The Full Monty cast reunite for sequel series

Original cast members from 1997’s The Full Monty are reuniting for a new series of the same name -25 years on.

From the makers of the iconic movie, the eight-part series will follow the same characters as they navigate the post-industrial city of Sheffield, and society’s crumbling healthcare, education, and employment sectors.

Returning cast are 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.

Writer, creator and executive producer Simon Beaufoy said, “It has been one of the great joys of my writing career to reunite this eccentric, irrepressible family of Sheffield men and women and see how 25 years, 7 Prime Ministers, and 100 broken political promises have affected their lives.”

Fellow writer, creator and executive producer Alice Nutter added, “Entering the Monty world, where community, friends and family step in when the state has so abysmally failed, has been a great personal reminder of what is good about the world we live in. The series has been a pleasure and a privilege to write on.”

The comedy drama will uncover what happened to the gang after they put their kit back on, exploring their brighter, sillier and more desperate moments. It will also highlight how the fiercely funny world of these working-class heroes – still residing in Sheffield – has changed in the intervening decades.

The original movie’s Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Simon Beaufoy returns, joined by co-writer Alice Nutter (“Accused”), with Uberto Pasolini (“Nowhere Special”) also coming back as executive producer.

The first look images also introduce rising star Talitha Wing (“Wolfe,” “Alex Rider”), who will play Gaz’s teenage daughter, Destiny Schofield.

Other new cast members joining the ensemble include Paul Clayton (“The Crown,” “The Split”) as Lomper’s husband, Dennis. Miles Jupp (“Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?,” “The Durrells”) stars as recent divorcee and housing officer Darren, who looks up to the Monty men for advice on navigating adult life. Sophie Stanton plays Hetty, a colleague and friend of Jean and Phillip Rhys Chaudhary (“Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists”) joins as Dilip, Deputy Headteacher at the school. Newcomers Dominic Sharkey and Natalie Davies appear as Destiny’s mates Cal and Tabani, respectively, alongside Arnold Oceng who plays a talented graffiti artist. Aiden Cook stars as wise-cracking twelve-year-old “Twiglet,” while Tupele Dorgu (“Alma’s Not Normal”) portrays Destiny’s mother, Yaz.

Simon Lewis serves as series producer. The series is executive produced by Lee Mason, Director, Scripted, Disney+. The Original series was developed by Searchlight Television and FX.