The Full Monty is being revived as a Disney+ TV series, 25 years after the original film.
The British comedy was released in 1997 to critical acclaim. For a time it was the highest grossing film in the UK until it was later outsold by Titanic.
The film follows a group of unemployed men in Sheffield during the 1990s as they decide to form a male striptease act in an attempt to make some money.
Disney+ has now announced a new limited series based on the film and featuring the original cast members.
The cast includes Robert Carlyle as Gaz, Mark Addy as Dave, Lesley Sharp as Jean, Hugo Speer as Guy, Paul Barber as Horse, Steve Huison as Lomper, Wim Snape as Nathan and Tom Wilkinson as Gerald.
Revival: The Full Monty is being revived as a Disney+ TV series, 25 years after the original film (left to right – Wim Snape, Paul Barber, Robert Carlyle, Hugo Speer, Steve Huison, Lesley Sharp and Mark Addy)
According to a press release, the series “will follow the original band of brothers as they navigate the post-industrial city of Sheffield and society’s crumbling healthcare, education and employment sectors.
‘The series will explore the brighter, sillier and more humane way forward where communal effort can still triumph over adversity.’
The new series will follow the original group of friends over eight episodes, as they navigate post-industrial Sheffield and the struggles faced by crumbling healthcare, education and employment systems.
It will also introduce a whole host of new cast members including children and grandchildren of the returning characters.
Then: The cockle-warming film saw out-of-work Gaz (Robert Carlyle pictured) persuade his newly unemployed friends to disrobe in front of an audience of women
Then: The cast includes Robert as Gaz, Mark Addy as Dave, Lesley Sharp as Jean, Hugo Speer as Guy, Paul Barber as Horse, Steve Huison as Lomper, Wim Snape as Nathan and Tom Wilkinson as Gerald (Hugo Speer in the film and in 2018)
Iconic: Hugo Speer strips off in a climactic scene from the 1997 film about a group of unemployed men attempting to carve a living as male strippers
Then: Paul Barber’s other famous role was in Only Fools and Horses as Denzil (pictured in the film and in 2019)
Simon Beaufoy, Creator, Writer, and Executive Producer, said: ‘We’re chuffed to bits to get all the Monty Men back together again – now with a chaotic entourage of children, grandchildren, pets and assorted hangers-on – to see what life in Sheffield is like twenty-five years on.’
Lee Mason, Director of Scripted Content EMEA, Disney added: ‘Twenty-five years ago Simon introduced us to a group of funny, fearless and resilient unemployed working-class men from Sheffield and the world fell in love with them.
‘We’re delighted to reunite the original cast for this brand-new series on Disney+ to catch up with these iconic characters and what they’ve been up to since we last saw them on stage in all their glory, and we can’t wait to introduce a host of exciting new faces and characters.’
Production has commenced filming on Monday in Sheffield and Manchester.
Then: Mark Addy starred as body-conscious Dave in the film; he’s since enjoyed plenty of work across the pond in the US and in recent cult series Game of Thrones
You can leave your hat on: The boys strip down to their underwear while rehearsing in another scene from the classic film
Then: Steve Huison played suicidal Lomper, who was rescued from depression by a role in Gaz’s dance troupe (pictured in film and in 2011)
The episodes are directed by Andrew Chaplin and Catherine Morshead, and co-written by Alice Nutter with Simon Lewis as Series Producer.
The UK Original series will premiere on Disney+ globally, Star+ in Latin America and Hulu in the US. The original film is available to stream on Disney+ in the UK.
An official release date for the new series is yet to be announced.
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As The Full Monty is set to be rebooted after 25 years FEMAIL reveals where the stars of the unlikely male stripper hit are now – including an Oscar nominee, a trainee counsellor, and a painter
The cast of The Full Monty have reunited for a new original series of the same name, set to air on Disney+.
The British comedy was released in 1997 to critical acclaim and became a surprise hit, becoming the highest grossing film in the UK at the time.
The film follows a group of unemployed men in Sheffield during the 1990s as they decide to form a male striptease act in an attempt to make some money.
Almost 25 years on from the release of the Bafta award-winning film, Robert Carlyle will return as Gaz, Mark Addy as Dave, Lesley Sharp as Jean, Hugo Speer as Guy, Paul Barber as Horse, Steve Huison as Lomper, Wim Snape as Nathan and Tom Wilkinson as Gerald.
But where are the cheerful would-be Chippendales now?
The cast of The Full Monty have reunited for a new original series of the same name, set to air on Disney+. They are pictured in the original film in 1997
The new series will follow the original group of friends over eight episodes, as they navigate post-industrial Sheffield and the struggles faced by crumbling healthcare, education and employment systems.
In the 25 years since the film was released, the stars have split paths with some rubbing shoulders with Hollywood A-listers picking up Baftas and Oscar nominations, while others have pursued roles outside of acting including counselling and painting.
While some stars – including Robert Carlyle were household names before the film – it was a launching pad for many others who have gone on to star in British dramas, Hollywood films and more.
Here FEMAIL reveals where the original cast of the Full Monty are now…
The cockle-warming film saw out-of-work Gaz (Robert Carlyle, centre) persuade his newly unemployed friends to disrobe in front of an audience of women
ROBERT CARLYLE: GAZ
Already a big name thanks to Danny Boyle’s television series Hamish Macbeth and another Boyle production, Trainspotting, Robert Carlyle, now 60, took the lead role in The Full Monty, persuading his very cynical mates to try their hand at some Chippendale-style thrusts.
The movie kicked off a purple patch for the Glaswegian; roles in The Beach (also Danny Boyle), hit television show 24, and 28 Weeks Later followed.
More recently he’s been a regular in US show Once Upon a Time as Rumpelstiltskin and in 2017 starred in the Trainspotting sequel, T2.
Already a big name thanks to Danny Boyle’s television series Hamish Macbeth and another Boyle production, Trainspotting, Robert Carlyle, now 60, took the lead role in The Full Monty, persuading his very cynical mates to try their hand at some Chippendale-style thrusts. Left in the film, right in 2020
Currently he’s starring in hit Sky One series Cobra as Robert Sutherland, the Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party
Then: The cockle-warming film saw out-of-work Gaz (Robert Carlyle pictured) persuade his newly unemployed friends to disrobe in front of an audience of women
He’s set to reprise his role as psychotic hard man Francis Begbie again next year a six-part television spin-off series based on Irvine Welsh’s 2016 book, The Blade Artist.
Teasing details of the project, Robert revealed that his character starts off the movie having just left HMP Edinburgh, where he served a 25-year prison sentence for his multitude of crimes.
Currently he’s starring in hit Sky One series Cobra as Robert Sutherland, the Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party.
In his 32-year career on the big and small screen he’s become known for his commitment to authenticity in roles, often losing or gaining weight and changing his lifestyle to fit a character including moving house to live where it is set.
He’s kept a relatively quiet private life. In 1997 he married make-up artist Anastasia Shirley, with whom he shares a daughter and two sons.