Cilla Mason

Cilla Mason

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Dream On
Title: Dream On
Character: Julie's Supervisor
Released: November 13, 1991
Type: Movie
A magical realist feature drama exploring the lives of a women’s darts team on North Shields’ Meadow Well Estate.
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In Fading Light
Title: In Fading Light
Character: Barmaid
Released: January 1, 1989
Type: Movie
A feature drama set in the declining fishing industry in North Shields, the film centres on the upheaval caused in a traditional fishing community by the unexpected arrival of a young woman.
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T. Dan Smith: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Utopia
Title: T. Dan Smith: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Utopia
Character: Councillor Edith
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
An experimental mix of thriller and documentary exploring the scandal centred on the one-time Newcastle Council Leader, aka The Mouth of the Tyne, who was sentenced to six years imprisonment in 1974 for corruption. A dynamic and visionary politician, Smith collaborated closely as Amber unpicked the story of a leftwing group of ex-war resisters who took control of the city council in 1960, the socialist and civic ambitions and the betrayals; the claims of MI5 involvement, of ministerial cover-ups and the unseen role of the Privy Council. With Smith appearing as himself and filmmakers Murray Martin and Steve Trafford as two journalists, the film interrogates the interviews and archive footage, weaving them together with a fictional scandal unfolding on the streets around them…
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Homeground
Title: Homeground
Character: Waitress
Released: January 1, 1982
Type: Movie
Sunderland, against all of the odds, beat Leeds United in the 1973 FA Cup final, and memories of that triumphant city are revived when a photographer revisits his home town. But any ideas about moving back are sorely tested when his rose-tinted recollections clash with the realities of life in Sunderland. An engaging comedy-drama that explores our need to belong.
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Looks and Smiles
Title: Looks and Smiles
Character: Mrs Lodge
Released: September 9, 1981
Type: Movie
Thatcherism and the Irish troubles provide the backdrop for this study of Mick, a well-meaning youth in Sheffield, who has, unlike Dickens' Pip, no expectations. Mick lives with his parents, works on his motorbike, looks for work, and every two weeks gets his check from the dole. There are no jobs. His best mate Alan joins the army to fix tanks and is sent to Belfast to quell Catholics. At a disco, Mick meets Karen, who works at a shoe shop and lives with her recently-separated mom. Karen misses her dad. She offers Mick emotional stability and a route to adulthood; Alan pitches the army. Does Mick have a future?
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Black Jack
Title: Black Jack
Character: Mrs Hannah
Released: September 9, 1979
Type: Movie
In this fascinating adventure of the England of the 1750s, the huge Frenchman Black Jack (Jean Franval) miraculously survives a hanging by the British authorities in Yorkshire and escapes from the grim jaws of "justice." He takes to the countryside in the company of Tolly, a teenaged boy who is able to translate Black Jack's odd speech into something comprehensible. They join up with Belle, an aristocratic teenager who has escaped from the madhouse her family imprisoned her in when she grew troublesome. Together, the three join a carnival. However, as it becomes clear that the girl is far from crazy, love between Tolly and Belle grows. This story, set in the mid-18th century, is based on a novel by Leon Garfield.
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The Lady Irene
Title: The Lady Irene
Character: Mrs Bennett
Released: April 22, 1978
Type: Movie
A fisherman is about to launch his new trawler and wants to make it an occasion for his girlfriend to remember.