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| Night And Day cast enjoy North East filming | |
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| Night and Day's cast includes US actress Haley Bennett alongside British stars Jennifer Saunders, Jack Whitehall and Timothy Spall | Night and Day's cast includes US actress Haley Bennett alongside British stars Jennifer Saunders, Jack Whitehall and Timothy Spall |
| A stellar cast of actors has been in the North East shooting a new movie. They and the crew say the region should be used a lot more by filmmakers. | A stellar cast of actors has been in the North East shooting a new movie. They and the crew say the region should be used a lot more by filmmakers. |
| Described as an unromantic comedy, Night And Day is inspired by a Virginia Woolf novel of the same name. | Described as an unromantic comedy, Night And Day is inspired by a Virginia Woolf novel of the same name. |
| US star Haley Bennett plays the lead role and is joined by a host of well-known British names including Lily Allen, Jennifer Saunders, Timothy Spall, Jack Whitehall and Sally Phillips. | US star Haley Bennett plays the lead role and is joined by a host of well-known British names including Lily Allen, Jennifer Saunders, Timothy Spall, Jack Whitehall and Sally Phillips. |
| It tells the story of Katherine Hilbury (played by Bennett), a young woman who does everything she can to avoid love and marriage in order to pursue her passion for astronomy. | It tells the story of Katherine Hilbury (played by Bennett), a young woman who does everything she can to avoid love and marriage in order to pursue her passion for astronomy. |
| Set at the start of the 20th Century, the action takes place against a backdrop of women fighting for the vote, advances in science and technology, and a crumbling patriarchy. | Set at the start of the 20th Century, the action takes place against a backdrop of women fighting for the vote, advances in science and technology, and a crumbling patriarchy. |
| Lily Allen plays feisty Mary Datchet and believes the fight for women's rights still resonates today. | Lily Allen plays feisty Mary Datchet and believes the fight for women's rights still resonates today. |
| "We have obviously come a long way since 1910 but there is still a way to go so I am hoping it will inspire people to keep pushing forward," the singer songwriter says. | "We have obviously come a long way since 1910 but there is still a way to go so I am hoping it will inspire people to keep pushing forward," the singer songwriter says. |
| Director Tina Gharavi said the North East locations helped her vision for the film | Director Tina Gharavi said the North East locations helped her vision for the film |
| Sunderland-born musician Nadine Shah is making her film debut as a suffragette and says the role is "pretty exciting" for two reasons. | Sunderland-born musician Nadine Shah is making her film debut as a suffragette and says the role is "pretty exciting" for two reasons. |
| Firstly, she admires the campaigning woman she is playing and is "eternally grateful" to the suffragettes. | Firstly, she admires the campaigning woman she is playing and is "eternally grateful" to the suffragettes. |
| Secondly, she can commute to the set from her dad's house in Whitburn. | Secondly, she can commute to the set from her dad's house in Whitburn. |
| Director Tina Gharavi, an American Iranian who has lived on and off in Tyneside for more than 30 years and is a full-time lecturer at Newcastle University, lobbied hard for the film to be shot in the region. | Director Tina Gharavi, an American Iranian who has lived on and off in Tyneside for more than 30 years and is a full-time lecturer at Newcastle University, lobbied hard for the film to be shot in the region. |
| From Northumberland to County Durham, good use has been made of the authentic locations the North East has to offer. | From Northumberland to County Durham, good use has been made of the authentic locations the North East has to offer. |
| Filming has taken place all over including at Beamish Museum, Neville Hall, the Newcastle home of the Mining Institute, and Ryhope Engines Museum. | Filming has taken place all over including at Beamish Museum, Neville Hall, the Newcastle home of the Mining Institute, and Ryhope Engines Museum. |
| One of the locations for filming was Beamish | One of the locations for filming was Beamish |
| It was love at first sight for Gharavi as soon as she saw the original Victorian steam-powered pumps in action at the former waterworks in Sunderland. | It was love at first sight for Gharavi as soon as she saw the original Victorian steam-powered pumps in action at the former waterworks in Sunderland. |
| "This happens to be my favourite location," she says, adding: "I was looking for a universe to put [the characters] into that was believable. | "This happens to be my favourite location," she says, adding: "I was looking for a universe to put [the characters] into that was believable. |
| "Not just a set or a room or a location where you feel it has been fabricated. | "Not just a set or a room or a location where you feel it has been fabricated. |
| "This is what it was back then. It is like going back in time. It is like a time machine. | "This is what it was back then. It is like going back in time. It is like a time machine. |
