Mindhorn

 is a British comedy movie directed by Sean Foley, produced by Jack Arbuthnott and Laura Hastings-Smith, written by Julian Barratt and Simon Farnaby, and starring Barratt, Farnaby, Essie Davis, Russell Tovey, and Andrea Riseborough. This movie premiered at the London Film Festival on October 9, 2016, then it became available for streaming on Netflix as an original movie on May 5, 2017.

Summary
"When a twisted killer tells the police he'll only speak to a fictional 1980s TV detective, the washed-up actor who played him takes the gig."

- Official Netflix synopsis

Cast and Characters

 * Julian Barratt as Richard Thorncroft
 * Simon Farnaby as Clive Parnevik
 * Essie Davis as Patricia Deville
 * Steve Coogan as Peter Easterman
 * Richard McCabe as Jeffrey Moncrieff
 * Andrea Riseborough as DS Elena Baines
 * Russell Tovey as Paul Melly
 * Robin Morrissey as PC Green
 * David Schofield as Chief Inspector Derek Newsome
 * Alannah Olivia as Casting Receptionist
 * Christopher Jenner Cole as Richard Crowthorne
 * Sean Foley as Kenneth Branagh's Producer
 * Jessye Romeo as Agent's Secretary
 * Harriet Walter as Richard's Agent
 * Simon Callow as Simon Callow

Awards
This movie has received one win and two nominations.