Favourite Liverpool film or program

[christy]

If this has been done before I apologise.

Hard to narrow down so mine are
One Summer
Our Day Out
No Surrender
Boys from the Black stuff

and a guilty pleasure - Brothers McGregor (i was young)

[MissInformed]

i used to love Bread when I was a kid...
I know it doesnt really stand up today, but i like the show :)

[SteH]

I hated Bread, it just seemed to reinforce every stereotype when Liverpool really didnt need kicking down any more. Favourite films are My Kingdom and Going Off Big Time, not sure if I have a favourite TV wise but was a bit disappointed they didnt make any more of Nice Guy Eddie.

[Mark R]

Christy - I have to totally agree with you regarding your choices.

Mine are:

One Summer
The Muscle Market
Needles
Boys From The Blackstuff
Our Day Out

The fantastic Pete Postlethwaite is my all-time favourite actor. He was excellent in Alan Bleasedale's The Muscle Market and Jimmy McGovern's Needles (AKA Needle).
Although he comes from Warrington he spent a lot of time on the Liverpool stage.

SteH
Yeah, I thought Nice Guy Eddie was great. I was disappointed that they never made a second series of it.

[shytalk]

Mark R,
I agree Pete Postlethwaite is brilliant, another great performance of his was 'In the name of the father',
I made a copy of 'Muscle market' and sent it to my son in Tennessee, he was born in Liverpool but we left when he was 2. He called me to tell me how much he enjoyed it and wanted any similar films I've got.:handclap:

[Mark R]

Shytalk

Yes, In The Name of the Father is great. I also liked Brassed Off.

[shytalk]

Shytalk

Yes, In The Name of the Father is great. I also liked Brassed Off.

Could go on for ever, I like just about everything he has done. :handclap:

[steveb]

My Kingdom
Boys from the Blackstuff, wonder how many saw the origional episode
were the boys were laying tarmac(blackstuff)

[shytalk]

I've got the series but I have never seen the original. I have tried to get it but nobody seems to have it.

[steveb]

I've got the series but I have never seen the original. I have tried to get it but nobody seems to have it.

Playcom have it. The have a branch in the USA.

[caterina]

I used to like Bread my husband looks a lot like Freddy Boswell lol. Also enjoyed the series Lilys.



caterina :):):)

[shytalk]

Playcom have it. The have a branch in the USA.

Ta SteveB:PDT_Aliboronz_24:

Can't find it, can only see the ones I have already. :(

[iain]

Weren't parts of the Parole Officer (Steve Coogan - never took to Alan Partridge but brilliant in this) filmed in Liverpool? It was on TV a few weeks ago and bits of it looked familiar.

[Mark R]

I've got the series but I have never seen the original. I have tried to get it but nobody seems to have it.

It is included on the DVD set. I remember seeing it (I think it was as Play For Today) in 1978. They are in Middlesborough. Have watched it several times since as well. The cast is excellent (as in the series). Yosser has to be my favourite character though. Bernard Hill is excellent.

[Mark R]

Weren't parts of the Parole Officer (Steve Coogan - never took to Alan Partridge but brilliant in this) filmed in Liverpool? It was on TV a few weeks ago and bits of it looked familiar.

I think I remember Steve Coogan standing on top of a building in Castle Street (don't know if was in the Parole Officer though...)

Some of In The Name of The Father was filmed in Liverpool as well. Gerry Conlon (Daniel Day Lewis) dosses on a bench in Abercromby Square in the film and St George's Hall was used for the trial scenes. Near the end of the film Gerry stands in front of the supposed court (in actual fact it is Liverpool Museum!)

[iain]

I think I remember Steve Coogan standing on top of a building in Castle Street (don't know if was in the Parole Officer though...)

Ah yes ... just Googled it, the "West Clyde Bank" they broke into in the film was on Castle Street - they did go onto its roof too. I thought one scene was in the Victoria Building (in the university) too, but can't find any mention of it.

