It's Nice Up North - 20th Anniversary + Q&A

Name: It's Nice Up North - 20th Anniversary + Q&A
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2026-11-15
Duration: 1 h 20 min
Cast: Graham Fellows, Elma Johnson, Martin Parr

<div style="font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Graham Fellows will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A and to discuss his on and off screen relationship with Martin Parr, and how Parr chose to adapt his photographic techniques to the demands imposed by a video camera and crew on a remote Scottish island.</b></span></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br></b></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>‘An intriguing sociological study of a slightly odd man’ - <i>Sunday Times</i></b></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A 20th-anniversary screening tour of <b>Graham Fellows’ </b>much loved comedy documentary It’s <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>Nice Up North </i>starring his alter ego John Shuttleworth. The tour is also being presented as a </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">tribute to the late <b>Martin Parr</b>, the celebrated photographer who shot the movie, and whose </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">distinctive eye is central to the movie’s charm and enduring appeal.</span></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It follows the legendary comic character John Shuttleworth - on a gently absurd <span style="font-size: 12pt;">journey through the Shetland Islands to test the theory that the further north you go, the nicer </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">people become. Foiled by failing light, let down by a flat car battery, and buffeted by the constant </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">wind, John doggedly pursues his quest; asking everyone he meets the all important question; ‘Is </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">it nice up North?’</span></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Costarring Shetland tour guide, Elma Johnson, as herself, and featuring the inspiring music of <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Shetland’s folk ensemble Fiddlers Bid.</span></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>‘Eccentric, beautifully inconsequential..’ - <i>Time Out</i></b></div></div>ComedyPT1H20MU2026-11-15en

Graham Fellows

Elma Johnson

Martin Parr

Graham Fellows

It's Nice Up North - 20th Anniversary + Q&A"It's Nice Up North - 20th Anniversary + Q&A"

Showtimes

November 15, 7:20 pm