The Valley continues to be viewed as a place of motion picture production.
Last week, the hamlet of Dorothy saw the bright lights and camera shine down on it again as British-produced television series Tin Star was shooting.
According to Internet Movie Database (IMDB), Tin Star is a crime drama set in a mountain town.
In a press release from Sky Atlantic, Tin Star, “is the story of Jim Worth (Tim Roth) an expat British police officer starting a new life with his family as a police chief in Little Big Bear, an idyllic town near the Rocky Mountains. Not long after their arrival, the opening of an oil refinery nearby leads to Little Big Bear becoming a boomtown, bringing with it a wave of drugs, prostitution and organized crime.
When Jim takes a stand against the oil company fronted by Mrs. Bradshaw (Christina Hendricks), it is not long before someone makes an attempt on his life. But when Jim ducks the bullet meant for him, it leaves a member of his family dead instead. With the gang of killers still in town, the police chief becomes hell-bent on violent revenge.”
Big names include Tim Roth, who appeared in Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs and Christina Hendricks who is most famous for her role as Joan Harris in Mad Men.
It also lists Christopher Heyerdahl, known for his work on Hell on Wheels and Linda Boyd who was in The Republic of Doyle.
The film began filming in the Calgary area in the spring, shooting 10 episodes, taking advantage of Alberta scenery and the new Calgary Film Centre. Other locations include High River, Bragg Creek and Waterton.
Tin Star is a Sky Original Production and is produced by Kudos Film and television.
It is slated to air in 2017.
