TODAY’S CHOICE

It’s almost 30 years since his character was killed off, but to some, Tony Pitts will always be Archie in Emmerdale. Since leaving the Dales, he’s turned his hand to writing; he penned the screenplay for this comedy drama in which he also appears, although it’s Maxine Peake who takes the lead role.

The film charts the rise to fame of a northern working class comedian with a difficult domestic life.

Stephen Graham, Paddy Considine and Alun Armstrong are among the impressive supporting cast.