Lucy Punch & More Join The Wedding Video

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Lucy Punch (Bad Teacher), Robert Webb (Peep Show) and Rufus Hound (Hounded) will star in Entertainment Film Distributors’ The Wedding Video. Written by Tim Firth (Calendar Girls), The Wedding Video sees a best man turn war reporter as he films his brother’s wedding as it crashes and burns before his eyes. Nigel Cole (Made in Dagenham) is [...]

Film4 and Focus Features Reteam With BAFTA Award-Winning Writer Abi Morgan for Suffragettes

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Film4 and Focus Features are set to reteam with BAFTA award-winning writer Abi Morgan (Brick Lane) on ensemble drama Suffragettes. Suffragettes will center on a group of militant British women who fight for the right to vote, and be in the vein of Nigel Cole’s comedy-drama Made in Dagenham. Sarah Gavron is attached to direct, [...]

Made in Dagenham DVD Review

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This is a story that needs to be told.  So say the cast in the DVD extras for Nigel Cole’s Made in Dagenham and they are absolutely right.  The story of the 1968 women’s strike at the Ford plant in Dagenham is an unexpected gem and one that you will not often stumble upon.  It [...]

Win a copy of Made In Dagenham on DVD in Time for Mother’s Day

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With a stellar British cast, Made In Dagenham is the inspiring story of the women who made history. Award-winning Sally Hawkins is Rita O’Grady, a feisty yet warm-hearted worker at the Ford car plant in Dagenham who leads the girls in a revolution for equal pay for women. Not only is Made in Dagenham a [...]

A Shockingly Bad US Poster for Made in Dagenham

Made in Dagenham Poster

I love poster designs for movies. I love the thought that goes into them, the artistry even down to how the text sits on it, but what the heck is going on with this?! The movie looks rather good and you can read our review of it here from when it was released in the [...]

Made in Dagenham Review

I am ashamed to say that I was entirely unfamiliar with the true life story behind Made in Dagenham.  Though the 1968 strike by female machinists at the Dagenham Ford plant went on to change history it appears to have made little significant impact upon our history books.  Veteran producers Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen [...]

Made in Dagenham Interviews

In 1968 a unique strike by 187 female machinists at the Ford Dagenham plant changed the course of history for working women worldwide.  The stand made by those women led to the advent of the equal pay act, an unprecedented piece of legislation that finally offered women the opportunity for some financial parity. Director Nigel [...]

Two New Clips from Made In Dagenham

Empire and Orange have both posted exclusive new clips from Nigel Cole’s new female-orientated drama Made In Dagenham. From a script penned by Billy Ivory, Made In Dagenham is a dramatisation of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination. Toplined by Sally Hawkins, Made [...]

First Batch of Photos from Made in Dagenham

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Yesterday I posted the new poster (and a trailer here) for new British comedy , Made in Dagenham. The film is being produced by BBC / Paramount and we’ve just been sent a brand new batch of images to share with you, the good audience of HeyUGuys. Made in Dagenham is directed by Nigel Cole [...]

The First Poster for Made in Dagenham

Made in Dagenham Poster

The first poster has been released over on Empire for new British comedy, Made in Dagenham (previously called We Want Sex hence the slight pun on the banner). The first trailer for the movie came out last week so a poster was definitely imminent. It features the main character, Sally Hawkins most prominently with the [...]

Made in in Dagenham Trailer

Made in Dagenham

Here’s a wonderful new trailer for a new Paramount UK /BBC Films production of a movie called Made in Dagenham. The movie focuses around sexual equality, fighting for equal pay and when you watch the trailer, I’m sure you’ll want to see the movie. Made in Dagenham has a fantastic cast which includes Sally Hawkins, [...]