''Cruise of the Gods'' is a 2002 British made-for-television

comedy-drama film Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

produced by

Baby Cow Productions Baby Cow Productions Ltd is a British comedy television production company based in London and Manchester, founded by Steve Coogan and Henry Normal. Since its establishment it has diversified into radio, animation and film. According to thei ...

for the BBC. It starred

Rob Brydon Robert Brydon Jones (; born 3 May 1965) is a Welsh actor, comedian, impressionist, presenter, singer and writer. He played Dr Paul Hamilton in the Australian/British comedy series ''Supernova'', Bryn West in the BBC sitcom '' Gavin & Stacey'' ...

Steve Coogan Stephen John Coogan (; born 14 October 1965) is an English actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter. He is most known for creating original characters such as Alan Partridge, a socially inept and politically incorrect media personality, whi ...

, David Walliams and

James Corden James Kimberley Corden (born 22 August 1978) is an English television host, actor, comedian, and singer. In the United Kingdom, he is best known for co-writing and starring in the critically acclaimed BBC sitcom '' Gavin & Stacey''. In the ...

. It was broadcast in 2002 and has since been released on BBC DVD. Written by Tim Firth, with additional material by Michael Marshall Smith and

Peter Baynham Peter Baynham is a Welsh screenwriter and performer. He is best known for appearing in a series of comedic Pot Noodle television adverts in the 1990s. His work largely represents collaborations with comedy figures such as Armando Iannucci, Steve ...

, it told the story of a fan cruise held in honour of ''The Children of Castor'', a fictitious 1980s post-apocalyptic sci-fi TV series, starring Andy Van Allen (Brydon) and Nick Lee (Coogan). Twenty years after the show's cancellation, Van Allen is the reluctant special guest on the fan cruise. For Van Allen, ''The Children of Castor'' was the height of his fame, whilst Lee went on to bigger and better things, currently ''Sherlock Holmes in Miami''.

Remake

Plans for a film based on the television show, titled ''The Great Beyond'', were announced in 2010, with David Guion and Michael Handelman attached to the project to write and direct the film. These did not eventuate.

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* 2002 television films 2002 films 2002 comedy-drama films British comedy-drama television films Films directed by Declan Lowney 2000s English-language films 2000s British films {{UK-tv-film-stub