Mother's Pride (film)

Mother's Pride
Directed byNick Moorcroft
Screenplay by
  • Meg Leonard
  • Nick Moorcroft
Produced byJames Spring
Starring
Production
company
Fred Films
Distributed byEntertainment Film Distributors
Release date
  • 27 February 2026 (2026-02-27)
Running time
93 minutes[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Mother's Pride is an upcoming British comedy-drama film directed by Nick Moorcroft. The film stars Jonno Davies, Martin Clunes and James Buckley.

Synopsis

A comedy about a failing pub, a divided community and a grieving family whose lives are changed by brewing real ale and entering the Great British Beer Awards.[2]

Cast

Production

The film is directed by Nick Moorcroft who co-wrote the screen play with Meg Leonard. The film is produced by James Spring and was announced in 2022. The film is produced by Fred Films.[3][4]

The cast is led by Jonno Davies, Martin Clunes and James Buckley and also includes Gabriella Wilde, Mark Addy, Lana Moorcroft, Luke Treadaway, Miles Jupp, Lola-Rose Maxwell, Josie Lawrence, Karl Collins, and Emily Lloyd-Saini.[5]

Principal photography took place in Bristol, Somerset and Wiltshire in the summer of 2024.[6][7][8] Filming locations included The George Inn, Norton St Philip.[9]

Release

The film is scheduled to be released in February 2026 by EFD,[10] after being delayed from a previously announced release in May.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Mother's Pride (2026)". Irish Film Classification Office. December 17, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  2. ^ "Filming for Feature Film to take place at the Great British Beer Festival". Camra.org. August 5, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "New film is 'a love letter' to British pubs, an institution under threat". The Guardian. February 13, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "Mother's Pride". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  5. ^ Sayce, Rebecca (October 10, 2024). "Martin Clunes and James Buckley team up for new British comedy-drama Mother's Pride". Digital Spy. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  6. ^ Booth, Martin (August 27, 2024). "MARTIN CLUNES AND JAMES BUCKLEY SPOTTED FILMING IN BRISTOL". Bristol247.com. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  7. ^ "Westbury to hit the big screen in new feature film". Whitehorsenews. September 10, 2024. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  8. ^ "Doc Martin star Martin Clunes spotted filming in Wiltshire". Wiltshire Times. August 30, 2024. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  9. ^ Rigby, Malcolm (January 4, 2025). "Mother's Pride: Where was the Martin Clunes drama filmed?". Somerset County Gazette. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  10. ^ Soni, Divya (April 11, 2025). ""A love letter to pubs": Martin Clunes's new British comedy confirms UK release date". Sigital Spy. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  11. ^ "Mother's Pride film reveals cast". Comedy.co.uk. October 10, 2024. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  12. ^ Dalton, Ben (April 5, 2025). "UK-Ireland film cinema release dates: latest updates for 2025". ScreenDaily.