Tired of watching stereotypes of young people in film and TV dramas, actor Marcquelle Ward decided to take action - and write his own film.
Britannia High and former Coronation Street star Marcquelle came up with the idea for a romantic comedy set in his home city of Manchester, and this weekend started shooting the film with a host of his fellow soap star pals.
The result, The Secret to Dating, sees Marcquelle alongside EastEnders star Devon Anderson, Waterloo Road's Naveen Choudhry, ex-Hollyoaks actor Aaron Cobham and film and TV actor Jermaine Liburd all competing for the affections of the same woman, played by actress Paris Jardin.
Longsight-raised Marcquelle says: “I was tired of what I was watching on TV, I don't think we see enough northern actors on TV, and especially for the black community we're always portrayed as the druggies or the troubled, violent youths.
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