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Cameras roll on Teesside

Filming for a new Hollywood blockbuster has got under way in a Teesside town. Redcar’s Esplanade has been transformed into 1940s Dunkirk for the film adaptation of Ian McEwan’s international bestseller, Atonement. The wartime story, which stars Keira Knightley and James McAvoy, focuses on the lives of Briony Tallis and her sister Cecilia, along with childhood friend Robbie Turner. This week’s filming schedule on The Esplanade will involve over 1000 extras and has already attracted hundreds of people to the seaside town. A three-day localised daytime road closure on Newcomen Terrace, between Henry Street and Turner, next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - August 30, August 31 and September 1 - will allow the dismantling of scenery on top of the former Olympia Health Club.The Council’s Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure and Tourism Councillor Dave Fitzpatrick said: “I think people are delighted with the fact that the film is here - it’s creating a terrific amount of interest right across the Borough and beyond. “And what a positive spin-off we’ve got with people wanting to read the book, too. It’s a real win, win situation for everyone.”

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