Kris Marshall is to star in new dark comedy 'Paul Dodd's Deadly Lunch Break'.

Kris Marshall

Kris Marshall

The impressive ensemble cast of British talent includes Katherine Parkinson, Kevin Bishop and Johnny Vegas with Nick Gillespie on board to direct the movie which focuses on a talent show murder.

Tom Meeten, Mandeep Dhillon, Craig Parkinson, Steve Oram and Pippa Haywood will also feature in the movie.

The film, which has started shooting, tells the story of Paul, a chronic underachiever living in a small market town who is desperate to become famous. However, he plots deadly revenge when his ambitions to become a celebrity are scuppered.

The plot description says: "When five holier-than-thou, jobs-worthy characters get in his way and cause him to miss his audition, Paul plans deadly revenge, with each wrongdoer dispatched in a suitably fitting manner.

"It's one lunch break, with five spectacular murders in a sparkly spangled suit. Will he pull it off and will he find the fame he's always longed for?"

The feature is Gillespie's second feature-length film, after 2015's 'Tank 432'. Nick teams up with producer Finn Bruce of Belstone Pictures. They are working from a script penned by Brook Driver and Matt White.