Rik Mayall's final film performance has just been released in Holland. In the Dutch film De Ontsnapping (The Escape), Mayall plays a rich British ex-pat called Eddie living in Portugal who offers a home to a bored housewife called Julia (played by actress Isa Hoes), who drives there to escape the drudgery of life at home. The film has been well-received by Dutch critics. The caption on the picture here says: "Rik Mayall provides lightness in a film that also stands out with the high-acted drama." 

Mayall filmed his scenes shortly before he died, aged 56, in June 2014. He seemed happy and healthy during filming. In a clip filmed on location that was not part of the film he joked with the camera crew: “Don’t forget I got my doctorate at Exeter University so I am Dr The Rik Mayall, pan-global phenomenon, In Escape. Wherever you are in the world, go and see The Escape. It’s great. More than great, it’s got Rik Mayall in it.” The film is in Dutch but Mayall speaks English.

De Ontsnapping does not have a UK release date, but you can watch the trailer here.