Craig
Leonard, originally from Lye, and co-presenter Matt Harley have been filming
for Strange Roots, a 30-minute pilot which they hope will become six one-hour
episodes.
Strange
Roots is a humorous documentary based on the vintage scooter scene. It explores
the music, fashion, scooters, punks, and skinheads who became part of the
250,000 vintage scooter riders in Britain today.
The duo
filmed their first episode at a Northern Soul event at the Gainsborough House
Hotel.
Craig
said: “The night went really well, we had six DJs in total. We had a full
camera crew and everyone was seen dancing and some were interviewed for the
programme.
“Enough
footage was shot for a 30-minute episode charting Northern Soul music and its
relevance today. Many of the local scooter riders from the Nowhere To Run To
Scooter Club came.”
The idea
of the series is that Craig acts as a newcomer to the scooter club scene and
co-presenter Matt acts as a biker. It hopes to uncover that there is more to
the scooter scene than is shown in cult hit Quadrophenia.
Craig,
who appeared as a singer in Atonement starring Keira Knightley, has tried to
bring TV and film work into Kidderminster for a number of years. He introduced
the cast of Allo Allo to Kidderminster at the Severn Valley Railway and has
produced a number of music videos, one of which, Wakedown by local band Weak13,
won best music video at the Limelight Film Awards in 2010.
He
added: “I’m currently working towards a huge First World War-themed movie with
the UK’s top screenwriters and producer which I hope I can bring to the town in
2015.”
Craig
now hopes to sell the pilot episode and be commissioned for the series.
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