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What accent was Shirley Henderson trying to do?


I just watched this film on film 4 last night.
I could not understand what she was saying for a start.
And whats with a Londoner a Welshman a Scouser and a Scotsman all doing in the Midlands.....Where were the Midlanders?

It was about as funny as cold porridge ....Worst film i've seen for ages.

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ha! her voice is weird.

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Her accent was brilliant, she had it down to a T...i sat there listening to her thinking god do we really sound like that lol

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her voice is soooo sexy!!!...and she is soooo cute...who cares what accent she was trying to do..this film has character...and shirley henderson is a milf!

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That's the only thing that bugged me about this film. I could not stand her accent. Was she meant to be from Nottingham?!

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suppose she thought if she could slip a few of the ends off her words like "jimmeh" that it'd be a nottingham accent...im from leicester which has near enough the same accent but i found myself not really believing it. but i think it was more her tone of voice that got on my nerves.

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I thought her accent was bob on north Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire, I work there, it was perfect

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