Shameless (2004)
The lives and relationships of a group of siblings and their estranged father Frank Gallagher on a rough Manchester estate.
First broadcast on this day back in 2004.
#upthenorth #shameless #upthenorth #manchesteronfilm
Play for Today S11.E12: The Muscle Market (1981)
Danny Duggan's rough-house business methods and lifestyle owe more to early influences than the CBI. But with the bottom falling out of the building game playing at gangster is only fun on the winning side.
#upthenorth #peterpostlethwaite #alanbleasedale
That Peter Kay Thing: In the Club (2000)
We meet Brian Potter, owner of the "The Neptune" club, and future owner of "The Phoenix" club as he puts on one of his talent shows.
A harrowing tale indeed, but glad to know Brian was walking back to happiness.
#thatpeterkaything #otd #onthisday #potter #kidslovepotter. .
M62 Presents: Marching on Together (2022) | A short father and son dramedy - https://youtu.be/zK50ZACsA0o
Geoff Dexter comes from a long line of footballers, but his Harry Potter-mad son Billy likes to write lines of his own. With an important football trial approaching at the prestigious Elland Road stadium; who’s will will win this epic battle.
#m62presents #upthenorth #britishcinema #supportindiefilm #britishfilmindustry #northernfilm #northofenglandmovies
Ideal (2005)
Moz is a drug dealer and has very strange clientele who come and go from his flat.
Shot in Manchester and aired on this day in 2005.
#upthenorth #manchesteronfilm #ideal #johnnyvegas
Black Dog: A Raising Awareness of Raising Awareness Film (2021) - https://youtu.be/a1OQkwjRek0
A nomadic artist runs into trouble when the direction of a documentary he agrees to appear in doesn't satisfy his needs.
#m62presents #supportindiefilm #britishcinema #blackdog
Another Sunday and Sweet F.A (1972)
Mr. Armistead is the referee for an amateur league Sunday Football match. Disliked and abused by all the players he tries to play fair and ensure they follow the rules. By the end of the match he's had enough and really uses his head to show them that he's not as useless as they all think.
Anybody recognise this young whipper snapper?
#otd #anothersundayandsweetfa #jackrosenthal
Shakespeare or Bust (1973)
The second outing with the three miners in which they take a boat trip to Stratford-on-Avon aired on this day in 1973.
#playfortoday #brianglover #upthenorth
Panorama of Liverpool docks back in the day.
#upthenorth #liverpoolonfilm
The Beiderbecke Affair (1985)
Trevor Chaplin teaches woodwork and likes to listen to jazz. Jill Swinburne teaches English and wants to help save the planet. Trevor meets a beautiful blond, a detective sergeant and a pair of men running a junior football team.
Shot in and around Leeds
#upthenorth #alanplater #jamesbolan #barbaraflynn
The Black Stuff (1980)
A group of Liverpudlians go to Middlesborough to lay a tarmac road.
#otd #theblackstuff #yozzerhughes #bernardhill #upthenorth #playfortoday
On this day back in 1999, we met Kinky John Fowler for the first time.
#reevesandmortimer #otd #upthenorth #hullonfilm
