A Cock and Bull Story 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.

On location

The cast

Steve Coogan Tristram Shandy / Walter Shandy / Steve Coogan

Rob Brydon Toby Shandy / Rob Brydon

Keeley Hawes Elizabeth Shandy / Keeley Hawes

Shirley Henderson Susannah / Shirley Henderson

Raymond Waring Trim

C

Conal Murphy Six-Year-Old Tristam

J

Joe Williams Nine-Year-Old Tristam

Paul Kynman Obadiah

Mark Tandy London Doctor

Dylan Moran Dr. Slop

Jack Shepherd Surgeon

David Walliams Parson

Jeremy Northam Mark

Benedict Wong Ed

Top billing shown. Full cast and crew on IMDB ↗

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