We've got a first look at John C Reilly and Steve Coogan in their biopic of Laurel and Hardy, Stan & Ollie, which follows the ageing double act on their 1953 tour of Britain.

Reilly plays Hardy while Coogan will be applying his gift for impersonation to Stan Laurel. The pair's wives will be played by Shirley Henderson (Harry Potter, Trainspotting) and Nina Arianda (Master of None, Florence Foster Jenkins) and the script is by Coogan's Philomena collaborator Jeff Pope. Laurel and Hardy's British tour ended up being their swansong as Hardy's health deteriorated, and they performed on stage together for the last time in Plymouth in May 1954.

"Stan & Ollie, at its heart, is a love story between old friends, who just happen to be two of the most iconic comedic characters in Hollywood’s history," says director Jon S Baird, who wrote and directed Filth.

The world premiere of Stan & Ollie will close the BFI London Film Festival on 21 October, and it's set for nationwide release on 11 January 2019.