Rochdale film producers in ITV documentary My North West

Date published: 06/02/2006

Rochdale based husband and wife production team Steven and Julie Woodcock of North Country Pictures are appearing in the ITV Granada documentary 'My North West' at 7.30pm this Tuesday 7 February.

'My North West' is a six-part documentary featuring people with a passion for the region fronted by Dean Sullivan (Jimmy Corkhill of Brookside).

The Woodcock's second feature length film, 'The Jealous God', premiered last year at the Odeon Rochdale:

http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/News/news.asp?ID=845

is released on DVD on the 20 February and will be available in HMV, Virgin, Blockbuster, etc. 

Various scenes were shot in and around the Rochdale area, including the moors above Denshaw, near Milnrow.  The music also has a Rochdale link, with contributions from the Rochdale Music Service, including a performance by local children on one of the tracks. Award-winning Rochdale band, Layered also feature on the soundtrack. Shawforth based actor Eric Potts, who plays Diggory Compton in Coronation Street, also appears on the cast list.

Based on John Braine’s novel, The Jealous God, is a morality tale set in Yorkshire in the mid-1960s. It tells the story of reserved schoolteacher Vincent Dungarvan, battling against a strict upbringing and a religious mother, when he falls in love with an attractive young librarian. Other members of the cast include Jason Merrells (Cutting It, Clocking Off) and Denise Welch (Coronation Street, Down to Earth) as well as a dramatic role for Roy Walker!

The Woodcock's first film, 'Between Two Women', will also be released on DVD in March.