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Comedy
THE FULL MONTY
(1997)
Come on, own up: who hasn't seen this?
Sheffi eld steel-workers become male strippers
to ­ what!? ­ regain their self-respect. The last famous
scene ­ where the lads fi nally fl ing off their clobber ­
was fi lmed in Sheffi eld's Shiregreen Working Men's Club.
Locations: Various locations in Sheffi eld, including Crookes
Cemetery, Ruskin Park and Bacon Lane.
Our rating:
CALENDAR GIRLS
(2003)
Helen Mirren and Julie Walters shed their inhibitions ­ and their
clothes ­ for this comedy drama about the WI ladies who
"dropped everything for a good cause."
Locations: Various Yorkshire locations
including Kettlewell, Ingleton, Buckden,
Burnsall, Coniston and the Cow and
Calf Rocks, near Ilkley.
Our rating:
WILD CHILD
(2008)
Like... OMG! A spoilt American teen is shipped off to a Brit boarding
school for girls ­ and hilarity, as they say, ensues. Emma Roberts
(Julia's niece), Aidan Quinn and the late Natasha Richardson star in
this Hollywood movie that's been a big hit on DVD.
Locations: Robin Hood's Bay, Haworth
and Harrogate.
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Period Drama
BRIDESHEAD REVISITED
(1981 & 2008)
In 1981, Castle Howard, near York, was used as the main location for
Brideshead Revisited, the internationally acclaimed series based on Evelyn
Waugh's classic 1945 novel about a feuding family of decadent and dysfunctional
Catholic aristos. It was used again for the less-impressive big screen
version in 2008.
Locations: Castle Howard (1981 & 2008 versions) and the Yorkshire Moors.
Our rating: TV series
Film
GET CARTER
(1971)
Michael Caine is a nasty piece of work in this
vicious drama about a London gangster who
travels to Newcastle to take revenge on his
brother's murderer. Britt Ekland acts VERY
strangely during a phonecall in this classic
piece of gritty British cinema.
Locations: Blackhall Rocks, County Durham;
various locations in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Our rating:
RED RIDING
(2009)
David Peace's quartet of cult noir novels gets a
three-part small screen treatment ­ and horribly
enthralling, shocking and claustrophobic
they are, too. Sean Bean, Rebecca Hall,
David Morrissey and Mark Addy co-star.
Locations: Various locations in Leeds including
The Yorkshire Post building, Seacroft Hospital
and Temple Newsam; Connaught Rooms and
Koh-I-Norr restaurant, Bradford; the National
Coal Mining Museum in Wakefi eld.
Our rating:
WUTHERING HEIGHTS
(1970, 1992, 2009)
Ey 'up. Emily Bronte's classic novel of doomed love on t'Yorkshire Moors
has been fi lmed a number of times. In 1970, Timothy Dalton starred as
Heathcliff ­ then, in 1992 it was Ralph Fiennes' turn. ITV also fi lmed
a two-parter shown last year. The most famous of them all ­ the 1939
Larry Olivier version ­ was fi lmed in... California. Sorry about that.
Locations: Including Aysgarth Falls; Broughton Hall, Skipton;
East Riddlesden Hall, Keighley; Grassington; Malham and the
Yorkshire Moors; Bramham Park, Wetherby.
Our rating: 1970 fi lm
1992 fi lm
2009 TV series
ATONEMENT
(2007)
Oscar-laden epic based on the heart-breaking
Ian McEwan novel about thwarted love,
starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy.
The fi lm's most impressive scene ­ a six-minute
tracking shot of the beaches of Dunkirk ­
was fi lmed at Redcar.
Locations: Grimsby Docks, North East
Lincolnshire, Humber, Northumberland, Redcar.
Our rating:
Calendar Girls (Buena Vista Entertainment)
Wuthering Heights, 2009-style (ITV)
My Summer of Love
(BBC Films)
Wuthering Heights
Calendar Girls
Wild Child (Universal P
ictures)
Brideshead Revisited at Castle Howard,
near York (Miramax)
Atonement: James McAvoy on the
beach at Redcar (Universal Pictures)
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