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fall silent, remembering their complicity seven complicity their remembering silent, fall plastic bag over his head and shooting him shooting and head his over bag plastic acid, including Anthony. As the day progressed day the As Anthony. including acid,
in town is Richard, Anthony’s brother. They brother. Anthony’s Richard, is town in plans ‘to hit them all.’ them hit ‘to plans dragging Sonny into the kitchen, putting a putting kitchen, the into Sonny dragging the day to an old zoo and everyone dropped everyone and zoo old an to day the
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arrives and relates what has just happened. happened. just has what relates and arrives Sonny tries to make light of the situation, but situation, the of light make to tries Sonny he is the devil. They are so far gone that they that gone far so are They devil. the is he how seven years ago when he was hanging out hanging was he when ago years seven how
paraphernalia litter the coffee table. Herbie table. coffee the litter paraphernalia confrontation between Sonny and Richard. and Sonny between confrontation Richard is in the room with them. Soz asks if asks Soz them. with room the in is Richard Anthony. She listens in tears. He remembers He tears. in listens She Anthony.
magazines together. Bongs and drug drug and Bongs together. magazines Richard tells Anthony to disappear. There is a is There disappear. to Anthony tells Richard Marie the whole story of what happened to happened what of story whole the Marie
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Inside their flat Soz (Neil Bell) and Tuff (Paul Tuff and Bell) (Neil Soz flat their Inside The brothers watch the 2CV as it drives back to back drives it as 2CV the watch brothers The laughing maniacally; he sees Anthony crying Anthony sees he maniacally; laughing to Mark, but the words ‘Anthony’s brother’ deal brother’ ‘Anthony’s words the but Mark, to
house. Sonny imagines he can see Big Al Big see can he imagines Sonny house. called at the house. The name means nothing means name The house. the at called
for the outburst. ‘It weren’t me’ he says. he me’ weren’t ‘It outburst. the for seven years. seven and begin to trip out. Richard is still in the in still is Richard out. trip to begin and sitting in the dark. She tells him Richard him tells She dark. the in sitting
when Richard extends his hand and apologises and hand his extends Richard when is clear that her life has moved on in the last the in on moved has life her that clear is manic. They lift weights, listening to techno to listening weights, lift They manic. When Mark and the kids return, Marie is is Marie return, kids the and Mark When
appears. Herbie is clearly freaked, especially freaked, clearly is Herbie appears. She doesn’t. Patti now has a daughter, and it it and daughter, a has now Patti doesn’t. She drugs kick in their behaviour becomes more becomes behaviour their in kick drugs
at the back of the club, Richard suddenly Richard club, the of back the at violently demanding if she knows anything. knows she if demanding violently Sonny takes a bath and Soz has a shit. As the As shit. a has Soz and bath a takes Sonny Anthony’s brother called. brother Anthony’s
drugs. On Herbie’s way out through the yard the through out way Herbie’s On drugs. abused by the gang. They pay her a visit, visit, a her pay They gang. the by abused even sitting together in the bathroom while bathroom the in together sitting even delivers the fateful message for Mark that Mark for message fateful the delivers
Big Al at Sonny’s club, where he is given more given is he where club, Sonny’s at Al Big of Anthony, but she was also threatened and threatened also was she but Anthony, of point that they won’t leave each other alone, other each leave won’t they that point happiness of the family he encounters. He encounters. he family the of happiness
He takes his earnings to Sonny and his cohort his and Sonny to earnings his takes He atti was partly complicit in their bullying bullying their in complicit partly was atti P recuperate on the sofa. They are afraid to the to afraid are They sofa. the on recuperate is thrown by her sense of right, and the the and right, of sense her by thrown is
Sonny, the physically impressive pack leader. pack impressive physically the Sonny, others’ suspicions, all thoughts turn to Patti. to turn thoughts all suspicions, others’ tea, with the spiked kettle water, and try and try and water, kettle spiked the with tea, calmly challenges his behaviour. Richard Richard behaviour. his challenges calmly
dealer, selling for local king of the shit-heap, the of king local for selling dealer, for the high-jinks, but when they learn of the of learn they when but high-jinks, the for upstairs. The trio make themselves mugs of mugs themselves make trio The upstairs. Richard must be the man from the park, and park, the from man the be must Richard
