Made in Merthyr ; Following in the Footsteps of Calendar Girls, at First Glance Made in Dagenham Looks Like Another Gentle Period Comedy. But, As Rob Driscoll Discovers, Underneath Its Feelgood Facade Beats a Political Heart

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IT may be called Made in Dagenham, but this autumn's big feelgood Brit-flick was largely filmed closer to home - in Merthyr Tydfil.

The town's old Hoover factory was recruited to star as the Ford Motor plant in 1960s Essex that lies at the heart of the uplifting true-life drama.

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Made in Merthyr ; Following in the Footsteps of Calendar Girls, at First Glance Made in Dagenham Looks Like Another Gentle Period Comedy. But, As Rob Driscoll Discovers, Underneath Its Feelgood Facade Beats a Political Heart

The film, from the director of Calendar Girls, stars Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins and a host of famous British names, and follows the emotional events behind the 1968 Ford Dagenham strike by 187 overworked and underpaid female machinists, which ultimately led to the advent of the Equal Pay Act two years later.

When it came to finding a loc...

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