In his assured and empathetic directorial debut Submarine, Richard Ayoade extends his talents beyond the cult comedy confines of the small screen (including Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, Nathan Barley, The Mighty Boosh and The IT Crowd) to
dwell upon sources of and threats to contentment, as apparent to a self - aware teenager burdened by the coming - of - age milestones of first love and parental marital disharmony.