words back at him. Herbie is a small time time small a is Herbie him. at back words jacket. They also think the trio are responsible are trio the think also They jacket. kettle while the other three check the rooms the check three other the while kettle answers the door. No fool, she realises that realises she fool, No door. the answers
looking at, Richard leaps to life, spitting strong spitting life, to leaps Richard at, looking been spray-painted, and so has Gypsy John’s Gypsy has so and spray-painted, been out and empties the stolen drugs into the the into drugs stolen the empties and out leave, Richard comes out of hiding. Marie hiding. of out comes Richard leave,
corner table. When Herbie asks him what he’s what him asks Herbie When table. corner Back at the flat Big Al arrives, his hair has hair his arrives, Al Big flat the at Back once again wearing his gas mask. He sneaks He mask. gas his wearing again once confront him. As soon as Mark and the boys the and Mark as soon As him. confront
deals drugs. Richard watches disgusted from a from disgusted watches Richard drugs. deals crossbow. Richard is hidden under the stairs, the under hidden is Richard crossbow. danger, Mark takes them back to the park to park the to back them takes Mark danger,
Inside a pool hall, Herbie (Stuart Wolfenden) (Stuart Herbie hall, pool a Inside abandoned farm. Richard finds a blunt axe. blunt a finds Richard farm. abandoned distributes weapons: a sword, a knife, a a knife, a sword, a weapons: distributes by this ‘mental lunatic’ who has put his kids in kids his put has who lunatic’ ‘mental this by
Richard and Anthony are investigating the investigating are Anthony and Richard return at nightfall. Inside Sonny’s house he house Sonny’s Inside nightfall. at return caring parents. His life has moved on. Incensed on. moved has life His parents. caring
monologue. to town, heads down, hands in pockets. They pockets. in hands down, heads town, to home. It is clear he and Marie are good and good are Marie and he clear is It home. Richard (Paddy Considine) has always
thing I need to know’, runs Richard’s internal Richard’s runs know’, to need I thing Anthony, the sexual threats and the beatings. beatings. the and threats sexual the Anthony, Sonny, Herbie and Soz walk the long way back way long the walk Soz and Herbie Sonny, Mark (Paul Hurstfield) chastises his kids at kids his chastises Hurstfield) (Paul Mark
Anthony dutifully obeys. ‘You tell me every- me tell ‘You obeys. dutifully Anthony
back over the mental torture he inflicted on inflicted he torture mental the over back protected his little brother Anthony
the shop for a pot noodle and Vaseline. and noodle pot a for shop the back… Sonny’s face turns stony. He thinks He stony. turns face Sonny’s back… Richard won the fun run at school. at run fun the won Richard nowhere to be seen. seen. be to nowhere
out of a window and order to him to run down run to him to order and window a of out when he tells Sonny that Anthony’s brother is brother Anthony’s that Sonny tells he when Richard of bygone, innocent times, how times, innocent bygone, of Richard
addressing Anthony, although Anthony is Anthony although Anthony, addressing (Toby Kebbell). Richard is strong (Seamus O’Neal) and Patti (Emily Aston) lean Aston) (Emily Patti and O’Neal) (Seamus story. The elephant doesn’t go down well, but well, down go doesn’t elephant The story. Sitting together in the fields, Anthony reminds Anthony fields, the in together Sitting His monologue continues. It is now clear he is he clear now is It continues. monologue His
Anthony walks down this street, Big Al Big street, this down walks Anthony and Herbie cracks and tells Sonny the whole the Sonny tells and cracks Herbie and Richard walks through the countryside alone. countryside the through walks Richard
story flashes back seven years earlier. As earlier. years seven back flashes story a prank with the clown face paint. They argue They paint. face clown the with prank a countryside. and fair, while the loving and gentle
been left in a garden. In black and white, the white, and black In garden. a in left been ully awake, Sonny accuses the lads of pulling of lads the accuses Sonny awake, ully F are all worn down. Tuff runs off into the the into off runs Tuff down. worn all are Marie yells. Marie
Dogs wander around, a child’s tricycle has tricycle child’s a around, wander Dogs in shock, mumbles ‘it was an accident.’ They accident.’ an was ‘it mumbles shock, in said he was a friend of their Dad’s. ‘Mark!’ Dad’s. their of friend a was he said Anthony is simple-minded.
The brothers reach a dreary, ordinary village. ordinary dreary, a reach brothers The the pills. Anthony looks worried. looks Anthony pills. the He accuses Sonny of shooting Al. Sonny, also Sonny, Al. shooting of Sonny accuses He They say they met a soldier in the park who park the in soldier a met they say They
declaring chemical warfare as he mixes up up mixes he as warfare chemical declaring Anthony. Tuff breaks down and starts crying. starts and down breaks Tuff Anthony.
