# @brettinthecity on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=AmerZwb5af0
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/24268683-brettinthecity-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/570f8f5b12.jpg
- **Posted:** 2020-10-16T12:57:47.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Brett Chapman (@brettinthecity) — https://gondola.cc/brettinthecity

## Caption

When I was 7 years old I was an extra in the Mark Herman film ‘Brassed Off’. So was my dad and a load of other family members and friends. 

The film shot in Grimethorpe, where my mum’s from. Formerly a mining village, the place was decimated by the pit closures and Brassed Off tries to tell a bit of that story. 

If you’re from the north, it’s important to remember.

It was my first experience of a film set. Filmmaking wasn’t for kids from Barnsley. I met Ewan McGregor. I had lunch with Sue Johnson. I watched 
Pete Postlethwaite from afar. It was all so exciting.

Now, there’s ongoing debate about whether or not I made it into the final cut of the film. My dad was given a very small speaking role. He was definitely cut from the film.Brassed Off premiered at Leeds International Film Festival. I was too young to go. My parents got me some autographs though. 

It took me 23 years but I eventually got to go.

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- **Views:** 1,744
- **Likes:** 29
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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brett Chapman | @brettinthecity | https://gondola.cc/brettinthecity | Director |

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