hing ▁contemporary ▁spin ". ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁Production ▁The ▁movie ▁was ▁shot ▁mostly ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Hud ders field ▁and ▁Ro ch dale ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁and ▁aut umn ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁It ▁has ▁become ▁an ▁international ▁cult ▁movie , ▁gar ner ing ▁many ▁positive ▁reviews ▁and ▁winning ▁the ▁Best ▁Fe ature ▁Film ▁Award ▁at ▁the ▁Hollywood ▁back ed ▁New ▁York ▁Les bian ▁& ▁Gay ▁Film ▁Festival ▁soon ▁after ▁release . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁screen ed ▁in ▁Hollywood ▁at ▁the ▁Direct ors ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁America . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁shown ▁on ▁British ▁TV ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 5 0 ▁times . ▁Although ▁a ▁very ▁British ▁film ▁filled ▁with ▁well - known ▁British ▁actors , ▁it ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁DVD ▁by ▁Image ▁Entertainment ▁in ▁America ▁before ▁the ▁UK , ▁to ▁some ▁good ▁reviews ▁in ▁Vari ety ▁and ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times . ▁ ▁US ▁vs ▁UK ▁versions ▁The ▁Region ▁ 2 ▁UK ▁version ▁( 7 9 ▁m ins ) ▁is ▁shorter ▁than ▁the ▁Region ▁ 1 ▁US ▁version ▁( 9 3 ▁m ins ) ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁preferred ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁director . ▁The ▁UK ▁version ▁also ▁contains ▁the ▁behind - the - sc enes ▁document aries , ▁giving ▁nearly ▁an ▁hour ▁of ▁ex tras ▁with ▁the ▁tra iler . ▁Some ▁people ▁prefer ▁the ▁longer ▁version ▁because ▁greater ▁character ▁inter play ▁is ▁evident ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁women . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁document ary ▁on ▁the ▁UK ▁DVD ▁is ▁about ▁deleted ▁scenes , ▁and ▁in ▁it ▁Wood cock ▁explains ▁why