SEEKING NEW TALENT FOR TV PILOT

OPEN CASTING CALL: Comedy Casting in Yorkshire!

Rossi Pictures and IPM Acting Academy are on the search for the next ​Yorkshire talent!

Our open call is searching for the people of Yorkshire to take part in the pilot of Rossi Pictures newest production Northerners.  Already with affiliations with ITV, with prospects of Channel 4 and Netflix, IPM Acting Academy is exclusively hosting open auditions  for actors, for actors of all levels, the casting is open to Actors, beginners and even non-actors who want the opportunity to take part in the next British Comedy.

The production of Northerners is set late 90’s/00’s, all artistes must reference hair styles to be as close to the set period as possible and be OK with altering hair styles and colour if requested. (Wigs maybe considered) It is imperative to have a native Yorkshire accent. 

AUDITIONS WILL BE TAKING PLACE LATE OCTOBER. ALL APPLYING ARTISTS MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR FILMING BETWEEN 19th NOVEMBER AND 3rd DECEMBER (EXACT DATES TBC, ROLES VARY ON 1 to 4 FILMING DAYS)

CONTINUE READING FOR THE CHARACTERS THAT ROSSI PICTURES IS SEARCHING FOR AND APPLY BY CLICKING THE LINK TO OUR ONLINE APPLICATION FORM.

CHARACTER BREAKDOWNS FOR IPM ACTING ACADEMY OPEN CASTING CALL

 Please Note: Casting details contain mild swearing 

DAVE (MALE):
Appearance: Any
Age: 40's to 50's
HE HAS FADED TATTOOS ON HIS ARMS, HIS STOMACH IS SQUASHED UP TO THE STEERING WHEEL, HE IS CLINICALLY OBESE, A LOVABLE, TEDDY BEAR TYPE

CAROL (FEMALE): VOICE OVER ONLY
IS THE TAXI FIRM CONTROLLER, WHO HAS WORKED ‘ON’T TAXI’S FOR 30 YEARS, THERE'S NOWT ANYONE CAN TELL HER ABOUT TAXI’S’. 

KELLY (FEMALE): (ARTIST SHORTLISTED BUT OPEN TO NEW SUGGESTIONS)
Appearance: White/Caucasian
Age: 30's
IS A TOUGH NORTHERNER, WORKING CLASS, CHAVVY, COMMON LOOKING WITH DARK HAIR. WITH A THICK NORTHERN YORKSHIRE ACCENT. SHE WEARS TOO MUCH FOUNDATION, DARK PENCILLED ON EYEBROWS AND A BAD TAN., HAS 4 KIDS, TO 3 DADS (SHE THINKS), SHE IS SALT OF THE EARTH, ENJOYS A LAUGH, KIND HEARTED AND HONEST. 

MAGS (MAGGIE) (FEMALE):
Appearance: White/Caucasian
Age: 40's to 50's
CONFIDENT, BIT OF A KNOW IT ALL. WORKS AT THE LOCAL PUB ‘THE DOG INN’, SHE’S THE SUPERVISOR SO THINKS SHE OWNS THE PLACE. SHE HAS A BOWEL PROBLEM SO OFTEN NEEDS TO POO, ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AND SOMETIMES SOILS HERSELF (NOT DIAGNOSED, SHE’S ALWAYS DONE IT SINCE BEING A CHILD). NOSY COW WHO WANTS TO KNOW EVERYONE’S BUSINESS, LIKEABLE QUALITIES TOO.

STACY (FEMALE):
Appearance: White/Caucasian
Age: 30's
YORKSHIRE, WORKING CLASS. SHE’S IS NOT THE BRIGHTEST SPARK, SPEAKS SLOWLY. NICE GIRL, HARMLESS AND CARING. HAS A BELLY THAT LOOKS LIKE SHE IS PREGNANT, BUT ITS JUST A MUFFIN TOP.

​TORI (FEMALE):
Appearance: Any
Age: 20's
GREW UP IN LEEDS, IN A BROKEN HOME. BOYISH, LIKES A PINT. WILD, BUTCH LOOKING, STOCKY GIRL. LIKES DRIVING HER CAR; FAST, LOVES A FIGHT SO CAN BE A TROUBLE CAUSER, ENJOYS FOOTBALL. SMOKES A LOT OF WEED AND DABBLES IN MOST DRUGS. FUN TO BE WITH.

DEBORAH (FEMALE):
Appearance: White/Caucasian
Age: 30's
DEBORAH WEARS A TWO-PIECE COW PRINT OUTFIT, A MINI SKIRT AND MATCHING HALTER NECK TOP THAT SHOWS HER BARE STOMACH. ITS NOT FLATTERING. SHES A LARGER LADY WEARING LOTS OF MAKE-UP (SIMILAR TO A DRAG QUEEN STYLE). SHE HAS HUGE BREASTS THAT ARE ON DISPLAY AND COVERED IN GLITTER. NEXT TO HER STANDS DEREK, 

DEREK (MALE):
Appearance: White/Caucasian
Age: 40's to 50's
A BAR FLY, HE WEARS A ‘DATED PATTERNED’ SHIRT WITH OLD BROWN COAT, HIS MOUTH AREA IS COVERED IN GLITTER. RECENTLY DIVORCED, TURNED TO DRINKING MORE REGULARLY, DRUNK IN THE SCENE.   

