Robert Carlyle joined his Full Monty cast-mates at the UK premiere of the classic comedy’s Disney+ spin-off in Sheffield on Monday – 25 years after the movie’s release.
The actor, 62, who played Gaz in the 1997 flick, cut a casual figure in a white sports jacket which he layered over a black T-shirt and jeans.
The original cast have reunited for the sequel series which follows the gang as they continue to navigate life in the post-industrial city of Sheffield.
Written by the film’s screenwriter Simon Beaufoy, the show charts what happened to the group after they put their kit back on, following their famous striptease in the original movie.
Also at the event was GOT’s Mark Addy, 58, who returns to his role as the hapless Dave Horsefall.
Back in the saddle: Robert Carlyle, 62, joined his Full Monty cast-mates at the UK premiere of the classic comedy’s Disney+ spin-off in Sheffield on Monday – 25 years after the movie’s release
Series: The original cast have reunited for the sequel series which follows the gang as they continue to navigate life in the post-industrial city of Sheffield (L-R) Paul Barber, Steve Husion, Mark Addy, Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkinson and Hugo Speer pictured in the 1997 movie
The actor beamed as he took to the red carpet in a blue denim shirt which he teamed with a dark tailored suit.
The new series will feature the original group of friends over eight episodes, as they are faced with 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.
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: ’25 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.’
The episodes are directed by Andrew Chaplin and Catherine Morshead, and co-written by Alice Nutter with Simon Lewis as Series Producer.
Robert’s character Gaz will deal with fatherhood as he is seen trying to connect with his daughter in the latest trailer that was released last month.
Low key: The actor, who played Gaz in the 1997 flick, cut a casual figure in a white sports jacket which he layered over a black T-shirt and jeans
All smiles: Also at the event was GOT’s Mark Addy, 58, who returns to his role as the hapless Dave Horsefall
Smart: The actor beamed as he took to the red carpet in a blue denim shirt which he teamed with a dark tailored suit
Arrivals: Paul Barber, who plays Horse in the series, posed for snaps ahead of the screening
Glam: TV icon Lesley Sharp who plays Mark Addy’s on-screen wife Jean looked gorgeous in a red printed dress
Leggy: Former Corrie actress Tupele Dorgu who stars in the series looked sensational in a pin-striped mini-dress
The pair are seen sat together on a hill as he tells her: ‘We haven’t seen that much of each other in a while, maybe make up for lost time, eh?’
Gaz also comes to blows with Dave (Mark Addy) after he criticises him for being an absent father.
Gaz tells him: ‘Who the hell are you to give out parenting advice eh? You don’t even have any kids.’
It’s also hinted the gang may be getting their kit off once more as Gaz is heard saying in voiceover: ‘This is going to be the greatest comeback’.
The Full Monty was released 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.
The episodes will explore the brighter, sillier and more humane way forward where communal effort can still triumph over adversity.
The show is directed by Andrew Chaplin and Catherine Morshead, and co-written by Alice Nutter with Simon Lewis as Series Producer.
One actor who won’t be returning is Hugo Speer who was axed from the show after he allegedly invited a woman into his trailer while completely naked during fil
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