More Liverpool film locations here... (http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/features/2003/07/movielocations/)

[PhilipG]

I took this photo in 1992.
Does anybody know what film or TV production these ficticious signs were done for?
Note the arrow for the "Ferry" is pointing in the wrong direction.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/187/379105003_420a3d0aa9_o.jpg

[wallasey]

My Kingdom


Also filmed in Wirral! Was glad to see after all the heartache that man suffered, he found solace in Rock Ferry/Lower Tranmere. :handclap: Whats amazing is looking at the Liverpool Skyline from 2001 and comparing it to now. The transformation is amazing!

I like the 51st State too; although I dont know if the city is shown off to its finer side in this or the other film tbh.

Bread as always has to feature!

[iain]

I enjoy watching 51st State too, I have to smile when I see the car chase scenes, they go "round a corner" and suddenly they're at the opposite end of the city :unibrow:

[Mark R]

I took this photo in 1992.
Does anybody know what film or TV production these ficticious signs were done for?
Note the arrow for the "Ferry" is pointing in the wrong direction.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/187/379105003_420a3d0aa9_o.jpg

Having a stab here, but could it be from The Leaving of Liverpool?

Another drama that was excellent was My Beautiful Son starring Julie Walters & Paul Reiser and set in Liverpool.

[Mark R]

There's a Liverpool Company that specialise in Liverpool films/dramas. They can be found here:

http://www.liverpoolartistes.com/index.php?f=data_home&a=2

I've ordered a few of their titles. They are very good.

[Mark R]

Can be ordered from here:

http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/2378/Boys-From-The-Blackstuff/Product.html

It has all 5 episodes and the original Play For Today The Black Stuff.

And my all-time favourite series One Summer:

http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/836516/One-Summer-The-Complete-Series/Product.html

[Ernie]

:PDT_Aliboronz_24:I have the full set of DV"s including the first one of the
black stuff, anyone interested in copying I could lend it.

[steveb]

:PDT_Aliboronz_24:I have the full set of DV"s including the first one of the
black stuff, anyone interested in copying I could lend it.

Have a word with Gerard, he has a great collection of DVD,s 4 sale

[gerrydoyle]

Got to be Gumshoe, no contest.

[Klaatu]

I hated Bread too...Wasn't too keen on "Boys from the blackstuff" either.

I've always believed that the reasons Liverpool has got it's scally reputation is because of:

Carla Lane "Bread"

Alan Bleasedale "Boys from the Blackstuff"

Derek Hatton "Derek Hatton"

and a bit of Harry Enfield...

What does everybody else think?

[lindylou]

I tend to agree with that Klaatu .

[lindylou]

Got to be Gumshoe, no contest.

I was in it ! :D (oops - giving my age away ! :rolleyes: ... I was very young - a teenager) :)

The club scenes were filmed in the Broadway club - we were extras - part of the club crowd. We had to go down there to the Broadway club all dolled up as if we were going for a night on the town - it was early in the morning but we had to act like we were drinking, having a great time and laughing at the comedian .. you know - all that false laughing, ha,ha :D

It went on for a few days, can't recall how long, but they did a lot of retakes. I remember us all queuing for the food provided, and I remember very clearly Billie Whitelaw, Albert Finney and Michael Medwin who I think was directing it.

[DaisyChains]

I was in it ! :D (oops - giving my age away ! :rolleyes: ... I was very young - a teenager) :)

The club scenes were filmed in the Broadway club - we were extras - part of the club crowd. We had to go down there to the Broadway club all dolled up as if we were going for a night on the town - it was early in the morning but we had to act like we were drinking, having a great time and laughing at the comedian .. you know - all that false laughing, ha,ha :D

It went on for a few days, can't recall how long, but they did a lot of retakes. I remember us all queuing for the food provided, and I remember very clearly Billie Whitelaw, Albert Finney and Michael Medwin who I think was directing it.

you have some fantastic memories lindy! you should write your own little book!:)

[marie]

For the experts!!
Which's the film with the best images of Liverpool?

[shytalk]

Willy Russel's TV play "Our Day Out", is available for download on www.UKnova.com it will be on about another 20 days.

[drone_pilot]

I love the Magnet, just got it again on DVD, a great film.

[chippie]

Hey Lindylou, what,s gumshoe about? My gran told me it was about Wrigley,s chewy


:ninja:

[robbo176]

Willy Russel's TV play "Our Day Out", is available for download on www.UKnova.com it will be on about another 20 days.

