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  It stars Brighton actress Kirsten Callaghan in the lead role alongside Hollywood actress Victoria Summer, who plays swimming rival Edith Gade.   Most of the film is being shot in Sussex, with locations including Cuckmere Haven, Eastbourne, Stanmer House, Lewes, Newhaven Fort and Amberley Museum. Its hoped that it’ll make its debut at the Cannes Film Festival in 2022.  Action at Amberley Museum - Credit: Janet Brown We caught up with Simon Hasler, who manages his son Elliott, for a sneak ...

Share The scenes saw a crowd of supporters and photographers, dressed for the period, waiting to greet her, with Victoria wrapping herself in a towel before enjoying a glass of fizz in celebration. It was an iconic moment in Ediths rivalry with Mercedes as they both vied to hold the record of being the first female of British descent to swim the Channel.  The character of Edith is based on Dorothy Cochrane Logan, whose swim was eventually revealed as a hoax.  Exciting: The actress donned a m...

Share The 26-year-old typist, who had nearly been run down by a steamer, had been fed grapes, honey, cocoa and tea from the lone rowing boat accompanying her. She had little time to enjoy her fame, however. Within four days another British woman claimed she, too, had completed the swim – in a time more than two hours faster. There were even pictures of her sipping champagne at the finish. So just two weeks later, Miss Gleitze got back in the chilly Channel waters in a bid to reclaim her place...