Frost/Nixon opens the London film festival

Happy clappy ... David Frost is delighted by his reception at Leicester Square Photograph: Joel Ryan/AP

The great pretender ... Michael Sheen makes his appearance on the red carpet Photograph: Shaun Curry/AFP

Better than the real thing ... Frank Langella's performance as Richard Nixon is prompting talk of an Oscar nomination Photograph: Neil Tingle/Allstar Picture Library

Happy days? ... Director Ron Howard up close and personal Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

Jim Broadbent attends the premiere of one of the few films he's not in Photograph: Neil Tingle/Allstar Picture Library

Platt/Bacon ... Oliver and Kevin 'goof around' for the photographers Photograph: Daniel Deme/EPA

Hip parade ... Keeley Hawes comes to see her husband, Matthew Macfadyen, play John Birt Photograph: Neil Tingle/Allstar Picture Library

Cheer up ... Matthew Macfadyen seems delighted to be in Leicester Square in October Photograph: Neil Tingle/Allstar Picture Library

That's more like it ... Jenn Gotzon, who plays Tricia Nixon, really is delighted to attend the premiere Photograph: Neil Tingle/Allstar Picture Library

While High School Musical 3 attracts the likes of Sinitta, this adaptation of the award-winning play gets Mariella Frostrup Photograph: Neil Tingle/Allstar Picture Library

A big hand ... Frost/Nixon is the first of two presidential films Toby Jones appears in this year. His take on Karl Rove will soon be seen in Oliver Stone's W Photograph: Shaun Curry/AFP

Kevin Bacon, Toby Jones, Michael Sheen, Frank Langella, Ron Howard, Oliver Platt and Matthew Macfadyen pose for photographs in the Odeon foyer Photograph: Jon Furniss/WireImage.com