My wife was an extra in the film of Wicked Lady shot on the Longshore estate near Fox House in 1981 or 82. Was anyone else an extra in this film starring Alan Bates and Faye Dunaway and directed by Michael Winner ?

no, but i like half of sheffield ,was in the full monty.

Went for an interview to be an extra in that film,they wanted a scruffy urchin!!!....i didn"t get the job,my mate did though,he got paid £8 a day,which seemed like a fortune then,i was so gutted not to have been in it.

My husband and I were choosen to be extra's. Yes, we were paid £8 a day - four days. My husband was out of work at the time and we had to declare what we had been paid.
But we had a laugh, it was an experience to look back on and the photo's too.

Just been trawling through the old posts and came across this! My family were extra's in this film (mum,dad, sister,brother and me) and we all got paid £8 per day. Can still remember the shock of seeing Marina Sirtes breasts, I was about 12 at the time, my brother thought it was great (he would being a boy!). Can still remember the hanging scene now:
"I don't care whether you're fore me or against me all I know is that you came here to give me a grand send off" How hot was it on those hills and how many pieces of fruit and breadcakes etc did we eat!!!"

Originally posted by WTAW
Just been trawling through the old posts and came across this! My family were extra's in this film (mum,dad, sister,brother and me) and we all got paid £8 per day. Can still remember the shock of seeing Marina Sirtes breasts, I was about 12 at the time, my brother thought it was great (he would being a boy!). Can still remember the hanging scene now:
"I don't care whether you're fore me or against me all I know is that you came here to give me a grand send off" How hot was it on those hills and how many pieces of fruit and breadcakes etc did we eat!!!" marina sirtes, ummmmm
all the way from star treck to longshaw, what a babe..:heyhey:

does anyone know if any other versions were made?

the original i know was with james mason, but i once saw a colour version with john geigud....is this the one that's being talked about here? :|

Originally posted by pete_fcs
does anyone know if any other versions were made?

the original i know was with james mason, but i once saw a colour version with john geigud....is this the one that's being talked about here? :|

Yes it is

try this link for more info

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086582/

thanks marky....

i thought michael winner's version was awful: no feel or atmosphere; the original was far better even if it does look dated now! :)

I was in it. I was cripple! (I am in real life so it worked well! ROFL) You can see me at the hanging scene leaning on the bottom of the galows frame.

My friend was a donkey man. And yes, I remember the cake (parkin or gingerbread maybe?) and all the bread rolls and fruit.

By the end of the first day or so, it was all proving too much for me, so I went and sat by the caravans and crew services on the other side of the road (down in the car park, i think).

My wife was an extra in the film of Wicked Lady shot on the Longshore estate near Fox House in 1981 or 82. Was anyone else an extra in this film starring Alan Bates and Faye Dunaway and directed by Michael Winner ?

Just recently joined the forum andcome across this thread. I was an extra in this film and really enjoyed the experience. I remember it being very hot and we were getting sun burned as there was no shelter for us. £8 a day we got as someone has mentioned, and had to leave home about 6.30 am and returned about 8pm!

The daughter of a friend was an extra in 'The Wicked Lady'. She said that In the hanging scene, where Faye Dunaway was in the coach, no pretty girls were allowed to be in shot, as stipulated by Ms Dunaway. Silly really, as she was the star of the film - not the extras. I wonder if Margaret Lockwood had the same problem?