We just hope the world is ready.”įilming is now under way in Japan and the UK, and the movie will be released in cinemas across the UK and Ireland in August 2020.A film finale to the cult favourite mockumentary sit-com which ran from 2014 to 2018, People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan centres around the Kurupt FM gang – a group of friends running a Pirate radio station. The BBC’s Rose Garnett and Shane Allen say: “Kurupt FM is going global and we couldn’t be happier. Ice to an Eskimo, halal meat to a racist vegan… selling garage music to Japan is water off a ducks beak mate.” In a good way.”Ĭhabuddy G says: “You know me, I can sell anything mate. We can’t wait to go over there and completely destroy the music scene. MC Grindah says: “Japan is the most advanced city in the world so it makes perfect sense that they would recognise our lyrical talent. Focus Features and BBC Films financed the project and Universal Pictures International will distribute the film in the UK and Ireland.Įxecutive producers are Ash Atalla (The Office, People Just Do Nothing), Jon Petrie (People Just Do Nothing) and Christos Michaels for Roughcut, Rose Garnett for BBC Films and Shane Allen, Controller of BBC Comedy. The film is a Roughcut production and was developed by BBC Films and BBC Comedy. The film is directed by Jack Clough (People Just Do Nothing, Skins) and produced by Claire Jones (Ghost Stories, The Festival) and Tim Sealey for Roughcut. People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan is written by Steve Stamp and Allan Mustafa, with additional material by Asim Chaudhry, Hugo Chegwin and Lily Brazier. After five seasons of the cult mockumentary, People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan will see stars Allan Mustafa (MC Grindah), Hugo Chegwin (DJ Beats), Asim Chaudhry (Chabuddy G), Steve Stamp (Steves), Dan Sylvester (Decoy) and Lily Brazier (Miche) reunite, alongside Hitomi Souno (Miki) and Ken Yamamura (Taka). It first premiered on BBC Three and in 2017, the show won a Bafta award, a Royal Television Society Award for Best Scripted Comedy and a Royal Television Society Award for Best Director of a Comedy Drama/Situation Comedy. People Just Do Nothing was created by Steve Stamp, Asim Chaudhry, Allan Mustafa and Hugo Chegwin.
WHERE TO WATCH KURUPT FM BIG IN JAPAN SERIES
People Just Do Nothing is coming back to our screens, but not as we know it: the comedy is the first BBC Three series to be made into a feature film. People Just Do Nothing heads to Japan for feature film
The film will be released in UK cinemas on 18th August. Chabuddy G steps excitedly back into his management role as Grindah, Beats, Steves and Decoy begin their journey to international stardom… But is Japan really ready for Kurupt FM? They’ve made it! Their music is reaching hundreds of thousands of people! It’s finally time for them to enjoy the fame and fortune that they’ve always known they deserved. News reaches them that one of their songs has been used on a popular game show in Japan.
Since the end of their pirate radio station, life has been quiet for the Kurupt FM boys, but everything is about to change. Now, People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan will see stars Allan Mustafa (MC Grindah), Hugo Chegwin (DJ Beats), Asim Chaudhry (Chabuddy G), Steve Stamp (Steves), Dan Sylvester (Decoy) and Lily Brazier (Miche) reunite, alongside Hitomi Souno (Miki) and Ken Yamamura (Taka). The mockumentary, created by Steve Stamp, Asim Chaudhry, Allan Mustafa and Hugo Chegwin, is one of BBC Three’s biggest success stories – premiering in 2017, it went on to win a clutch of awards and run for five seasons. “Kurupt FM is one of the biggest pirate radio stations in the whole of Greenford.” That’s the sound of BBC Three’s People Just Do Nothing making the jump to the big screen. Watch: First trailer for People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan
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