Lady Godiva: Back in the Saddle is a 2007 British comedy film directed by Baz Taylor and starring James Fleet, Caroline Harker and Phil Cornwell. It follows a teacher who attempts to stop an American gangster and a corrupt mayor building a casino on the site where Lady Godiva once rode in Coventry. Cast Phil Cornwell - Mayor Osbourne James Fleet - Alan Jenkins Caroline Harker - Catherine Osbourne Nick Holder - Ray Carlton Matthew Ashforde - Vincent Dengler Zak Maguire - Andrew Osbourne Tony Slattery - Tom O'Driscoll Faye Tozer - Chantelle Mark Sutton - Carlton's Heavy 1 Dave Bishop - Carlton's Heavy 2 Joanna Croll - Jane Carmichael Emma Jesson - Serena Moss Roger Sloman - Frank Gilmont Mohan Chopra - Sanjeev Christine Hamilton - Christina Hampton Neil Hamilton - Henry Hampton Dominic Cazenove - Michael Davies Production The project is fundraised by two Coventry businessmen, Heath Jones and Dennis Timothy, via their company Koralis Pictures, for 18 months as of May 2004. The company won funding from Enterprise Investment Scheme, but no financing support from the British film establishment. In Dec 2004, they ran into funding problem locally. Because they were born and raised in Coventry, Mr. Jones said he hoped the film would do for Coventry what The Full Monty did for Sheffield. The film was originally expected to be directed by Mark L. Lester, but later changed to Baz Taylor who had worked on Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. Release The film premiered in UK on Nov 13, 2007 and open to the public on Nov 16. References External links 2007 films 2007 comedy films Lady Godiva 2000s English-language films 2000s British films