''Friday Download: The Movie'' (released theatrically as ''Up All Night'') is a 2015 British

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by John Henderson and is based on ''

Friday Download ''Friday Download'' is a British children's entertainment television programme, produced by Saltbeef Productions on CBBC. It premiered on 6 May 2011. The final presenting team consisted of Molly Rainford, Anaïs Gallagher, Harvey Cantwell, A ...

'', a children's entertainment programme airing on

CBBC CBBC is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content for children aged 6 to 12. Its sister c ...

. The film was announced in 2014 and released on 22 May 2015. It stars

Dionne Bromfield Dionne Julia Bromfield (born 1 February 1996) is a British soul music singer, television presenter and television personality. Her debut album, '' Introducing Dionne Bromfield'', was released in 2009 by Amy Winehouse's Lioness Records label. S ...

Shannon Flynn Shannon May Flynn (born 22 August 1996) is an English former actress and television presenter from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, who is known for appearing as Emily James in the BBC school drama ''Waterloo Road''. She was also a presenter on ' ...

Bobby Lockwood Bobby Lockwood (born 24 May 1993) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Mick Campbell in ''House of Anubis'' (2011–2012) and as Rhydian Morris in ''Wolfblood'' (2012–2014). In 2021, he appeared on the BBC medical drama series ...

George Sear George Harry Sear (born 14 November 1997) is an English actor, presenter, and filmmaker. He began his career as a child actor on the West End and presented '' Friday Download'' (2013–2014) for CBBC. On television, he is known for his roles in ...

Richard Wisker Richard David Kevin Wisker (born 1 February 1995) is an English actor and television presenter, best known for his role as Liam O'Donovan in '' Tracy Beaker Returns'' (2010–2012). He also portrayed Rich in the CBBC series '' Dani's Castle'' (2 ...

Ethan Lawrence Ethan David Lawrence (born 28 September 1992) is an English actor. He is known for playing the roles of Joe Poulter in the BBC series '' Bad Education'' and James in the Netflix black comedy series '' After Life''. Since 2021, he has played var ...

, Louisa Connolly-Burnham and

Tyger Drew-Honey Lindzi James Tyger Drew-Honey (born 26 January 1996) is an English actor and television presenter. He is best known for his role as Jake Brockman in the British sitcom '' Outnumbered'', in '' Citizen Khan'' as Richard Scab before later appearing ...

. The film was distributed by Great Point Media and produced by Jeremy Salsby, Jules Elvins and Dan Shepherd, with Toby Davies writing the screenplay.

Cast

as Dionne *

as Shannon *

as Bobby *

as George *

as Richard *

as Fraser *

Louisa Connolly-Burnham Louisa Sarah Anne Connolly-Burnham (born 23 June 1992) is an English actress, filmmaker, and musician. She gained prominence through her roles in the CBBC series ''Wolfblood'' (2012–2014) and the Nickelodeon series ''House of Anubis'' (2013). S ...

as Clara *

as Caleb * Luke Langsdale as Uncle Pete *

Angus Barnett Angus Barnett (born 1963) is an English actor known for his role of Mullroy in the '' Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series and the British ITV series '' Dead Man Weds'' (2005). He was born and brought up in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire and ...

as Gene Peck * David Mitchell as Policeman * The Vamps as themselves *

Bars and Melody Bars and Melody (often abbreviated as BAM) were an R&B and rap duo consisting of rapper Leondre Devries and singer Charlie Lenehan, who took part in the eighth series of Britain's Got Talent in 2014. During their audition, they were automatical ...

as themselves *

Greg Davies Gregory Daniel Davies ( ; born 14 May 1968) is a Welsh comedian, actor, presenter, and writer. He is best known for his roles as Mr Gilbert in ''The Inbetweeners'' (2008–2010), Ken Thompson in ''Cuckoo'' (2012–2019), Dan Davies in '' Man ...

as himself (cameo)

Production

The film was shot over four weeks in and around

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. Filming commenced on 6 September 2014 in

Margam Country Park Margam Country Park is a country park estate in Wales, of around 850 acres (3.4 km2). It is situated in Margam, about 2 miles (3 km) from Port Talbot in south Wales. It was once owned by the Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot, Mansel Talbo ...

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. The film was fully financed by Great Point Media and is produced by Jeremy Salsby of Saltbeef TV and Jules Elvins of Pilot Media.

Release

''Friday Download: The Movie'' was released in the UK and Ireland on 22 May 2015, exclusively in

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cinemas. The film was released under the title ''Up All Night''. International sales were handled by Genesis Media Sales.

Home media

''Friday Download: The Movie'' was released on

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and

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by Spirit Entertainment Limited on 19 October 2015.

References

External links

* * {{rotten tomatoes, the_friday_download_movie, Friday Download: The Movie 2015 films Films based on television series Films directed by John Henderson (director) 2010s English-language films