mask, the other has a knife. Marie is appalled. is Marie knife. a has other the mask, When Richard leaves the rural village
with that.” with the dangers of drugs and announces that he’s that announces and drugs of dangers the Each one considers the way they treated they way the considers one Each calls them to her. One is wearing Richard’s wearing is One her. to them calls
them and allow them into heaven. I can’t live can’t I heaven. into them allow and them Anthony. He warns his little brother about about brother little his warns He Anthony. The day is grim, the car has broken down. broken has car the grim, is day The
sons inside. She hears the front door go and go door front the hears She inside. sons where they have grown up to join the words: “God ‘ll forgive ‘em. He will forgive will He ‘em. forgive ‘ll “God words: the farm Richard shows the drugs to drugs the shows Richard farm the At a petrol station, the gang stare into space. into stare gang the station, petrol a At Marie, (Jo Hartley) their mother, waits for her for waits mother, their Hartley) (Jo Marie,
camera. Off-screen, Richard mutters vengeful mutters Richard Off-screen, camera.
where the little brothers smile together for the for together smile brothers little the where a foul mood. mood. foul a head. He drops like a stone. a like drops He head. with their football on the way to the park. the to way the on football their with army, Anthony is taken in by Sonny
of Christmas, playground visits and the seaside the and visits playground Christmas, of Their knocking has awakened him and he is in is he and him awakened has knocking Their appears. Sonny fires and shoots Big Al in the in Al Big shoots and fires Sonny appears. inside a family home. They leave the house the leave They home. family a inside
are privy to through old family video footage video family old through to privy are Sonny comes to the door made up like a clown. a like up made door the to comes Sonny watch him from the car. Very suddenly Richard suddenly Very car. the from him watch
Two little boys (Matt and Craig Considine) play Considine) Craig and (Matt boys little Two (Gary Stretch), a controlling and
men, they shared a happy childhood which we which childhood happy a shared they men, to mention the elephant. To their surprise, their To elephant. the mention to for Richard. Rifle aimed, Sonny and the lads the and Sonny aimed, Rifle Richard. for
his shoulder. Anthony follows. Now grown Now follows. Anthony shoulder. his bicker about the stolen gear. They decide not decide They gear. stolen the about bicker approaches the farm, money in hand as a bribe a as hand in money farm, the approaches
overlooking Weston. overlooking vicious local drug dealer and his gang
Richard in the lead, an army bag slung over slung bag army an lead, the in Richard outside Sonny’s grey concrete house. They house. concrete grey Sonny’s outside inside. They look terrible. Big Al nervously Al Big terrible. look They inside. beautiful. Eventually they come to a halt, halt, a to come they Eventually beautiful.
Midlands horizon. They walk together with together walk They horizon. Midlands from the stereo. Herbie, Tuff, and Soz pull up pull Soz and Tuff, Herbie, stereo. the from along the farm track, all five men squashed men five all track, farm the along
fields, through woods. The countryside is countryside The woods. through fields, of lads. Anthony becomes the gang’s Two silhouetted figures appear on a rural a on appear figures silhouetted Two A 2CV chugs along the street, reggae blaring reggae street, the along chugs 2CV A The 2CV makes its way to the farm. It pulls up pulls It farm. the to way its makes 2CV The Richard and Anthony walk purposefully across purposefully walk Anthony and Richard Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 3 Day 2 Day 1 Day pet and plaything. Seven years later, Richard returns to settle the score. The Production Story Cast Biographies Crew Biographies Dead Man’s Shoes is a genre-defying film One of Shane’s principle incentives was to Originally cast in entirely different roles were Shane Meadows’ unique way of working with Gary Stretch – Sonny Paul Sadot – Tuff Shane Meadows – Writer / Director Adam Tomlinson – Art Director blending horror, supernatural elements, recapture the vibe and energy of his first feature Paddy Considine, Toby Kebbell (Anthony), Jo actors developed from his early days as a Gary Stretch’s first career wave began when, Paul Sadot has appeared in ‘London’s Burning’, Raised in Uttoxeter England, Shane Meadows Dead Man’s Shoes is the first feature film for comedy and social realism. It is a one-off 24/7, set in a boys’ boxing club. “I’ve been Hartley (Marie), and Emily Aston (Patti). Jo filmmaker. In his student work the stars of as he recalls, “my father took me to meet a new ‘The Bill’ and ‘Blue Peter’. In addition to his dropped out of school as a teenager. He 27-year-old art director Adam Tomlinson. His British thriller, a horror story Shane Meadows under more pressure than I’ve known for a and Emily had both worked with Shane on a Shane’s films ranged from college friends, friend called discipline in a boxing gym.” As numerous TV and theatre credits he is a embarked on a journey that took him from a television experience includes working as art