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Home > Soaps > Coronation Street: Gary Windass Afghanistan scenes shot in Bolton! January 29th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry. No comments Coronation Street bosses plan to show Gary Windass’s battle with post-traumatic stress using short video diaries. The drama features Gary’s video diaries from his time on duty in Afghanistan and in an interview with The Sun’s Buzz magazine, actor Mikey North admitted that most of the scenes were shot in a quarry in Bolton. He said: “We actually filmed the show in a quarry in Bolton! We were supposed to be acting like it was 40-degree heat, but it was so cold that I felt as if my toes were going to fall off. It was filmed on a small budget, but the end result is amazing.” On why he thinks it’s important for viewers to find out what happened to Gary during his time on the frontline, North added: “It’s very important. This show really fills the gaps and gives an insight into why Gary became so depressed after his best mate and fellow soldier Quinny is ki...

Tonight at 9 p.m. ET, The National Geographic Channel debuts Restrepo , a documentary that follows one platoon in the Korengal Valley in Afghanistan, referred to by one soldier as the most dangerous place on earth. It was produced by photographer Tim Hetherington and journalist Sebastian Junger, who chronicled their experience there in a best-selling book, War . (The film will be released on DVD next Tuesday .) During a press conference for TV critics in August, Hetherington described it as an “apolitical film” that’s “from the solders’ point of view,” and that’s evident in the footage below, during which it’s described as being filmed “from a soldier’s perspective.” Perhaps the best explanation came from major Dan Kearney, who told critics that the film answers family members’ questions about soldiers’ experiences that they could otherwise not describe or explain. “One of the things that this film was able to strike a chord with was many of the wives and many of the loved ones, they ...