The Duke   

In 1961, 60-year-old Kempton Bunton stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. He sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government invested more in care for the elderly. What happened next became the stuff of legend. An uplifting true story about a good man who set out to change the world and managed to save his marriage.

Director: Roger Michell,

Cast:

• Jim Broadbent as Kempton Bunton
• Helen Mirren as Dorothy Bunton
• Fionn Whitehead as Jackie Bunton
• Matthew Goode as Jeremy Hutchinson
• Anna Maxwell Martin as Mrs Gowling
• Jack Bandeira as Kenny Bunton
• Aimée Kelly as Irene
• Joshua McGuire as Eric Crowther, Hutchinson’s junior^[8]
• Charlotte Spencer as Pammy
• John Heffernan as Neddie Cussen, prosecuting barrister^[9]
• Andrew Havill as Sir Philip Hendy, Director of the National Gallery
• James Wilby as Carl Aarvold, judge in Kempton’s case
• Heather Craney as Debbie, clerk of the court in Kempton’s case
• Richard McCabe as Rab Butler, Home Secretary
• Charles Edwards as Sir Joseph Simpson, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police
• Sian Clifford as Dr Unsworth, handwriting expert^[10]

Release Date: 25 February 2022. 

Running Time: 1h 35m