style. Set in a Midlands village, it explores the long time. When I made 24/7 that was a land- commercial for The Sun newspaper while Toby people on the dole, single mums – anyone he an amateur boxer he won every title he could physical performer specialising in acrobatics, clown’s assistant to a spell at steel erecting director on Carlton Television’s ‘Crossroads’, underbelly of contemporary rural Britain in mark for me because I was so frightened! This came from a workshop at Carlton Television, knew who was willing to try acting. Shane before turning pro and achieving the world juggling and fire twirling - to mention a few before eventually studying acting and and as an assistant working on ‘Hollyoaks’. communities where crime is unchecked and had that same uncertainty. It wasn’t just about where Shane had cast all of the boys from 24/7. found that everyone, given the right professional title. When holidaying in Los of his skills. He was one of the first Capoeira photography. Disillusioned with the educational He is currently art directing the BBC’s drugs, intimidation and power games are making a film for me, it was finding something environment, is capable of a great performance. Angeles with an actor friend, his life was set instructors to qualify in the UK and runs system, Shane volunteered at a local film centre upcoming ‘Grease Monkeys’. blandly accepted as the fabric of daily life. I was worried I was about to lose.” The untested talents of Toby Kebbell were a on a new path. Gary stepped in to help an old schools in Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham. in Nottingham and learned the craft of filmmak- particular find, although he very nearly wasn’t His stories developed with actors improvising lady who was being accosted by two men in a Dead Man’s Shoes is his first feature. ing. He borrowed a camcorder at weekends and Chris Wyatt – Editor The character of Richard, part devil, part Mark was also frustrated as a producer by the cast at all. While Toby participated in the around a plot framework. The resulting work road rage incident. She was, it transpired, the taught himself a technique of making short films Chris Wyatt has been working as an editor and avenging angel but mostly tortured individual, huge amount of money he believed to be wasted original workshop, the lead part of the young got at the essence of real life, with comedy and world famous acting teacher, Janet Alhanti, “I’ve been doing the stunt driving in Dolly with his friends as actors. After producing a sound editor for over 20 years and is a great and Anthony, his innocent younger brother, on unnecessary costs on film. “They’re too lad, then a very different character, had gone drama emerging from naturalistic situations, who had trained Dustin Hoffman and Sydney the 2CV. We had a laugh in it, but 5 big lads short film every month for a year, he was advocate of Final Cut Pro, the technology used came out of a conversation between actor expensive. Just saying we can shoot with a to someone else. When that actor pulled out rather than a contrived structure. “I realised Poitier. Though Gary originally declined her driving around over the speed humps on the approached to direct the TV documentary to edit this feature. His feature credits include Paddy Considine and director Shane Meadows. small crew, with no lights etc, means we can thinking he couldn’t do it, Shane decided to that with the right confidence people could invitation to join her class he was turned estate… We did fly over them, I can admit ‘The Gypsy’s Tale’ (1995). Meadows also wrote, Prospero’s Books, The Cook, The Thief, His Both Shane and Paddy were appalled by the shoot with a lot more freedom. I think it’s give Toby a try. “This is where his instinct for give more than they’d ever show in a drama around by witnessing Poitier recite poetry in it now!” produced, directed, edited and co-starred in the Wife and Her Lover and Max. He also edited everyday atrocities that go unheeded in putting a support structure around the director casting comes in. Toby’s definitely got that group or a rehearsal. I’ve gone back to that one of her classes. “She said start Monday, and 60-minute film Small Time (1996). the award winning documentary The Lost Britain’s small towns. In particular, at the age that allows him to work in the best way he can, ingredient and we’ll definitely be working technique in this film. Not that the actors I never went home,” he says. Gary’s recent film Children of Berlin which was produced by of 17, a close friend of Shane’s who had been that is most important,” he explains. Financing together on something else,” says Paddy. Toby aren’t talented. But I’ve used that philosophy credits include the thriller, A Good Night To Paul Hurstfield – Mark After Stephen Woolley, producer of The Crying Steven Spielberg. Chris is currently editing bullied and was taking drugs, committed suicide. was secured from Film Four, and EMMI (East was originally cast as a wayward drug dealer from eight or nine years ago, where putting a Die, in which he starred alongside Deborah Paul Hurstfield came to acting quite late, Game, A Company Of Wolves and Interview With the third instalment of Peter Greenaway’s On returning 10 years later to the place where Midlands Media