A top London cop who is so good at his job that he makes his fellow officers look like slackers in comparison is "promoted" to serve in the sleepy village of Sandford in this contemporary action comedy from the creators of
Shaun of the Dead. Police constable Nicolas Angel (
Simon Pegg) always gets his man, but these days his impeccable record seems to be more indicative of his fellow officer's shortcomings than his own formidable skills as a keeper of the peace. Loathe to stand idly by as their once respectable track record is steadily soiled by the hyper-competent actions of one lone overachiever, Officer Angel's superiors at the Met soon determine to remedy their problem by relocating the decorated constable to the West Country village of Sanford - where tranquil garden parties and neighborhood watch meetings stand in stark contrast to the violent crime and heated gunplay of the city. As Officer Angel does his best to adjust to the relative calm of his new environment, his oafish new partner Danny Butterman (
Nick Frost) strives to gain the respect of his fellow constables while sustaining himself on fantasies of his favorite action films and police shows. Later, just as it begins to appear as if Officer Angel has been relegated to an uneventful existence in the relative calm of the countryside, a series of horrific accidents lead him to suspect that the tranquil hamlet of Sanford has fallen prey to a sinister plot which reeks of foul play.
Jim Broadbent,
Timothy Dalton,
Steve Coogan, and
Martin Freeman co-star in an
Edgar Wright film.
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