A FILM featuring two Warrington icons is to be screened at the Town Hall on Friday.

Brassed Off, starring the late Pete Postlethwaite and Sue Johnston, will be shown as part of a pop-up cinema project run by not-for-profit group CineWire.

Pete’s portrayal of Danny in Mark Herman’s acclaimed story about a community’s struggle against the mining pit closures became one of his best known roles.

Isobel Harrop, 23, founded CineWire with Dan Percival. The pair were in the same year at Penketh High.

She said: "It’s great that we’ve got two Warrington actors in this film. People have fond memories of Brassed Off and it’s been getting a good response from people who want to see it again."

Brassed Off is one of three films with regional connections being shown at the Town Hall as part of a series supported by Warrington Borough Council called 'Film Up North'.

The series began with The Secret Garden, featuring Warrington's Andrew Knott, and it will close with David Lean's Hobson's Choice, set in 1880s Salford, on October 12.

Hobson's Choice has a small reference to Warrington too with a sign for the town's former Walkers brewery appearing on screen.

Isobel and Dan set up CineWire around six months ago after doing some test screenings of the Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn classic, Roman Holiday, and the French stop-motion animated film, My Life As A Courgette, to gauge interest.

This caught the attention of Cllr Dan Price, executive board member for culture and partnerships.

Penketh resident Isobel added: "We both really love films but around here there’s not many places to see anything a bit different. We did a couple of test screenings earlier in the year. They went pretty well and then Cllr Dan Price got in contact with us.

"He wanted to encourage more cultural activities in Warrington and open up the Town Hall to more people and change its perception.

"For some people the Town Hall can sometimes be seen as somewhere stuffy where they don’t feel welcome. But we got some really good feedback after the first screening with it being described as an amazing venue.

"It was really nice because the mayor was there and she gave us a little tour of some of the rooms. A lot of people were keen on that and she’s going to do it again on Friday."

Isobel and Dan aim to continue having monthly screenings after October with a different theme for each season and possibly different venues.

"We’d quite like to continue doing screenings in smaller places like that but it’s exciting to do it somewhere more central," said Isobel, who has had book published about her teenage years in scrapbook style called The Isobel Journal.

"We were really pleased with how the first screening went. I was just scared when we set it all up it wouldn’t be what we expected but it was really cool.

"With the chandeliers and the paintings it gave it a unique atmosphere. We got really good feedback so I’m excited to do another screening. Obviously, it’s not built to be a cinema so it’s quite an intimate experience but that makes it more special."

  • Tickets are £7 per adult and £5 for concessions (under 18s, students and seniors). Free tickets are available for carers accompanying guests with accessibility needs. Visit facebook.com/cinewire for more information.