\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;Pubs are really important for communities, bringing people together, which is especially pertinent with COVID as they tackle loneliness and social isolation,&#8221; he told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2022\/feb\/13\/new-film-is-a-love-letter-to-british-pubs-an-institution-under-threat\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2022\/feb\/13\/new-film-is-a-love-letter-to-british-pubs-an-institution-under-threat\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"The Guardian\" data-node-id=\"25.1.0\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Guardian<\/a> in 2022. &#8220;But on our location scouting, we were visiting pubs that have been empty for two years \u2013 and will never become pubs again. Each is filled with history and memories. It\u2019s really sad.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"mother's pride poster\" title=\"Mother's Pride poster\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2500\" height=\"3125\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mothers-pride-poster-695f71cea53be.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Entertainment Film Distributors<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"28\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Opening up about her inspiration for the script, Leonard recalled her local pub growing up in mid-Wales being &#8220;very important as a watering hole&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"30\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;There wasn\u2019t anywhere else for people to meet, unless it was chapel,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"32\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;The mental health of the community is serviced by people being able to get together. This was a lifeline. When it was faced with closure, the community clubbed together and bought the pub.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"35\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Mother&#8217;s Pride releases in cinemas on 6 March.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"38\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">The new edition of Living Legends, celebrating music icon Dolly Parton, is here! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearstmagazines.co.uk\/special-editions-subscriptions-lvldollyparton\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.hearstmagazines.co.uk\/special-editions-subscriptions-lvldollyparton\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Buy Dolly at 80 in newsagents or online\" data-node-id=\"38.0.3\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buy Dolly at 80 in newsagents or online<\/a>, priced at just \u00a38.99.<br data-node-id=\"38.1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/a5577bef-f874-41e6-b03b-0f8d9f1e5f46_1686136547.file.png\" alt=\"Headshot of Stefania Sarrubba\" title=\"Headshot of Stefania Sarrubba\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"css-o0wq4v ev8dhu53\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Reporter, Digital Spy<\/p>\n<p>Stefania is a freelance writer specialising in TV and movies. After graduating from City University, London, she covered LGBTQ+ news and pursued a career in entertainment journalism, with her work appearing in outlets including Little White Lies, The Skinny, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/author\/stefaniasarrubba\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Radio Times<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Digital Spy<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her beats are horror films and period dramas, especially if fronted by queer women. She can argue why Scream is the best slasher in four languages (and a half).\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"British comedy Mother&#8217;s Pride has just released a first trailer featuring lead stars Martin Clunes and Mark Addy.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":234830,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[1105,119635,1107,93,61,60,1135,270,119634],"class_list":{"0":"post-234829","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-content-type-news","9":"tag-contentid-a1a45ac7-d244-498f-859a-e5eb38b04ca6","10":"tag-displaytype-standard-article","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-ie","13":"tag-ireland","14":"tag-locale-gb","15":"tag-movies","16":"tag-shorttitle-martin-cluness-comedy-gets-first-trailer"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234829\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}