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The actress, 39, looked glamorous in her 1940s era costume as she was seen for the first time filming scenes for he Railway Children Return in the village of Haworth, Bradford on Friday.
Sean Connery plays a West End tough in this Noir masterpiece
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In the golden age of the gangster film – the 1930s to the 1950s – it was all Hollywood, with a bit of French chucked in: Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, George Raft, Jean Gabin, Lino Ventura. The British made occasional attempts – notably Brighton Rock, though that is more a film about religion and, one senses, Pinkie’s repressed homosexuality – but whatever was happening in real life (and there certainly were vicious gangs in Britain), our film industry showed little interest in reflecting it. The censors were a problem, though less censorious than their American counterparts. Perhaps producers assumed that there was no appetite for scenes of brutality and violence: Jack Warner being shot by the minor-league hoodlum Dirk Bogarde in 1950’s The Blue Lamp (still, I believe, one of the finest British films) was about as far as studios or audiences were prepared
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In adherence with COVID-19 rules, the actors were seen sporting protective face masks as they moved around the set in between scenes.
On Monday, younger members of the cast playing the new generation of the railway children were seen getting into character at the iconic Oakworth Station.
Retro look: Women were seen wearing 1940s-style garments and hairstyles as they chatted and mingled with other background actors on the picturesque set
So dapper: Not to be outdone, male castmembers were also seen looking stylish in retro suits
Army of extras: A host of men were seen looking smart in US army uniforms, portraying the Military Police Corps, as they prepared to shoot their scenes
Return of The Railway Children! Filming takes place in Yorkshire at the SAME iconic Oakworth Station for the new sequel – 50 years after original s release
The original film, released in 1970 was based on the novel by E Nesbit, which tells the story of the three Waterbury children - Bobbie (Jenny Agutter), Phyllis (Sally Thomsett) and Peter (Gary Warren)
Anticipated sequel, to be released in April 2022, will see a group of children evacuated to a Yorkshire village during World War II and there they come across a young soldier who similarly is far away from his home
The Railway Children Return will feature key locations as first seen in the original, including West Yorkshire s iconic Oakworth Station, The Bronte Parsonage and Haworth