When it comes to inspirational landscapes there are few that can compare with the dramatic locations of the North East of England as immortalised in the novels of Catherine Cookson. Her feisty shawl clad heroines and handsome diamond-in-the- rough heroes people the industrial streets and docklands of South Shields and the rural communities of what was once Northumberland as their stories are told by one of the most popular writers of all time. Yet the tales of Tilly Trotter Kate Hannigan and the Mallens to name but a few of Catherine Cookson's creations are... all based on the author's experiences of growing up in South Shields and although hard to believe Catherine Cookson's own life story is equally as remarkable as any of her great novels. To find out more step back in time to the early 1900s on a journey of discovery in search of Leam Lane and the streets of Tyne Dock where we can set out in Catherine Cookson's footsteps to uncover the incredible period of history she was so much a part of. [show more]
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Documentary focusing on the life and works of the popular author. When it comes to inspirational landscapes there are few that can compare with the dramatic locations of the North East of England, as immortalised in Cookson's novels. In fact, the tales of Tilly Trotter, Kate Hannigan and the Mallens, to name a few, are all based on the author's own experiences of growing up in South Shields, and Catherine Cookson's life story is arguably just as remarkable as any of her great novels.
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