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Filming

posted 16 years ago by dansherry43
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I was one of the extras in this film. I was a police constable and we spent a whole day shooting the scenes where the police are searching the moors for Agatha.

It was great fun, and I got to chat with Timothy West and Paul Brooke.

And was paid the princely sum of 8 pounds!

[–] benedict-c 16 years ago

But think of the residuals :D

What do you mean extras don't get residuals!

[–] coxy-10 16 years ago

can you remember the date/year you were actually filming??

[–] dansherry43 16 years ago

It was early December 1976. I was just at the end of the first term of my second year at Bath university.

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[–] spookyrat1 10 years ago

It was early December 1976.

If you were filming in 1976 the film must have sat on the shelf for a long time to get a 1979 release.

[–] james-parker-4 9 years ago

According to a recent introduction by Ben Mankiewicz on TCM:

The production ran over budget and over schedule, and eventually, the project was taken out of Dustin Hoffman's control. There were lawsuits and delays in post-production. Eventually, director Michael Apted managed to calm the waters enough to convince Hoffman to complete the picture.

[–] WarpedRecord 12 years ago

So can you spot yourself in this film, and if so, where?

[–] dansherry43 12 years ago

In the scene where the polise search is breaking up for the night, I'm one of the policemen looking at the items on the table lol. My 5 seconds of fame!

[–] WarpedRecord 12 years ago

Thanks for the reply! I guess five seconds isn't quite 15 minutes of fame, but we takes what we gets.

[–] kino66 9 years ago

So cool, dansherry43!
You were masterful!!