The Darkest Universe

Nov 4, 2016

1h 30m

★ 5.8

A boat can't just disappear into thin air.

Overview

A romantic comedy set in space, or - to be more specific - planet Earth which follows world-weary banker Zac on his search for his eccentric sister, Alice, who goes missing while on a narrowboat trip with her new boyfriend.

Genres

Romance

Comedy

Drama

Mystery

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Cast

Zac Pratt

Will Sharpe

Alice

Tiani Ghosh

Toby

Joe Thomas

Eva

Sophia Di Martino

Alan

Chris Langham

Charlie

Raph Shirley

Megan

Sharon D. Clarke

Jamie

Ed Coleman

Robbie

Ewan Bailey

Lucy

Helen Cripps

Adrian

Simon Bird

Howard

Jonny Sweet

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