COMEDY star Steve Coogan is writing a film about a ten-year-old boy living in Haworth in 1976.

Coogan, who achieved fame as spoof radio presenter Alan Partridge, hopes to repeat the success of his award-winning film Philomena.

The new movie could have the same blend of heavy subject matter, with the occasional light-hearted moment.

Coogan has co-written the script – which is currently being polished – with Philomena writing partner, Jeff Pope.

Coogan revealed the Haworth project during a chat with Stuart Maconie and Mark Radcliffe on their BBC 6 radio show.

Few details are available at present, but he said: “I’m just finishing the screenplay and I’ve shown it to a few people – I’m doing rewrites.

“It’s serious, but with some laughter. It’s like Philomena – a fairly heavy subject, but you can make people laugh.

“There’s nothing worse than seeing a very heavy, maudlin, self-righteous film.”

During his Radio 6 appearance, Coogan joked with the presenters that 1976 was a “desert” for good music, citing Eurovision ‘easy listening’ winners Brotherhood of Man.

Steve Coogan, born in 1965, began his career providing voices for satirical puppet show Spitting Image.

He achieved fame with socially awkward ‘regional media personality’ Alan Partridge, who progressed from BBC sketch shows to his own series and, in 2013, the hit film Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa.

In recent years, he has played both comic and serious roles in movies, including The Parole Officer, 24 Hour Party People, Night At The Museum and Despicable Me 2.

Philomena marked another progression for Coogan, with him taking on writing, production and acting roles in the story of a woman’s search for her forcibly-adopted son.

The script gained Coogan and Pope an award for best adapted screenplay at the Baftas and garnered an Oscar nomination in the same category – one of four Academy Award nominations for the film.