It's a long way from stripping in Sheffield to bill-topping in Bedrock but that's just what Mark Addy's achieved.

The Full Monty specialist is now Fred Flintstone, albeit a young Fred. This is the story of how best friends Fred and Barney met and fell in love with Wilma and Betty.

It all happens when the boys pop out for a bite to eat and meet the waitressing girls. A double date follows and, as fans of the cartoon series will realise, wedding bells eventually chime.

"Fancy watching Walking With Dinosaurs?"

The film uses many of the tricks which proved so successful in the children's television programme. So expect prehistoric animals being used as everyday domestic items.

Suffice to say, when the two couples head for a weekend in Rock Vegas, the hottest rock resort on the continent, surprises are never far away.

Look out for the return of Joan Collins, who plays Fred's mother-in-law to be.