Before there was Magic Mike, there was The Full Monty. Released in 1997, you may remember watching the hilarious British comedy when you were young. 

Now, 25 years later, our favourite stripping steelworkers from Sheffield are heading back to our screens in a new eight-part Disney+ series. 

And d’you know what? We’re actually really bloody invested.

Watch The Full Monty trailer below:

It really does look like the greatest comeback, doesn’t it?

Here’s what you need to know.

What is The Full Monty series about?

“Twenty-six years ago, six unemployed steelworkers came together to help each other out – with surprising results,” reads the opening captions in the first episode. 

Now, some “seven prime ministers and eight northern regeneration policies later”, we are catching back up with the original band of brothers as they “navigate Sheffield and its crumbling healthcare, education and employment sectors, exploring the brighter, sillier and more humane way forward where communal effort can still triumph over adversity”.

Much like the original film, the new series promises to blend laugh-out-loud comedy with some sharp social commentary (and more than a few heart-rending moments, too). 

Who is starring in The Full Monty series?

You can expect to see all the usual suspects in this one, including Robert Carlyle as Gaz, Mark Addy as Dave, Lesley Sharp as Jean, Hugo Speer as Guy, Paul Barber as Horse, Steve Huison as Lomper, Wim Snape as Nathan and Tom Wilkinson as Gerald.

They will be joined by the likes of:

• Paul Clayton as Lomper’s husband, Dennis
• Miles Jupp as recent divorcee and housing officer Darren
• Sophie Stanton as Hetty, a colleague and friend of Jean
• Phillip Rhys Chaudhary as Dilip, aka the deputy headteacher at the local school
• Talitha Wing as Destiny
• Dominic Sharkey as Destiny’s mate, Cal 
• Natalie Davies as Tabani
• Arnold Oceng as a talented graffiti artist
• Aiden Cook as wise-cracking twelve-year-old “Twiglet”
• Tupele Dorgu as Destiny’s mother, Yaz

It’s like a who’s who of British greats, isn’t it?

What are people saying about The Full Monty series?

The new sequel to The Full Monty is bringing back many members of the original production team, such as Simon Beaufoy, the original film’s screenwriter, and Uberto Pasolini, the original producer. Stage and screenwriter Alice Nutter has been brought on board as co-writer.

While the original film was directed by Peter Cattaneo, the new series will feature Andrew Chaplin (Alma’s Not Normal) and Catherine Morshead (No Offence, Downton Abbey) in the directors’ chairs.

“Twenty-five years ago Simon introduced us to a group of funny, fearless and resilient unemployed working-class men from Sheffield and the world fell in love with them,” Mason said.

“We’re therefore delighted to reunite the original cast for this brand-new series on Disney+, to catch up with these iconic characters.”

And Beaufoy adds: “We’re chuffed to bits to get all the Monty Men back together again - now with a chaotic entourage of children, grandchildren, pets and assorted hangers-on - to see what life in Sheffield is like 25 years on.”

When can we watch The Full Monty series?

The Full Monty series will be released via Disney+ on 14 June 2023.

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