Take That’s Greatest Days film release date and the Lancashire town that is the star of the show

In spring 2022, the streets of Clitheroe were taken over by the cats and crew of a movie inspired by Take That. And now, just over a year later, the wait is over for locals to see their beloved town on the silver screen, when the movie is released in cinemas on June 16.

To mark the release, the members of the cast who made up the ‘boyband’ along with the film’s director Coky Giedroyc, returned to the Ribble Valley town to re-visit the various locations used for filming during the 10-day shoot. The launch event began with the unveiling of a special gold star at Clitheroe Market, though sadly, Take That themselves, who are listed as executive producers on the film, were not present.

A ‘selfie trail’ has been created to allow fans of the film to visit Clitheroe and take a picture outside the landmarks, shops and iconic locations. Film buffs can spot the locations by identifying a special sticker in the window. Locations include the town’s historic market, Clitheroe castle, Brioche bistro, Paradise Lane and Colborne House Cafe.

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Another location was the instantly recognisable and quirky Banana News. David Brass runs the bright yellow shop and says it is “all well and good” for Clitheroe to be chosen for filming.

“It’s great for the town, its brings people here, “David told LancsLive. ” So if it is good for the town, it is good for me.

“I’ve been in business for nearly 50 years, and I’ve seen it all, with filming here before but this is great, especially after covid.”

Ribble Valley mayor Mark Hindle, who helped unveil the huge Hollywood-style gold star, says it is a “fairytale” for Clitheroe to be featured so heavily in a film. Although there was some disruption during filming, with road closures and businesses having to adjust their regular operations, the mayor added that it was “far minimised by the excitement generated” by having a professional cast in the streets.

“It is the biggest town in Ribble Valley it is great for businesses sand great for people, ” the mayor added. “Clitheroe was chosen because it has got a castle, an amazing park, loads of historic building and really is a lovely place to live and visit.

“The old pubs havent been messed about with and the newer places like Holmes Mill have been restored sympathetically. There’s something for everybody here. It’s an incredible place and it was like a fairytale having the cast and crew here.

“So much credit needs to go to everyone who made this all work behind the scenes.”

Ribble Valley Borough Council helped bring the film to Clitheroe and assisted production company Elysian Films during the shoot. The film is based on the stage musical production The Band, which follow a group of women who reunite after 25 years to see their favourite band.

The director of the film, Coky Giedroyc, said: “This [Clitheroe] is just a lovely, lovely place, I am so happy to be back here in the Ribble Valley, I hadn’t been before. If I had young children, I’d want to bring them up here, I love it. When we first came here, there was such a warmth.

“It’s such a beautiful place and there’s such an authenticity to it. The film is set in 90s and we needed a place that wasn’t taken over by chains, there’s so many independent businesses here.

“Clitheroe is a cool place to film and all be on location together. People loved it here and the town took us to heart – it was funny, people have got a very good sense of humour here.”

Talking about Take That’s involvement in the film, Coky added: Gary was really careful, listing to every single thing that we planned to do and we worked with his engineer – they value it all and had to have it absolutely right.”

Greatest Days will be in cinemas from June 16.

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