LISA (FEMALE):
Appearance: White/Caucasian
Age: 30's
A COCKY, HARD FACED LOOKING GIRL WALKS UP TO KELLY IN THE TOILET. HATES KELLY SO STARTS ABUSING HER IN A PUB TOILET, GOADING HER ABOUT SLEEPING WITH HER MAN. CAN BE A REAL NASTY PIECE OF WORK, COULDN'T CARE LESS ATTITUDE. 

RIOT (MALE):
Appearance: White/Caucasian
Age: 40's
FROM YORKSHIRE. BIG GUY, TALL AND BULKY. HOOLIGAN TYPE. SKIN HEAD. HAS A TATTOO SAYING ‘RIOT’ ACROSS HIS NECK, LOOKS EXTREMELY SCARY. BUT HE’S QUITE ‘NORMAL’ DEEP DOWN. OFTEN WATCHES CORONATION STREET WITH HIS NANA. BIT DUMB, IN HIS DAY HE USED TO BE AN ANIMAL, AGGRESSIVE, ALWAYS AT THE FOOTBALL MATCHES CAUSING TROUBLE. 

DAMO (MALE):
Appearance: White/Caucasian
Age: 40's
LITTLE HOT HEAD, SMALLER IN HEIGHT. BUT SERIOUSLY SHORT TEMPERED. HE TALKS ABOUT EVERYDAY THINGS THAT YOU WOULDN’T EXPECT, THEN WE SEE HOW THESE SITUATIONS WIND HIM UP. ENJOYS A GOOD LAUGH. HE KNOWS PEOPLE, NOT TO BE MESSED WITH. CAN GET YOU ANYTHING OFF THE BACK OF A LORRY TYPE, OR KNOWS A GUY. 

STEVO (MALE):
Appearance: White/Caucasian
Reference: Luke Evans, Ian Brown
Age: 30's
HE’S THE LOVABLE ROGUE, RUGGED, WITH SQUINTY EYES. LONGISH HAIR, REASONABLY GOOD PHYSIC. ON AND OFF RELATIONSHIP WITH KELLY, FATHER TO AT LEAST TWO OF KELLY’S KIDS. HE'S A BAD BOY, HE HAS DARK FEATURES AND FEW TATTOOS. HE WEARS DESIGNER CLOTHES, BUT NO STYLE, MOST LIKELY BOUGHT FROM DAMO AT THE PUB, NICKED. LADIES MAN IN A RELATIONSHIP, HIS SIDE GIRL IS DONNA, BUT HE ALSO SLEEPS AROUND. 

DONNA (FEMALE):
Appearance: White/Caucasian
Age: 20's/30's
COMMON, YORKSHIRE. KELLYS ARCH ENEMY. HAS THREE KIDS – PROBABLY STEVO’S. SHE THINKS HE LOVES HER, HATES KELLY. SHE STARTED GOING OUT WITH HIM AFTER KELLY. SHE IS NOT SMART, GOSSIPER TYPE. 

PRINCY (MALE):
Appearance: White/Caucasian
Age: 16 to 18 years to play 15/16 (Over Licensing)
IS ONE OF THE LADS, HE’S UNINTELLIGENT AND GORMLESS, BUT HIS MUM (KELLY) THINKS HE’S CLEVER, PROBABLY BECAUSE HE’S MUCH MORE INTELLIGENT THAN HER, BUT THAT DOESN’T TAKE MUCH. SMOKES A LOT OF WEED. KELLY’S GOLDEN CHILD (OLDEST SON), ALSO THE GOLDEN GRANDCHILD.
Artist must be comfortable with smoking and the portrayal of drug (Cannabis) use.

BENSON (MALE):
Appearance: Any
Age: 20's
OVERWEIGHT, BIT OF A KNOW IT ALL, REMEMBERS EVERYTHING YOU HAVE EVER DONE AND NEVER LETS YOU FORGET IT. NICE GUY BUT ONLY IN SMALL DOSES, IF HE’S AROUND YOU TOO MUCH HE BECOMES ANNOYING. FRIENDS WITH PRINCY, HE’S ON DRUGS HIMSELF SMOKES WEED, GETS THE MUNCHIES HENCE HIS WEIGHT ISSUES. LOST HIS WAY A BIT IN LIFE, HAS A CAR SO PEOPLE RELY ON HIM. DESPERATE FOR A GIRLFRIEND, COMES FROM A BROKEN HOME, LOOKING FOR LOVE

NASIR (MALE):
Appearance: Indian/Asian
Age: 30's
NASIR KNOWN AS THE INDIAN TAKE AWAY GUY, OFTEN SEEN DROPPING OFF THE FOOD AT THE DOGG INN, CLOSE TO LAST ORDERS. HE HAS A BABY (GIZ) WITH KELLY. NICE GUY, KELLY TREATS HIM LIKE DIRT AND HE TAKES IT. HE REALLY LIKES KELLY AND WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR HER. THEY ENDED UP BEING TOGETHER BECAUSE KELLY WAS REALLY DOWN AFTER STEVO RAN OFF WITH DONNA, KELLY WAS INEBRIATED AND TOOK PITY ON NASIR AND HERSELF, SO HAD SEX WITH HIM, WHICH SHE FELL ASLEEP ON HIM DURING. IT WAS NAZIR’S FIRST TIME. HE LOVES HER. 