Initiative). before the story change. Of the relationship group of people together who trusted each Harry, and the dark comedy Dead Dogs Lie. though he was inspired to become an actor A Vampire, saw Shane’s eclectic mix of short The Tulse Luper Suitcases. he had then lived, Shane discovered that his between his character Anthony and his brother other got incredible results, and I hope Dead He will soon be seen in Alexander opposite when, as a child, his father took him to films he signed Meadows to write and direct the friend’s death had been forgotten. “There are a The team set themselves limits regarding the Richard, Toby says, “It wasn’t forced brotherly Man’s Shoes has got the energy of some of Colin Farrell. see Zulu. Eventually he undertook classical BBC-financed 24/7 (1997). Shot in black and Celia Haining – Editor lot of small towns where these things go on, amount of money they would need, the time love. It’s more like a friendship. My favourite that early work.” training at drama school. He has worked white, the film centred on Bob Hoskins’ attempts Celia Haining has been working as an editor and although no one is directly responsible, spent writing the story, the casting and is the scene where we’re sitting in the tyres “It’s very exciting. One of the things I’ve found extensively with the Young Shakespeare to rescue the disaffected youths of a town by and assistant editor since 1993. Her credits as crimes are forgotten,” says Shane. As Paddy shooting. In total, Dead Man’s Shoes talking. It was all improvised. Paddy suddenly when you’re working on a script, it gets really Company and has appeared in the BBC opening a boxing club. The film won him the assistant editor include the feature films Twelve puts it, “These terrible acts are buried and development lasted eight weeks, including the starts talking about this lad with a shitty arse. A Special Atmosphere hard to invent new stuff on the material. We series ‘Miners’, and ‘Adams Apple’ for Carlton. FIPRESCI award at the 1998 Venice Film Monkeys, The Full Monty, Elizabeth, The ingrained into the community but never change of story. Key to this was the network of He feeds you so much which makes you give Working with a small cast and crew in a little have boundaries, but things change. Every Dead Man’s Shoes is his first feature. Festival as well as many other festival prizes. House of Mirth, The Road to Perdition, Dirty addressed.” people who had unwavering faith in Shane’s something back that he can feed on.” Midlands village meant that the atmosphere on scene we rehearsed has its own life – islands Pretty Things and Calendar Girls. Short films vision. Both EMMI and Film Four were set wasn’t quite like other films. For Shane it in their own sea. I don’t think I’ve ever been “Eight years ago Mark was heavily into the Turning down offers from Hollywood, Meadows she has edited include several by award- They both started to wonder what would happen supportive of Paddy and Shane’s decision to The change of direction was particularly was a return to the family environment he’d so pleased with the work to date.” gang. His role is different because Richard opted to complete his Midlands trilogy. His next winning writer/director Susannah Gent in the if someone was to confront these crimes. From change direction. Of the experience Shane dramatic for Emily Aston who was recast as experienced with his first feature, 24/7. comes to him when everybody else is dead. film, A Room For Romeo Brass (1999) was a early 1990s, one funded by the BFI and one for this idea, they originally developed the comic says, “The thing that’s been most impressive Patti, the local bad girl. “I got a call from “Because of the nature of the budget, it was Working with Shane is completely different to dark and comic rites-of-passage story featuring Fuji competition. In 2003, in addition to her story of a social worker avenging by night, for me is that people have trusted my gut Shane right at the beginning saying, ‘Emily, very low key. There aren’t big trailers all over Toby Kebbell – Anthony my training. It’s been a long time coming and an impressive debut performance from Paddy work on Dead Man’s Shoes she also edited dressed as a superhero. But something wasn’t instincts for the first time in my life. Anything I just wanted to tell you there’s a sex scene’. the place, but there’s a sense of community and Midlands local Toby Kebbell was discovered to do this sort of work is incredible.” Considine. With huge critical acclaim and a ‘Heart Thief’, a short dance film for Channel 4, working. “All of Shane’s films have been that’s gone wrong has usually happened if I never get a nice part,” she jokes, “Always the family” he says. In fact there was a strong by Shane Meadows at a Carlton TV workshop clutch of awards the film has gone on to be a ‘Imelda Marcos of Bethnal Green’, a short about comedies,” says Paddy, “but the humour comes I haven’t followed my instincts.” cocky girl. Now it’s a thriller, and I’m taking presence of actual family. Paddy’s nephews where Samantha Morton had also developed British cult classic. a young girl's dysfunctional homelife and ‘No from situations, not wacky characters. We my clothes off at the beginning. Which is great!” Matt and Craig were called in to play the little