Looking for Eric for Cherry. The film was shot on location in Greater Manchester by Loach's company Sixteen Films. The film competed in the main competition at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival. It had its UK premiere on 1 June in Lowry Outlet Mall in Salford Quays, attended by Eric Cantona, and was the gala presentation at the opening night of the Sydney Film Festival on 3 June. The film was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 12 June. The film was scheduled to be shown at the Melbourne International Film Festival, but five days before opening night Loach withdrew it
In the Looking Glass a character risks being crushed by rolling dice. The production team (Keill, Gosling and designer Graham McCallum) went on to develop this approach further in the "live action comic strip" series "Jane" (1982), for which McCallum won two BAFTA Best Graphics awards. In the Looking Glass was nominated for the "Most Original Programme/Series" BAFTA award for 1978 (the award was won by "Pennies from Heaven"). Broadcast dates: In the Looking Glass In the Looking Glass is a surreal television series, broadcast on BBC2 in 1978. It starred John Wells, John Fortune, Carl Davis, and Madeline Smith, was directed by Andrew