West End Lane toilets are set for a starring role in a new film of the Richard Attenborough classic Brighton Rock. The toilets were scene of a famous Spotlight victory when the Lib Dems re-opened them as one of our first acts of getting the reigns of power in Camden in 2006. (Blair gave independence to the Bank of England, Obama closed Guantanamo, we reopened the toilets!)
I've seen the film and don't particualrly remember a scene in a public lav so there's either revisionism for you - or its a sign of how long ago it was that I saw the film.
I know about it because Camden's 'film officer' warned me as a ward councillor. Some might think it odd that Camden actually employs someone to sell the borough as a film venue. However, rest assured, far from being a waste of money, they film office makes a small profit and brings attention to the borough.
A google search tells me that Helen Mirren, John Hurt and Pete Postlethwaite are in the cast - so even more reason to be interested in the film when it eventually appears on the screens.
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