Uploaded April 2019 | Updated September 2026, 16 hours ago
Why did Hollywood movie actor Pete Postlethwaite agree to star in a low-budget climate documentary? Who fell asleep in his play? Who was the only person who could operate the futuristic Stupid computer? Why did Pete threaten to give his OBE back to the Queen? Will the Scottish play send Billy "bonkers" as it did his Dad 20 years earlier?
On the 10th anniversary of the original release of THE AGE OF STUPID, Pete Postlethwaite's son, Billy Postlethwaite, talks to director Franny Armstrong.
AGE OF STUPID is available now in 22 languages on BBC iPlayer, Amazon Prime, iTunes, Vimeo on Demand. (Not all languages on all platforms - see list at www.ageofstupid.net)
Why did Hollywood movie actor Pete Postlethwaite agree to star in a low-budget climate documentary? Who fell asleep in his play? Who was the only person who could operate the futuristic Stupid computer? Why did Pete threaten to give his OBE back to the Queen? Will the Scottish play send Billy "bonkers" as it did his Dad 20 years earlier?
On the 10th anniversary of the original release of THE AGE OF STUPID, Pete Postlethwaite's son, Billy Postlethwaite, talks to director Franny Armstrong.
AGE OF STUPID is available now in 22 languages on BBC iPlayer, Amazon Prime, iTunes, Vimeo on Demand. (Not all languages on all platforms - see list at www.ageofstupid.net)