Thanks Shy,I downloaded it this morning......It was great to see my old school Tiber Street in it too :PDT_Piratz_26:

[scouse smurf]

Didn't anyone ever like scully ?

[shytalk]

I tried watching it, didn't amuse me much.:002:

[Diane]

Letter to Breznef (think that's how you spell it) was a fave film of mine ! does anyone know where the building for the for the disco was ?

[robbo176]

I think it was The State in Dale St.......I was going to be an extra for that scene but my dad wouldn't let me stay off school :(

[tpoo22]

It was definitely the State - I was working there at the time, but didn't appear in the film.
I've been looking for Our Day Out for years, put up a couple of requests on UKNova but didn't get a bite, then the other day it popped into my head again for some reason, did a search and found the torrent. Still funny and touching after 30 years, great writing and excellent performances. But the main reason I wanted to see it was nostalgia for Tiber Street school - I was there 71-77. I remember it was filmed during the summer holidays, some of the locals got a bit sniffy because the crew had scruffied it up a bit more than it was already - extra graffiti and so on. Seeing those streets again made me realise how old I'm getting, everything has changed so much - even the scouse accent is different these days.

[Diane]

I think it was The State in Dale St.......I was going to be an extra for that scene but my dad wouldn't let me stay off school :(


aaah yes youre right, it was The State ! thanks

[John(Zappa)]

OUR DAY OUT.Great stuff!
(anyone need a copy then gimme a shout!

[Fruit Machine]

I've just bought Our Day Out (DVD copy) from ebay and have to say the quality was excellent (much better than the Damon & Debbie DVD i got). We watched it with friends on Friday night. Still a classic...

[pasha]

my brother was in our day out he played one of the kids in the school running down the stairs i would love to see that film again

[Liverpool4ever]

i have bought most Liverpool related films and series from tv also


Yosser has to be my favourite character though. Bernard Hill is excellent.
He was also in Titanic as the captain,watched that for first time at xmas.Also he was in "Going off Big Time" He is a great actor:handclap::handclap:

Recently i bought "Under the Mud" http://www.underthemud.com/ Another excellent local film :handclap:

My favs are "My Kingdom,Boys from the Blackstuff and of course Bread:handclap::handclap:also that film someones boys forgot ATM the name?

Theres a new film out in 2008 starring Ricky Tominson read that in the ECHO recently anyone have any more details on intrenet site:):)

Dont forget the recent AA Tv advert that was filmed in Liverpool:handclap::handclap:

[shoney]

Anyone remember the childrens tv series set in Liverpool called "Rocky O'rourke " it was based on the book ' a pair of jesus boots" I think everybody read it at school sometime or another. I think it only ran for one season, I remember that Harry Cross from Brookie played the villain "jim Simpson".

[Mark R]

also that film someones boys forgot ATM the name?

I think you might mean 'Al's Lads.'

[Liverpool4ever]

I think you might mean 'Al's Lads.'

yey thats the film:handclap:has that lad in it out of 2pints series:)

[corky100]

I got the Boys from the Blackstuff DVD Set (including the Pilot), and many other Liverpool films. My list:

Going off Big Time
Virgin of Liverpool
Boys from the Blackstuff
One Summer
Dead mans Cards (Paul Barber)
Our Day out (From a Torrent)
Shooter
51st State

Virgin of Liverpool (Ricky Tomlinson, Johnny Vegas & Paul Barber) is hilarious and was filmed in a house just behind where we lived...

I can make a copy of the Blackstuff Pilot if anyone still doesn't have it.
Not from Liverpool originally, but lived by West Derby for 5 years before moving to Liscard (Wirral) last year.

[chippie]

Hi Corky, where did you get !"one summer" I remember that years ago

[corky100]

It was finally released on DVD about 2 years ago, and I got it from

http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/836516/One-Summer-The-Complete-Series/Product.html

****! Its only a tenner now!!

[corky100]

I realised where Yosser built that infamous 'wall' recently, and that part of town (the building in particular) has hardly changed a bit!