SEAN
Appearance: White/Caucasian
Age: 10-12
STOCKY BUILD. NAUGHTY, HAS ALWAYS BEEN LEFT TO HIS OWN DEVISES, EXPOSED TO ADULT THEMES AND AROUND ADULTS A LOT. OFTEN IN THE PUB WITH HIS FAMILY, OLD BEFORE HIS TIME. HE LIKES TO CORRECT ADULTS FOR MISBEHAVING I.E. SWEARING. BUT BEHAVES IN THE SAME WAY HIMSELF. HE SMOKES, STEALS AND DRINKS ALCOHOL WHEN HE CAN GET HOLD OF IT. 
Parents of artists must be okay with coarse language and remarks. 

CHANTELLE (FEMALE):
Appearance: White/Caucasian
Age: 6-9
SIMILAR TO HER BROTHER, CHANTELLE IS OFTEN IN TROUBLE. BIT OF A TOM BOY, DIRTY FACE AND WEARS WHAT SHE WANTS TO WEAR, SO SEEN IN PJ’S A TUTU AND WELLYS KIND GIRL. LOUD
Parents of artists  must be okay with coarse language and remarks.

GIZ (MALE):
Appearance: Mixed Race (Indian/White)
Age: Infant
GIZ IS NAZIR AND KELLYS BABY, PASSED AROUND THE FAMILY TO ANYONE THAT WILL HAVE HIM. BUT LOVED BY ALL OF THEM, HE’S NEGLETED BY THE LIFESTYLE OF HIS FAMILY NOT FROM THE LACK OF LOVE. HE WEARS A BABY GROW THAT’S OFTEN DIRTY, HIS NAPPY ALWAYS LOOKS LIKE IT NEEDS CHANGING. 

NAN (FEMALE):
Appearance : White/Caucasian
Age 60's and up
IS JACKIES MUM, KELLY’S GRANDMA. SHES LOOKS QUITE HARMLESS, BUT INSIDE SHE IS A MISERABLE OLD LADY, SHE LOVES TO COMPLAIN. SHE ENJOYS TELLING PEOPLE HOW TO IMPROVE OR WHY SHE DOESN’T LIKE SOMETHING. THE FAMILY FEEL OBLIGED TO BRING HER OUT OF THE HOME, MOST OF THEM WOULD RATHER THEY DIDN’T HAVE TO SEE HER. ESPECIALLY COLIN, HER SON IN LAW. HAS A LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP WITH MOST PEOPLE. 

COLIN (MALE):
Appearance: White/Caucasian
Age: 50's
COLIN AND JACKIE, KELLY’S PARENTS, YORKSHIRE, WEATHERED LOOKING BARFLY’S. OFTEN SIT GURNING AT THE BAR, THIN, GANGLY. NO TASTE IN CLOTHES, JACKIE WEARS TARTY OUTFITS, CHEAP LOOKING. COLIN IS MORE TRADITIONAL, OLD FASHIONED. THEY BOTH GET VERY DRUNK, ARGUE BUT LOVE EACH OTHER

JACKIE (FEMALE):
Appearance: White/Caucasian
​Age: 50's
COLIN AND JACKIE, KELLY’S PARENTS, YORKSHIRE, WEATHERED LOOKING BARFLY’S. OFTEN SIT GURNING AT THE BAR, THIN, GANGLY. NO TASTE IN CLOTHES, JACKIE WEARS TARTY OUTFITS, CHEAP LOOKING. COLIN IS MORE TRADITIONAL, OLD FASHIONED. THEY BOTH GET VERY DRUNK, ARGUE BUT LOVE EACH OTHER. 

GARETH
Apperance: White/Caucasian
​Age: 30/40's
KELLY’S BROTHER, COLIN & JACKIE’S ‘GOLDEN BOY’, A ‘GOOD LAD’ WHO DOESN’T REALLY UNDERSTAND HIS FAMILY’S ANTICS. HE’S A TEACHER, BIT AWKWARD, MUCH MORE INTELLIGENT THAN THE REST OF HIS FAMILY. BIT CAMP, WELL PRESENTED, BIT OF A DRIP IN TERMS OF HOW HE HANDLES HIMSELF. SCARED OF HIS SISTER AND EMBARRASSED ABOUT HOW SHE BEHAVES. 

CARE WORKER (JEAN) (FEMALE):
Appearance: Any
Age 30's to 40's
SOFTLY SPOKEN YORKSHIRE WOMAN, GENTLE AND KIND 

EXTRAS
Various smaller roles will be available during filming, we are looking for all ages and looks for shoot, ALL WELCOME to apply. Additional larger roles will be available in episodes keep checking back for updates. 

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