Director Ken Loach is back in the North East to make a new movie that is set to tug at the heartstrings of viewers once again.
The acclaimed filmmaker has previously shot hard-hitting I, Daniel Blake - winner of the Palme d’Or and BAFTA Outstanding British Film awards - and Sorry We Missed You in the region. Now filming is under way on his third North East film, The Old Oak, which brings the Kes director and his long-term collaborators - writer Paul Laverty and producer Rebecca O’Brien - to County Durham this week.
Preparations for their new venture had been kept under wraps but the shoot started on Tuesday with the focus being a derelict pub - now recreated as a local boozer, The Old Oak - which features in the heart of the story which stars Dave Turner - who was in Sorry We Missed You - and newcomer Ebla Mari.
