A new feature documentary about John Cleese’s final European tour (filmed when he was 85) opens in cinemas nationwide on Thursday 13th November 2025, with screenings confirmed in Oxfordshire at Vue Oxford, Vue Bicester, Cineworld Didcot, Cineworld Witney and Regal Picturehouse Henley. Tickets are on sale now.
John Cleese Packs It In follows the comedy icon across five countries, 16 cities and 23 shows in six weeks, offering a wry, behind-the-scenes portrait of life on the road: travel chaos, creaking joints and the stubborn refusal to stop. Distributor CinemaLive says the film will play in 350+ UK cinemas.
Quick Details
- Opens: Thursday 13 November 2025 (UK).
- Certificate: 12A.
- Runtime: 80–90 mins (TBC)
- Director: Andy Curd
- Tickets / full cinema list: johncleeseincinemas.com.
- Trailer: available via YouTube.
Cleese’s trademark tone runs through the promo: “You will see with your own eyes what it’s really like for a moribund 85-year-old to struggle through a 23-city European tour… This hatchet job is not just shocking, it’s also hilarious, as audiences everywhere laugh, not with me, but at me.” Tickets and participating venues are listed at the official site.
Where to see it locally
- Vue Oxford – book via Vue; check times.
- Vue Bicester – listed on Vue; booking page live.
- Cineworld Didcot – listed on Cineworld’s film page.
- Cineworld Witney – listed on Cineworld’s film page.
- Regal Picturehouse Henley – Picturehouse page shows screenings (incl. 13 & 15 Nov).
About John Cleese
John Cleese (born 27 October 1939, Weston-super-Mare) is an English comedian, actor and writer. A Cambridge law graduate and Footlights alumnus, he wrote for The Frost Report before co-founding Monty Python’s Flying Circus and later co-creating Fawlty Towers with Connie Booth.
On film, Cleese wrote and starred in A Fish Called Wanda (1988), winning the BAFTA Leading Actor award and earning an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay. Screen roles since include Q-branch’s gadget master (R/then Q) in James Bond (The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day), “Nearly Headless Nick” in the first two Harry Potter films, and voice work as King Harold in Shrek.
Cleese has one Primetime Emmy win (1998, Guest Actor, 3rd Rock from the Sun). His memoir So, Anyway… was published in 2014. Beyond showbusiness he co-founded the training-film company Video Arts (1972) with Sir Antony Jay, and served as Rector of the University of St Andrews (1970–73).
