As we all know, without the original Jack’s Return Home book we would never have had the film that we all know and love. The book was only made possible as it was written by a mercurial author called Ted … Read More
Some excellent pre-Christmas news for all those Get Carter fans who are looking for a good book over the winter. It looks like we have, at last, a strong, definitive look at the life of Ted Lewis – the author … Read More
Word has reached us that famed Get Carter director, Mike Hodges, is currently crowdsourcing funding for three new novels that he has written. The three noir novellas, titled Bait, Security and Grist explore various themes and include all you would expect … Read More
Many fans of ‘Get Carter’ will be well aware of Chris Phipps, who has done a lot to promote and research the film history of the Nort East. As you can imagine, a lot of this focusses on ‘Get Carter’ … Read More
As we all know, the film ‘Get Carter’ was based on Ted Lewis’s eponymous novel ‘Jack’s Return Home’. But did you know that the novel itself is loosely connected to a similar, real-life story that happened in the North-East only … Read More
The Newcastle Chronicle has an excellent new article on the Brutalist buildings that Owen Luder designed for Newcastle Upon Tyne. Naturally, it includes some information and great pictures of the famous Get Carter car park. It’s an interesting read and … Read More
The Guardian has reported the death of Get Carter cinematographer Wolfgang Suschitzky at the age of 104. He was a photographer, cameraman and cinematographer who was involved in television and film production over many decades. His contribution to Get Carter, arguably his … Read More
Without much notice, the BBC magazine programme, The One Show, this week broadcast a small piece in which Dave King (of The Hairy Bikers) returned to Newcastle to interview Get Carter director Mike Hodges. The piece centred around the changing … Read More
I was lucky enough to visit the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry last week to watch the latest take on Jack’s Return Home adapted for the stage by Northern Stage. It was an interesting experience and one that on the whole I … Read More
This week represents the 45th anniversary of the release of Get Carter to cinemas, reports the Newcastle Chronicle. Interestingly, the movie opened in the USA a full week before it did in the UK – but only in the New York … Read More