her craft and Shane Meadows found the cast Emily Aston – Patti Deposit No Return’, a short romantic comedy didn’t want to just construct a generic comedy With a 60 page script, with little dialogue and boys who give Richard a glimpse of goodness of his first feature, 24/7. Dead Man’s Shoes Emily Aston first became familiar to young The final part of his trilogy, Once Upon A Time for Rocliffe. She is currently editing a Sky or a generic thriller, we wanted to go where room for change, shooting took place over The gang members Soz, Tuff, Herbie, Big Al towards the film’s end. Most astounding were is Toby Kebbell’s first feature film role. UK audiences as a regular in the TV series In The Midlands, is Meadows’ comedic homage television drama series entitled ‘Dream Team’. the idea took us.” three weeks in the town of Matlock, and Mark were also found through a workshop, the multiple roles assumed by Louise Knight, ‘Children’s Ward’. Her long list of television to the Spaghetti Western genre, in which a man Derbyshire, in the summer of 2002. The crew and cast on the basis of their chemistry as a Shane’s collaborator and wife, who in addition “Anthony is a young, slightly simple lad who credits includes ‘Oranges Are Not The Only returns to The Midlands to try to win back his Lucas Roche – Editor The more the character of the avenging angel was kept to a bare minimum, with no trailers group. “We all let each other speak and got to co-producing and casting the film, worked gets taken advantage of. It’s just been beautiful Fruit’, ‘Holby City’ and ‘Casualty’. Her feature ex-girlfriend. This film was selected for Dead Man’s Shoes is Lucas’ first experience of developed, the darker and more brutal the or toilets to transport from one location to along and I think that’s why we ended up in on continuity. “It’s been a massive learning to work on improv with a backbone.” film work includes Michael Winterbottom’s Director’s Fortnight at the 2002 Cannes Film editing a feature film. Based in Nottingham, he story became. To some extent, Shane felt he’d another. Cast and crew were literally able to the film,” says Neil Bell (Soz). curve for everybody,” explains Louise. “To take first feature film Butterfly Kiss, and Steve Festival and was picked up by Sony Classics had a wealth of experience making shorts and run into a wall with the comedy genre. change location at a moment’s notice. If all the constraints away from how you usually Coogan’s The Parole Officer. for the United States. in 2003 was the assistant editor on Chris He explains, “We got half way through the something wasn’t working, a scene could Gary Stretch, who plays the gang leader Sonny, shoot a film has been wonderful.” Jo Hartley – Marie Cooke’s One for the Road. original story (of Dead Man’s Shoes) and simply be returned to and re-shot. Additional was the last to be recruited. As the lead villain Jo Hartley has worked extensively in television “Patti’s quite crude. She’s not bothered, she Paddy Considine – Writer / Richard thought, firstly, it was really important to time was saved by shooting with just one he was particularly difficult to cast, due to the A lot of the people involved in Dead Man’s with credits including ‘Bob And Rose’, just does it all the time. I never get a nice part, Paddy made his startling film debut as the Barry Ryan – Line Producer make a story about Richard and his brother exceptionally fast film stock, 500 ASA, strength of the other actors and Shane was Shoes had never made a feature film before, ‘Hollyoaks’, and ‘Cold Feet’. always the cocky girl.” disturbing Morrell in Shane Meadow’s A Room Barry began working with Warp Films in 2002 Anthony, and secondly it would be much better superfine grain, that could be used for both nervous that he wouldn’t fit in with the gang. as had been the case with 24/7. Toby Kebbell, For Romeo Brass. Since then he has notched up when he line produced the BAFTA winning “My to cover ground we’ve never covered. I’ve never day and night shoots. Gary eventually got the part on his ability to for example, had only ever been seen in local “My role is to give a different dimension to the a string of film roles, including the broken, Wrongs 8245-8249 & 117”. Prior to working had one murder in my films, let alone 10!” get on with the lads. theatre groups. Likewise Adam Tomlinson, the film. It’s quite hard going. I show a family unit George Newton – Gypsy John lovesick Alfie in Pavel Pawlikowski’s critically with Warp Films, Barry had worked on a variety Mark describes the flexible approach to art director, came from the television series with my husband and my kids. Everything’s George Newton joined the armed forces in the acclaimed tale of an asylum-seeker, Last Resort, of television and film projects as floor manager, shooting: “On film sets, everything has been “The casting of the gang was particularly ‘Crossroads’. By giving people a chance, a lovely. Marie’s a strong character, very stable early 1970s. He has served in South America, for which he was awarded Best Actor at the 2000 location manager and production manager as Bypassing Development Hell paid for, and if something’s not right, because important,” explains Paddy Considine. much friendlier atmosphere was created with and together. When Richard comes to