SCRAPPER

GB
2023
1hr 24mins
Dir: Charlotte Regan
Starring: Lola Campbell and Harris Dickinson

The life of a 12-year-old is changed when her estranged father returns, forcing them both to confront reality

This comedy drama has some scenes that were filmed at Pitsea railway station in Essex with Class 357 ‘Electrostar’ EMU’s present. There is also a scene with Campbell and Dickinson at North Weald station on the Epping-Ongar Railway but no trains are seen here.

Harris Dickenson and Lola Campbell beneath the footbridge steps at Pitsea. The station here forms a junction, with platforms 1 and 2 on the right. The line in the background heads away towards Upminster and Barking on the direct route via Basildon.
This excellent shot shows platform 1 at North Weald on the Epping-Ongar Railway
Several comedy scenes utilise this bench on platform 2 at North Weald
Harris Dickenson onboard a Class 357 presenting Lola Campbell with a long overdue birthday cake!!
Lola Campbell on platform 2 at Pitsea with a Class 357 ‘Electrostar’ on the far right
In this shot, a Class 357 is passing through in front of Lola, who is standing behind the yellow line!
A 12-year-old’s view from the footbridge. In the upper left background, a Class 357 can be seen approaching. The tracks of platforms 1 and 2 curve beneath the footbridge in the foreground and serve the direct route to/from Barking via Basildon and Upminster. Platforms 3 and 4 on the far right are for the ‘long way round’ to Barking via Tilbury, Grays, and Purfleet.