Oldham pub welcomes celebrities filming new Disney+ series

Stars of a new Disney+ series that is based on the 1997 film, The Full Monty, were seen in The Colliers Arms on Old Lane last week.

Almost 25 years on since the BAFTA-winning film, the new series will follow the original band of brothers as they navigate the post-industrial city of Sheffield and society's crumbling healthcare, education, and employment sectors.

The series has been filmed all across the North West and Greater Manchester, including Oldham and Bolton.

The pub said it was a great day (Image: The Colliers Arms)

Part of the series has already been filmed in The Greyhound pub in Royton while furniture for the set was sourced by one surprised Royton woman.

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• Also read: First look at The Full Monty Disney+ series filmed in Oldham 

Now The Colliers Arms in Chadderton has been added to the list of Oldham hotspots to keep a lookout for in the new series as photographs show the pub was transformed into a set.

The Colliers Arms turned into a film set (Image: The Colliers Arms)

Some of the crew and lead cast reprising their roles from the original film, including Robert Carlyle, who plays Gaz, and Mark Addy, as Dave, even stopped to chat with customers and staff.

The Colliers Arms said it was "a great day" but that staff had to keep the filming low-key at the time.

Producer, Uberto Pasolini (Image: The Colliers Arms)

Still, customers got to meet some of the celebs and the pub said Robert Carlyle was a "nice guy".

Other cast members include Lesley Sharp as Jean, Hugo Speer as Guy, Paul Barber as Horse, Steve Huison as Lomper, Wim Snape as Nathan and Tom Wilkinson as Gerald.

Mark Addy and Robert Carlyle posed for photographs with residents (Image: The Colliers Arms)

New cast members include Paul Clayton, Miles Jupp, Sophie Stanton, Phillip Rhys Chaudhary, Dominic Sharkey, Natalie Davies, Arnold Oceng, Aiden Cook and Tupele Dorgu.

The comedy-drama is due to premiere in June though tickets to a special screening of the original film with a Q&A with the creator, Simon Beaufoy, will take place on May 10 at the Prince Charles Cinema in London.

The original 1997 BAFTA-winning movie is available to stream now on Disney+ in the UK.

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