the Cuba and the North Pole. He returned to Thessaloniki Film Festival. well as producing for Cargo Film a number of Both Shane Meadows and Paddy Considine had everything cost a lot of money, you just go “Although they’ve all worked before, they had everyone willing to go the extra half mile. house and sees the family relationship it London and after a spell in the police force, award winning shorts and the low-budget experienced the way film projects can become ahead and film. With Dead Man’s Shoes, if it something to prove. They all had to get it, it “When you’ve got 10 or 12 people on the bare reminds him of him and his brother.” moved back to the North of England. After numerous supporting roles, Paddy played feature, Jelly Dolly. stuck in pre-development and creative vision wasn’t right, we’d just change it. Having a was all up for grabs.” Gary Stretch concurs, minimum, but working harder than they’ve Rob Gretton in Michael Winterbottom’s 24 Hour is diluted. Both believed that it was possible crew of 12 meant if you were in a location that “Shane is an unbelievably confident director, ever worked in their lives just to produce a “I’m not a trained actor. Shane Meadows has Party People. In the summer of 2003 Paddy Barry is currently looking after business to make a film with a supremely quick seemed contrived and it wasn’t working, you’d and so at ease with guys bringing things to the film, that’s where I want to be,” says Shane. Seamus O’Neal – Big Al taught me a hell of a lot. The things I’ve done starred opposite Samantha Morton in Jim affairs at Warp Films and is developing a turnaround if you had a great idea. know in a rehearsal. The location manager table.” Paul Hurstfield (Mark) adds “Working Seamus O’Neal’s extensive career as an actor in life can be put into it and Shane knows that. Sheridan’s In America. Paddy also featured in feature film project with Warp to be directed would go off, find us somewhere else and 10 with Shane means that nothing’s set in stone. includes roles in ‘Auf Wiedersehen Pet’, ‘Prime I’m the first to get killed in the film. That was the BAFTA winning short film My Wrongs 8245- by Jarvis Cocker. Dead Man’s Shoes is the result of a five-year minutes later we’d go there in the van. There It’s a natural, living being that we’re creating Suspect’ and ‘Emmerdale Farm’. In 2001 he an excellent experience. I got beaten with an 8249 and 117 directed by Chris Morris on which working relationship and long-term friendship was a structure and schedule but we could as we go along.” appeared in the feature film My Kingdom, a iron bar. I said to Paddy go for it with the bar, Paddy met Dead Man’s Shoes producer Mark between Shane Meadows and Paddy Considine, always change them.” reworking of King Lear, with Richard Harris rather than swap the props. Obviously this is Herbert. Cast Richard Paddy Considine who met at college. Although A Room For A number of the cast of Dead Man’s Shoes and Vanessa Redgrave. the sort of movie where realism is there. At the Anthony Toby Kebbell Romeo Brass marked their first film venture The film was later honed in the editing suite. hail from various non-traditional backgrounds. end of the day I felt I’d achieved quite a bit.” Mark Herbert – Producer Sonny Gary Stretch Herbie Stuart Wolfenden together, the majority of their time has been “I think that’s a problem with film, that there Gary Stretch (Sonny) is a former pro-boxer, “Big Al is a loaf of a guy. Everyone else might Mark Herbert started to work with Warp Films Soz Neil Bell spent creating their own low budget short has to be this predefined way of working,” says while George Newton (Gypsy John) spent many have a few shots of tequila and this that and in 2002. My Wrongs 8245-8249 and 117, Tuff Paul Sadot films outside, what Shane describes as ‘the Mark. “We’ve edited for months on this, years serving in the forces. “I’ve had a mad life the other, he has the ability to stay with it. A Neil Bell – Soz directed by Chris Morris and produced by Mark, Big Al Seamus O’Neal Gypsy John George Newton rigmarole that is feature film development.’ because the film has been shaped in the edit.” myself and I seem to be drawn to like minded big horse of a guy really. In his last scene he’s was their first production and it won a BAFTA Mark Paul Hurstfield The shorts form a sketchbook of ideas, and people,” elaborates Shane. “They may not be shot and drops like a sack of potatoes. I had to Neil Bell trained at Oldham School of for Best Short Film in 2003. Prior to this, Mark Marie Jo Hartley Patti Emily Aston Shane’s previous film, Once Upon A Time In the most experienced actors but they bring the fall over about 15 times and eventually cracked Performing Arts & Dartington College of Arts. produced the critically acclaimed first series of Craig Craig Considine The Midlands had originally grown from one Casting and the development of the story most in to the sessions. People who work best a rib!” His television work includes supporting roles Peter Kay’s ‘Phoenix Nights’. The series was Matt Matt Considine Elvis Andrew Shim of their skits. Casting is essential to the structure of any at improvisation seem to be the people who’ve in ‘The League Of Gentlemen’, and ‘Coronation broadcast in 2001 and was nominated for Best Mourners