Stan 386 Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 In today`s Guardian is an article about Sam`s early life in Nottingham. Well worth a read!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joy James 10 Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 In today`s Guardian is an article about Sam`s early life in Nottingham. Well worth a read!! Hi Stan, Samantha Mortons first film made here in Nottingham was a thing called The Token King and I played her mum in it!!!! She was as natural and as down to earth as a breath of fresh air and I told her with her talent the sky was the limit. And so its proved. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chrissy 1 Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Hi there joy. Did you used to go to cavo school? Your name rings a bell. Chrissy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stan 386 Posted May 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Wrote a whole burb comparing Samantha with Lancashire-born Shirley Anne Field,who had a similar upbringing in care etc.but the computer swallowed it! Interesting, but unlike Sam,Shirley did not seem to reach her fulll potential. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,880 Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Hi Joy, in the Token King was a mate of mine, Bob Bentley (charles). He played the part of some ones father can't remember who though. Was it filmed in Carlton? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 The Token King was largely filmed at Frank Wheldon Comprehinsive in Carlton, before it got burnt down (My old School ) and the surrounding area. It was made by an old school chum of mine , Ray Kilby, and was supposedly semi autobiographical Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mariag 4 Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Didn't know that beefsteak.... what year was it filmed?What was the film about? God I hated that school.... judging by the performance on the league tables it has got much worse! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 The gist of the story was:- Boy wants 'Chopper' bike , parents tell him they can't afford it. Boy comes up with money making scheme , in that he buys the dinner tokens off kids who want to go to the chippy, at less than face value, when the dinners atre rubbish (He has inside info as to what is on the menu that day) and sells them back at a higher price when it's something good .Thus raising the funds to buy a 'Chopper', all based around a musical dance routine held in the old Quadrangle. A bit far fetched I know, but there you go!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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