Production
Street scenes were filmed in Easington, County Durham, a former mining village. As Easington Colliery closed in 1993, the mining scenes were filmed at the Ellington and Lynemouth colliery in Northumberland, with some filming in Dawdon and Newcastle upon Tyne. The producers used over 400 Easington people as extras. School Scenes were filmed in Langley Park Primary School County Durham.
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