Arthur Meadows, Gill Meadows, Shane Meadows film. For Paddy Considine, it had the wildest lives. They’re more prepared Street’. His feature film work includes Michael Comedy at the RTS and Broadcast Awards and Neil Dodd, Ben Dodd, Jordan Dodd, Producer Mark Herbert of Warp films had was seeing the other non-professional actors in to let go.” Stuart Wolfenden – Herbie Winterbottom’s 24 Hour Party People, and has gone on to sell over 500,000 copies on Lauren Dodd, Jenna Winter Super 8 Footage Pauline Herbert, Mark Herbert, John Farrar, worked with Paddy Considine on the Chris Shane’s short films that convinced him that Stuart Wolfenden’s TV credits include ‘Heart Penny Woolcock’s The Death Of Klinghoffer. VHS and DVD. Morris Hemingway, Sandra Hemingway, Darren Hemingway, Morris BAFTA-winning short film My Wrongs acting was a real possibility. “Well, I wouldn’t “Shane’s quite instinctive when he’s casting, Beat’, ‘Coronation Street’ and ‘Emmerdale Wayne Hemingway, Hannah Hemingway 8245-8249 and 117, and Paddy introduced be acting if it wasn’t for Shane Meadows and he’s able to find unknown people and follow Farm’. “It’s a young crew, people are enthusiastic. In 2001 Mark also co-produced the feature film Crew Mark to Shane. Mark is one of the few people that’s the truth,” he says. “He’s got such a them through. I think he feels comfortable that It’s like making a film with your mates.” Dream by the Swedish writer of My Life as Director Shane Meadows Producer Mark Herbert to have seen their short film collaborations. unique relationship with his actors because way because he’s not dealing with ego. He’s “We didn’t know who was going to die first. It A Dog, Reidar Jonsonn. Screenplay by Paddy Considine and Shane Meadows Impressed by the cinematic potential of the he’s very collaborative with them.” dealing with people who are eager to do a was secret. Originally Gary was to be the last Additional Writing Paul Fraser work and Paddy’s stunning range of good job,” adds Paddy. On Shane’s one-off to go… but he went first, Neil went second and Mark’s freelance career started as a Location Line Producer Barry Ryan Co-Producer Louise Knight performance, Mark believed that with the basis Working within the framework of a loose relationship with his cast, Paul Sadot (Tuff) I went last. Working with Paddy is unbeliev- Manager with credits including Little Voice, Executive Producers Steve Beckett, Peter Carlton, of an idea, Shane directing and Paddy starring, script, Dead Man’s Shoes developed with the says, “Shane is portraying people and places able. He is such an unselfish actor. I ended up Brassed Off, Blow Dry and Among Giants. Will Clarke, Tessa Ross Locations Richard Knight a fresh, more vital approach to filmmaking actors’ talent. They were kept on their toes as that he knows. He’s not making it up, he’s not breaking down and crying. I wouldn’t have First AD Griffin could be achieved. The immediacy of their characters were dispatched, not according to coming up from London and asking you to done it if he hadn’t fed me the line. It was his Mark is currently Executive Producer on a Second AD Lisa Butler Third ADs Daemian Greaves, Steve Watson method fitted well with Warp’s ethos to the set plan of the script, but according to how play a Northerner. You totally trust him.” line that made me do it. It’s a moving scene. DVD album by award winning director Chris Continuity Louise Knight make films that are essentially about interesting they were when shooting had begun. It’s quite weird dying!” Cunningham that includes his own musical Production Co-ordinator Rachel Robey individual creativity. “You earn your own screen time,” says Shane. compositions and new films. Also in development Production Assistant Mary Burke Production Accountant Pat Mee Soz, for example, (Neil Bell) was originally is a feature film project with Chris Cunningham Production Trainee Sarah Hancock going to be killed off in the first act. “We did a and a feature by Jarvis Cocker. Casting Director Carol Crane Director of Photography Danny Cohen scene with Neil Bell that was so hysterical, we Focus Puller Lucie Seymour thought ‘we can’t kill him! It’ll have to be Mark Herbert is also developing a comedy series Clapper Loader Andy Hill Editors Chris Wyatt, somebody else’,” says Shane. with Shane Meadows, writer Paul Fraser and Lucas Roche, Celia Haining Johnny Vegas which will go into production Sound Recordist Stephen Haywood in 2004. Sound Assistant Dave Heels Art Director Adam Tomlinson Art Department Assistant Rosie Jones Daniel Cohen – Director of Photography Makeup Lizzie Broadley Costume Theresa Hughes Daniel Cohen’s long list of credits includes Gaffer Mark Clayton cinematography for the feature film Dead Stunt Co-Ordinator Rod Woodruff Rushes Runner Dean Baker, David Finnigan Babies (1999), music videos for Blur and Mull Historical Society, and commercial work for 2nd Unit Ministry Of Sound and Durex. He was director Director of Photography Zak Nicholson Focus Puller Matt Shaw, Nathan Mann of photography on Warp Film’s first production, Clapper/Loader Leon Lockley My Wrongs 8245-8249 and 117, which also Gaffer Dave Ainley Art Director Gavin Lewis starred Paddy Considine. In 2003 he also worked on the features Only Human and British horror film, Creep.