Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead is a 2018 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Ben Wheatley and featuring Neil Maskell as the title character, with Hayley Squires, Sam Riley, Doon Mackichan, Joe Cole, and Charles Dance also starring. It tells the story of a man who rents a country house for his extended family to celebrate the New Year. The film premiered at the 62nd BFI London Film Festival on 11 October 2018, and was distributed by BBC Films, airing on BBC Two on 30 December 2018. Premise Colin (Neil Maskell) rents a country house in Dorset for his extended family to celebrate the New Year. Unbeknownst to other members of the family, his sister Gini (Hayley Squires) has invited their estranged brother David (Sam Riley). Cast Sarah Baxendale as Paula Sudha Bhuchar as Maya Asim Chaudhry as Sham Joe Cole as Ed Charles Dance as Bertie Sura Dohnke as Val Vincent Ebrahim as Nikhil Peter Ferdinando as Jimmy Richard Glover as Lord Richard Alexandra Maria Lara as Hannah Doon Mackichan as Sandy Neil Maskell as Colin Sinead Matthews as Lainey Mark Monero as Warren Nicole Nettleingham as Fran Bill Paterson as Gordon Sam Riley as David Hayley Squires