Got One Summer from Play.com. Its sill there, and only a Tenner now too!

[SteH]

I realised where Yosser built that infamous 'wall' recently, and that part of town (the building in particular) has hardly changed a bit!

Got One Summer from Play.com. Its sill there, and only a Tenner now too!

One Summer was a tenner in the HMV sale at Speke as well.

[chippie]

Thanks Corky and Ste:hug:

[Mark R]

I realised where Yosser built that infamous 'wall' recently, and that part of town (the building in particular) has hardly changed a bit!

Yes, it is where the Bridewell Building is on the corner of Prescot Street and Low Hill (opposite the former Coach & Horses pub).
Roger Phillips is in the final episode. He plays 'Mitch.' He's also in another Liverpool programme: The Muscle Market (also written by Bleasedale).

One Summer is my all-time favourite series. There is a web-site dedicated to it:

http://one-summer.tv83.net/

[shoney]

what about "the chinese detective" and 'letter to breznev'

[corky100]

what about "the chinese detective" and 'letter to breznev'

Forgot Letter to Brezhnev, I also have that here too!

Never a fan of the Chinese Detective though


Yes, it is where the Bridewell Building is on the corner of Prescot Street and Low Hill (opposite the former Coach & Horses pub).
Roger Phillips is in the final episode. He plays 'Mitch.' He's also in another Liverpool programme: The Muscle Market (also written by Bleasedale).

One Summer is my all-time favourite series. There is a web-site dedicated to it:

http://one-summer.tv83.net/

Thats exactly right, and it has hardly changed! Remember passing that website when I was trying to find where to get hold of it, well worth a visit.
I remember it from my school days, and we all stayed in to watch it, it was great for the time, despite the criticisms thrown at it.

[shytalk]

Willy russells 'Our Day Out' is available for download at www.UKnova.com. It will probably be there for a month and is a 700Mb file.

[disco]

coast to coast with Lenny Henry as a scouse dj, is also on UKNova for downloading. Well worth a look

[disco]

Virgin of Liverpool (Ricky Tomlinson, Johnny Vegas & Paul Barber) is hilarious and was filmed in a house just behind where we lived...

Hi corky where did you get the Virgin of Liverpool from. I watched it being filmed by where i live pinehurst avenue, have been trying to get hold of a copy but with no luck.

[corky100]

Hi Disco, we were very close to you. Used to live at the house by the alley facing the shops on the Drive, but due to Alt Valley & councils inability to help in anything but collect rent we were forced out by scum....

It was filmed just before I arrived, but Mrs Corky remembers it being filmed. Moaned about them closing Ferguson off when she was trying to cut through to get to work!!

I got it via Thailand, as an official (!) but its certainly a professional job, not a bootleg. I think thats the only place it was ever officially released, strangely!

Love the Jibe about the us being painted in Everton colours too! :D

I can certainly sort a copy out. :unibrow:


I also recently got a TV rip of Muscle Market too. I am told it was originally intended to be a part of the Boys from the Blackstuff series, but shelved and was shown as part of the Play for Today saga...

[DingleBoy]

Either Letter To Brezhnev or Distant Voices, Still Lives which is like a work of art.

[Shankly]

I was in it ! :D (oops - giving my age away ! :rolleyes: ... I was very young - a teenager) :)

The club scenes were filmed in the Broadway club - we were extras - part of the club crowd. We had to go down there to the Broadway club all dolled up as if we were going for a night on the town - it was early in the morning but we had to act like we were drinking, having a great time and laughing at the comedian .. you know - all that false laughing, ha,ha :D

It went on for a few days, can't recall how long, but they did a lot of retakes. I remember us all queuing for the food provided, and I remember very clearly Billie Whitelaw, Albert Finney and Michael Medwin who I think was directing it.

Where is the Broadway club? I couldn't recognise it.

[Mark R]

The Broadway was in Norris Green. I think the one in Gumshoe is now demolished.

[corky100]

I'm told this Building was used for the rooftop scenes over the 'Rave Club' in 51st State. My Stepdaughter was working there at the time of filming, on Kitchen Street (near Jamaica Street).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/corky100/tn_DSCF3253.jpg