Lenton Times
The Magazine of Lenton Local History Society
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The Filming Of Saturday Night And Sunday Morning - 1960
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In April 1960, the Czech film director Karel Reisz and producer Tony Richardson came to Nottingham to film Alan Sillitoe’s best selling novel “Saturday Night And Sunday Morning”. Although much of the action takes place in the Radford area of Nottingham, a number of scenes were filmed in and around Lenton and, interestingly, show views of Willoughby Street before the demolition of the houses. While copyright regulations prohibit us from showing stills from the film, we recreate below the newspaper articles of the time and show something of the excitement that gripped Nottingham. If anyone has memories of the film crew in Lenton or have photographs taken during the filming, we would be interested to hear from you. |
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| The Filming - March to May 1960 |
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Charles
Twigger - Stratford upon Avon
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remember going up to the top of Willoughby Street to watch them film the part
of Saturday Night and Sunday Morning where Albert Finney's girl friend goes
[although I didn't realise then] to the abortionist played by Hilda Baker.
I remember the lights, the tatty doorway and kids being paid a few bob to cycle
past time and time again until they finally were satisfied that they had it
right. When I look at the film now it looks like part of ancient history and
is very dark and grim that I can hardly believe I lived through that era. I
met Allan Sillitoe once and asked him what he thought of the film and he said
he thought Finney was exactly right for the part - just how he imagined Arthur
Seaton.
Keith Sisson (ex Allington Avenue)
I
would like to point out a glaring continuity error at the beginning of the film.
Albert Finney is shown coming out of Gate 7 and crossing Faraday Road to the
cycle sheds. He is then pictured cycling along Faraday Road towards
Derby Road and under the 'Raleigh Clock'. The scene cuts to him cycling
down Salisbury Street to where he lived in one of the terraces. The point is
Salisbury Street is about 50 - 100 yards to the right of Gate 7. In other
words if the continuity depicted the real world Albert Finney would
have had to cycle up Cycle Road and Dunlop Avenue to Lenton Boulevard, along
to Ilkeston Road and then down Ilkeston Road and into the top of Salisbury
Street.
I was about sixteen at the time the film was made and my first job in industry was as a lab assistant at Raleigh. We were situated in the Faraday Road factory and had an exit onto the roof above Gate 7 where some of the filming was carried out. I grew up in Lenton and the film continues to fascinate as it acts as a lovely memento of many of the places in and around Willoughby Street.
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Download the Film Trailer |
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Download the Film Poster |
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Cast and Crew Details |
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