THE release date for the Fisherman's Friends film on Blu-ray, DVD and download has been revealed.

The film, based on the true story of the Cornish fishermen who were signed by Island Records, going on to have a top ten album – and performed at Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival at the weekend – will be available to own on July 8.

Starring Daniel Mays, James Purefoy, Tuppence Middleton, David Hayman, Dave Johns, and Noel Clarke, Fisherman's Friends was shot on location in Cornwall and comes from director Chris Foggin, with a screenplay by Nick Moorcroft, Meg Leonard and Piers Ashworth.

It follows the story of a fast-living, cynical London music executive (Danny Mays), who heads to a remote Cornish village on a stag weekend, where he’s pranked by his boss (Noel Clarke) into trying to sign a group of shanty singing fishermen, led by James Purefoy.

He becomes the ultimate ‘fish out of water’ as he struggles to gain the respect or enthusiasm of the unlikely boy band and their families, including Tuppence Middleton, who value friendship and community over fame and fortune.

As he’s drawn deeper into the traditional way of life he’s forced to re-evaluate his own integrity and ultimately question what success really means.

Bound together by lifelong friendship and shared experience, for more than 25 years the Fisherman’s Friends have met on the harbour in their native Port Isaac, to raise money for charity by singing traditional songs of the sea handed down to them by their forefathers.

Their 2010 album “Port Isaac’s Fisherman’s Friends” was certified Gold as they became the first traditional folk act to land a UK top ten album.

They sang for Her Majesty the Queen at her Diamond Jubilee celebrations, released an additional two hit albums, played for hundreds of thousands of fans, including a performance at Glastonbury Festival in 2011 and were honoured with the Good Tradition Award at the prestigious BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.