Rivington's Pigeon Tower to feature in film based on classic tale

Writer and director Brett Gregory has written a screenplay based on the short Franz Kafka tale Before the Law, which looks at Britishness, bureaucracy and bigotry.

He also directed the award winning Manchester feature film Nobody Loves You and You Don't Deserve to Exist.

He said: "The crises which this country and its citizens are currently involved in at home and abroad, where people are needlessly losing their lives and their livelihoods demand to be interpreted and recorded for creative and historical purposes."

Co-producer Jack Clarke and director of photography Gywn Hemmings secured an exterior location for the film - the Pigeon Tower in Rivington.

Mr Clarke said: "Bolton and its surrounding areas are spoiled with cinematic architecture and landscapes.

"We’re now searching the region for a dungeon-like interior which is as equally evocative and resonant as Pigeon Tower.

"Following this we can then start the casting process in Bolton which, as everyone knows, has an abundance of talent."

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Bolton is no stranger to the screens in recent years and hosted 80 filming days last year.

The borough has been named as the Hollywood of the North as a result.

Ewan McGregor came to the town for filming of A Gentleman in Moscow.

And Adrian Dunbar has been in Bolton for filming of Ridley.

The murder drama with politics themes Sherwood was filmed in a social club in the town last year.

Stars from the Full Monty came to Bolton in 2022 to film a series which is the series to the hit film.