Ian McKellen and Roger Allam star in FRANK AND PERCY | World Premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on 13 October & coming soon to cinemas

Golden Globe and Tony Award winner, six-time Laurence Olivier Award winner and
Academy Award® nominee Ian McKellen (The Christopers, Gods and Monsters, Lord of the
Rings) stars alongside three-time Laurence Olivier Award winner Roger Allam (The Queen,
The Choral, Endeavour) in Frank and Percy – a tender, uplifting story of love, friendship and
the courage to embrace new beginnings at any stage of life.
When Frank (Allam) a kind-hearted and charming widower, and Percy (McKellen), a witty and
flamboyant bachelor, cross paths as they walk their beloved dogs on Hampstead Heath during
a warm spring, casual chit-chat about heatwaves and London life slowly evolves into
something deeper. As their friendship unexpectedly blossoms into something romantic, they
must both decide if they should take a chance on love. Equally poignant and funny, Frank and
Percy is a story of companionship, of finding connection and having the resilience and courage
to remain open-hearted to the possibility of embracing that love.
“It’s never too late to fall in love”
Co-produced and financed by John Gore Studios and BK Studios, the film is adapted by
award-winning screenwriter Martin Sherman (Mrs. Henderson Presents, Bent) from the West
End hit play by Ben Weatherill. McKellen and Allam reprise their roles in this big screen
adaptation, with the magic and intimacy of the play captured through a cinematic approach to
storytelling by internationally acclaimed film and theatre director Sean Mathias (The Lost
Language of Cranes, Hamlet and the award-winning Bent).
Set in and around London’s sumptuous Hampstead Heath, this uplifting story is brought to life
with a stellar supporting cast including Golden Globe and BAFTA nominee Stephen Fry
(Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Gosford Park), Golden Globe, Emmy and BAFTA
winner Jessica Gunning (Baby Reindeer, Sunny Dancer), BAFTA winner Joanna Lumley
(Absolutely Fabulous, Amandaland), Tony, Emmy and BAFTA winner Derek Jacobi (Murder
on the Orient Express, Gladiator), BAFTA winner Siân Phillips (Summerland, Dune), Ncuti
Gatwa (Doctor Who, Sex Education), Hugh Skinner (Wicked Little Letters, Fleabag) and Rob
Brydon (The Trip, Gavin & Stacey).
This distinguished cast of celebrated old friends include three Dames and three Knights of the
British Empire; three Dr Whos’; veterans of the Royal Shakespeare and National Theatre
Companies; collective winners of hundreds of awards for their performances on stage and
screen.
Frank and Percy is a heart-warming, hopeful and humorous tale, inviting audiences of all ages
to take a chance on love.
FRANK and PERCY HAS ITS WORLD PREMIERE AT
THE BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL ON 13 OCTOBER
ALSO SCREENING AT THE BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL ON 17 OCTOBER