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Mrs. Wilkinson tells Billy the plot of Swan Lake.
The Tees Transporter Bridge is the furthest downstream bridge across the River Tees in England. It connects Middlesbrough to Port Clarence. It is a transporter bridge, carrying a travelling gondola, suspended from the bridge, across the river in 90 seconds. The gondola can carry 200 people, 9 cars, or 6 cars and one minibus.
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Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge
bridge, car, ferry, river
Jamie Bell, Julie Walters
County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.
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