Staggered (film)

Staggered is a 1994 British romantic comedy film directed by Martin Clunes, starring himself and Anna Chancellor. It follows the misfortune of Neil (Clunes), a bridegroom trying to get back to his intended bride after a stag night. It was Clunes' directorial debut "I was asked, and it's not the sort of thing you say no to, really".

Premise
After his stag night, Neil Price (Martin Clunes) wakes up naked on a remote Scottish island. The film follows his journey back towards his wedding, and the various characters (Anna Chancellor, Virginia McKenna, Sylvia Sims, Griff Rhys Jones and John Forgeham) and obstacles he encounters en route. It turns out that Neil's best friend, Gary (Michael Praed), spiked his drink and dumped him on the Isle of Barra to enable him to make his own move on Hilary (Sarah Winman) and her well-to-do family.

Cast

 * Neil Price - Martin Clunes
 * Carmen Svennipeg - Anna Chancellor
 * Gary - Michael Praed
 * Hilary - Sarah Winman
 * Flora - Virginia McKenna
 * Margaret - Sylvia Sims
 * Graham - Griff Rhys Jones
 * Inspector Lubbock - John Forgeham

Reception
Time Out said that the film was a "low-budget farce has a frustrating tendency to set up promising situations only to squander them" but that the project was "amusing and eventful, none the less". The review in Variety had a similar take, although it singled out Chancellor's character, Carmen, as being the best in the film describing her as having "more dark currents than a buttered bun."