Remembering when a Powys village starred in a Hollywood hit

For anyone who lived in Llanrhaeadr in Powys in 1994 the arrival of Hollywood film cameras represented a culture shock but one many residents embraced with open arms.

Indeed many residents provided the role of extras in the film 'The Englishman who went up a hill but came down a mountain' starring Hugh Grant and Tara Fitzgerald.

The film has since become a cult classic and introduced the world to the Tanat Valley.

The film was released this week in 1995 and to mark 30 years since the film's release, we share a selection of memories courtesy of the late Wendy Evans.

Locals who doubled up as extras in the Englishman who went up a hill but came down a mountain. (Image: Wendy Evans.)

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Locals who doubled up as extras in the Englishman who went up a hill but came down a mountain. (Image: Wendy Evans.) Locals who doubled up as extras in the Englishman who went up a hill but came down a mountain. (Image: Wendy Evans.) Locals who doubled up as extras in the Englishman who went up a hill but came down a mountain. (Image: Wendy Evans.) Wendy Evans of Llanrhaeadr with Colm Meeney in the Englishman who went up a hill but came down a mountain. (Image: Wendy Evans.)