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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Xan Brooks

Withnail & I: behind the scenes on the making of the cult classic

Withnail & I
Withnail, I ... and Uncle Monty too. Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths and Richard E Grant take some air in Chelsea, during a brief break in production Photograph: Murray Close/Proud Gallery
Withnail & I
Ringo Starr joins McGann and writer-director Bruce Robinson on the set in Notting Hill. The film was produced by HandMade Films, the brainchild of former Beatle George Harrison Photograph: Murray Close/Proud Gallery
Withnail & I
Richard E Grant gets into character as Withnail, the disreputable 'resting actor' who may one day play the Dane Photograph: Murray Close/Proud Gallery
Withnail & I
Grant, Robinson and McGann inside Crow Crag (aka Uncle Monty's cottage). Earlier this year, the real-life Sleddale Hall sold in auction for £265,000 Photograph: Murray Close/Proud Gallery
Withnail & I
Two go mad in Cumbria: McGann and Grant outside Sleddale Hall Photograph: Murray Close/Proud Gallery
Withnail & I
Evening épée: what Withnail and I really got up to at Uncle Monty's cottage Photograph: Murray Close/Proud Gallery
Withnail & I
Shooting fish: Withnail prepares to rustle up some supper Photograph: Murray Close/Proud Gallery
Withnail & I
"We'll install a fucking jukebox!" The stars at large in the Penrith Tea Room Photograph: Murray Close/Proud Gallery
Withnail & I
The sun shone but the script called for rain. Grant and McGann wait for the clouds to roll in before shooting the film's closing scene Photograph: Murray Close/Proud Gallery
Withnail & I
Regent's Park in the rain. Withnail and I say their goodbyes Photograph: Murray Close/Proud Gallery
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