ACTOR Ray Winstone has told isleofman.com that Island residents are "really accommodating".
The movie star is currently in the Isle of Man filming Ashes – a movie described as a contemporary film noir.
Ray spoke to isleofman.com reporter Tessa Hawley about how he is finding filming in the Island.
He said:" I've managed to see a lot more of the Island this time. I got a couple of days off early on and I managed to travel around the Island - in about 20 minutes actually! It's a slower pace here. I live in the country back on the mainland anyway now so I'm not a city boy anymore. I blend in alright here. When the weather's great it's beautiful.
"They (residents) are really accommodating – even asking people if they wouldn't mind moving the cars or leaving their cars here. They're really sweet about it. You wouldn’t get that at home. People haven’t got time for that at home - every day of their life is time is money. We've been really accommodated. It's really sweet and nice and it makes you feel the same way about it. I'm seeing a really good side of it."
Ashes was written by Paul Viragh and Mat Whitecross and also stars Jim Sturgess, Lesley Manville and Jodie Whittaker. It is being filmed on location around the Isle of Man.
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