Jimmy Carr writes his first film, the Downton Abbey spoof Fackham Hall

Jimmy Carr has written his debut screenplay, Fackham Hall, a Downton Abbey period spoof in the style of Airplane!. Co-written with his brother Patrick and The Dawson Brothers, it will begin shooting in the UK next year and stars Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Thomasin McKenzie, Emma Laird and Katherine Waterston.