Leeds on screen

somme1916 · Post by **somme1916** » Fri 05 Oct, 2012 4:02 pm

salt 'n pepper wrote: Jogon wrote: Absolutely nothing to do with Leeds really. Wouldn't blame the mods for deleting this.But I found it highly amusing, it's Carry on Downtonhttp://youtu.be/WELXEAOkbds A cursory glance at the IMDB page for the blockbuster Downton Abbey shows that for three episodes in 2011 a character by the name of Mr Mason was played by an actor with the (surely) Leeds-based name of Copley.On top of this, the film editing for two episodes during the same series was the responsibility of Mick Jones.That's good enough for me. As Eric Idle said in that never-to-be-forgotten sketch which I can't remember the gist of...'Say no more. Er....., Squire'. Hi S&P,Paul Copley from Halifax is quite an accomplished character actor and has featured in many pieces,mainly as a working class northern type.....I like his style though.......didn't know about our Mick though.... ! It's a mad youtube item though,thoroughly funny......

somme1916 · Post by **somme1916** » Wed 17 Oct, 2012 10:20 pm

Good to see a fine old South Leeds pub just on DCI Banks-The Prospect on Moor Rd(or prossy to locals).....and the football scene near Elland Rd on the old quarries site back of the Nosters.Still watching,sure there's plenty more to come.Gledhow Towers and Cottingley cemetery.......

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Thu 18 Oct, 2012 3:46 pm

SommeI missed it, thought I caught site of the building (wotsit called) with pillars in Lawnswood Cem in the previews.I had the honour of walking through one of their scenes down Lincoln Rd mid 2010.

Chrism · Post by **Chrism** » Thu 18 Oct, 2012 4:18 pm

Saw the reverse of Phil's shot from Gledhow Towers which he posted in the "Open Up........." thread earlier this year. http://www.secretleeds.co.uk/forum/Mess ... eadID=3867

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Thu 18 Oct, 2012 5:51 pm

Chrism wrote: Saw the reverse of Phil's shot from Gledhow Towers which he posted in the "Open Up........." thread earlier this year. http://www.secretleeds.co.uk/forum/Mess ... eadID=3867 I'm glad I read this Chris, I would have missed it otherwise.I've just watched it on I player herehttp://www.itv.com/itvplayer/video/?Filter=326718It just goes to show how long they were there. It was full sun and blue sky when they started early in the morning, and on the finish scene it's grey and cloudy. You can see they used two different takes on the final version.The close ups of the two detectives are in full sun and blue sky, yet the scene with them all in shot is in cloud. I watched them do that scene at least four times, you could hear them word for word doing the shouting. They must have had to use the cloudy shot to cut me off filming them filming me They don't half need some gear to do a few minutes of filming.

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Thu 18 Oct, 2012 9:15 pm

I thought I saw you at the window Phill As for that last photo, I thought you'd taken a pic of our lass loading the car for a weekend away...

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Thu 18 Oct, 2012 9:21 pm

raveydavey wrote: As for that last photo, I thought you'd taken a pic of our lass loading the car for a weekend away... Oh yeah, women and they're ''just in case we need'' bags a plenty... blimey They actually filmed the cops running into the flat doing the raid outside, they spent ages doing that scene. Yet when you watched the program, they never even used it. You just saw them bursting into the flat from inside.

somme1916 · Post by **somme1916** » Thu 18 Oct, 2012 9:34 pm

Jogon wrote: SommeI missed it, thought I caught site of the building (wotsit called) with pillars in Lawnswood Cem in the previews.I had the honour of walking through one of their scenes down Lincoln Rd mid 2010. Hi jogon, lots of local scenes which has to be of interest.The one at Cottingley was a bit of a giveaway with the 2 towers looming in the background.......nearly all of my ex relatives are current residents....was looking out for an inquisitive Mr.D somewhere lurking with his zoom lens ! As crime stuff goes it wasn't bad....a tad unbelievable(especially about allowing you to get involved investigating your own brother's death and allowing you to bring your dead brothers pc to the nick for analysis....mmm),still,worth a go.Nice to see the Leeds backdrop.Don't know how much more of it we may see ?

biofichompinc · Post by **biofichompinc** » Fri 11 Jan, 2013 9:59 am

The showing of Metroland on BBC4 last night - nothing to do with Leeds but vintage stuff all the same - was followed by a programme about the history of trams. I don't know if this was a repeat. Probably.There was some Leeds content, ranging from the voice of Alan Bennett and the sight and sound of Keith Waterhouse actually driving a tram. For that reason only, let's hope number one fan Jogon saw it, or has seen it before.Historical locations shown included Boar Lane, the Corn Exchange and Lowfields Road for a football fixture.Among Alan Bennett's contribution was a straight lift from one of his books where he berates Leeds City Council for being too hasty to race headlong into the future without careful consideration. Anybody recognise that point of view?Getting rid of trams was a mistake, just like the Beeching Plan was a mistake was almost the last line of the film.

biofichompinc · Post by **biofichompinc** » Fri 11 Jan, 2013 10:19 am

And here it is, first shown in 2011....http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt2230801/