British army is ready for its close up

The British army is offering its resources - including the hire of soldiers as movie extras - as a "one-stop shop" for film shoots in the UK and abroad. The advert [on www.moviemakersguide.com ] reads: "A vast range of authentic buildings and areas exemplifying many specific historical periods, wide tracts of land, lakes, coastal scenes and woodland, unmarked by modern features, form the army estate in the UK."

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