Hazel Blears' childhood acting role
Tonight on Newsnight, watch Hazel Blears' childhood appearance in the film A Taste of Honey.
The story, I'm told, is that the director Tony Richardson turned up in Pendelton, part of Salford, spotted a group of street urchins, including Hazel Blears and her brother, and wanted to film them.
Their parents insisted that they get dressed up in their best clothes, so a five-year-old Blears appears wearing a kilt.
I understand she was not paid for her part in one of British cinema's most groundbreaking films.
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At 13th Jun 2009, Radiowonk wrote:No Income Tax liability, then. Probably just as well...
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At 15th Jun 2009, JunkkMale wrote:Notes: 'Tries to re-enter Stage Left, followed by a Blear'
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