| "There was a moment, I was like 'this has got to be in the movie'. And they were like 'but how does this fit into the story?' and I was like 'we will make it work'. | "There was a moment, I was like 'this has got to be in the movie'. And they were like 'but how does this fit into the story?' and I was like 'we will make it work'. |
| "This is not what it is in the Virginia Woolf book but it is emotionally truthful. I fought for this. | "This is not what it is in the Virginia Woolf book but it is emotionally truthful. I fought for this. |
| "I said, 'if this isn't a location we use, I am not sure I am the director for you really'." | "I said, 'if this isn't a location we use, I am not sure I am the director for you really'." |
| The story is set at the start of the 20th Century | The story is set at the start of the 20th Century |
| The period drama is a visual love letter by Gharavi, and it seems the rest of cast are equally enamoured with this part of the world. | The period drama is a visual love letter by Gharavi, and it seems the rest of cast are equally enamoured with this part of the world. |
| Playing the mother of lead character is national treasure Jennifer Saunders who is rueing the day she agreed to once again don a corset. | Playing the mother of lead character is national treasure Jennifer Saunders who is rueing the day she agreed to once again don a corset. |
| "It is not my favourite item of clothing," she says, adding: "Why am I doing this? I did Lady Windermere's fan on stage and I swore that would be my last corset. I thought this was set after the war!" | "It is not my favourite item of clothing," she says, adding: "Why am I doing this? I did Lady Windermere's fan on stage and I swore that would be my last corset. I thought this was set after the war!" |
| The costume may be uncomfortable but the location has been much to her liking. | The costume may be uncomfortable but the location has been much to her liking. |
| "I love it," Saunders says, adding: "Honestly I think everything should be made up here. | "I love it," Saunders says, adding: "Honestly I think everything should be made up here. |
| "The countryside is perfect, there is so much that is unique about here. | "The countryside is perfect, there is so much that is unique about here. |
| "The coastline is spectacular, you've got all this wild Northumbrian wilds, castles galore, country houses galore, and Newcastle which has got the most extraordinary architecture. | "The coastline is spectacular, you've got all this wild Northumbrian wilds, castles galore, country houses galore, and Newcastle which has got the most extraordinary architecture. |
| "And the people are just so lovely, and helpful and charming and different." | "And the people are just so lovely, and helpful and charming and different." |
| Singer songwriter Lily Allen hopes the role she plays will help the continuing fight for women's rights | Singer songwriter Lily Allen hopes the role she plays will help the continuing fight for women's rights |
| Her onscreen husband Timothy Spall already knew the North East well from his work on Auf Wiedersehen Pet, his role as Barry making him an "honourary Geordie". | Her onscreen husband Timothy Spall already knew the North East well from his work on Auf Wiedersehen Pet, his role as Barry making him an "honourary Geordie". |
| "I'm honoured by the honour," Spall says, adding: "People just hold the show that I did here with such affection. | "I'm honoured by the honour," Spall says, adding: "People just hold the show that I did here with such affection. |
| "Over the years it has just grown and grown and grown. It's lovely actually. People are pleased to see you. | "Over the years it has just grown and grown and grown. It's lovely actually. People are pleased to see you. |
| "I've always loved coming to the North East." | "I've always loved coming to the North East." |
| Timothy Spall said he had always loved coming to the North East | Timothy Spall said he had always loved coming to the North East |
| Comedian Jack Whitehall modelled his look for William Rodney on another well-known face from the 1990s - Newcastle United's Philippe Albert. | Comedian Jack Whitehall modelled his look for William Rodney on another well-known face from the 1990s - Newcastle United's Philippe Albert. |
| "That is what I was trying to channel with this moustache," he says, adding: "This is a real moustache. I have grown that all myself. I thought I looked very debonair to be honest but my father told me I looked like Ned Flanders from The Simpsons. | "That is what I was trying to channel with this moustache," he says, adding: "This is a real moustache. I have grown that all myself. I thought I looked very debonair to be honest but my father told me I looked like Ned Flanders from The Simpsons. |
| "Not a particularly good review but I think it is a strong look." | "Not a particularly good review but I think it is a strong look." |
| This has been Bennett's first trip to the region and the American says it has been a revelation. | This has been Bennett's first trip to the region and the American says it has been a revelation. |
| "It's just so incredibly dynamic," she says, adding: "There was this myth that it was really grim here and it is not grim at all. | "It's just so incredibly dynamic," she says, adding: "There was this myth that it was really grim here and it is not grim at all. |
| "It is full of life, everyone is full of life and colour. And honestly I think I could live here. " | "It is full of life, everyone is full of life and colour. And honestly I think I could live here. " |
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