Timestalker

A gleeful rattle through the ages in pursuit of a true love, in this period(s) comedy from director, star and screenwriter Alice Lowe (Sightseers, Prevenge). Lowe is Agnes – in her first incarnation a Scottish peasant – who has a meet-cute with her beloved (Aneurin Barnard) just as he steps up to the gallows. By darkly comic mishap, Agnes finds herself deceased, kicking off a tumble across time, as she is reincarnated and immediately seeks to reconnect with this brooding stranger, whether he likes it or not.  

A delightful opportunity to whizz between Restoration England, 1980s Manhattan and apocalyptic 22nd century, Timestalker is an ambitious comedy that (unlike its hapless lead) sticks the landing. For fans of British comedy – from The Mighty Boosh to Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace – Lowe has been a surefire emblem of quality, and Timestalker is the most fully realised version of her unique breadth of skills.