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If you are a tired and miserable looking northerner then you could feature in a new film.

A rather unflattering call for extras from Piece of Cake is looking for those of us who come from up north, and who are a little world-weary, to feature in a film based on the 1819 Peterloo Massacre in Manchester.

The gritty historic drama, set to star Maxine Peake, want "authentic northern faces" to be extra in the feature.

The job ad said those interested had to look downtrodden, tired, overworked and a bit hard done by.

“For Peterloo, we want them to look pretty hard done by. Times were hard in 1819,” Alexandra Pickford, a director at Piece of Cake Casting, told i.





“We are looking for gentlemen with longer, collar-length hair. They should ruffle their hair and bring it forward for the photo, and look really miserable, pretty downtrodden."

The film’s release is expected to coincide with the massacre’s 200th anniversary in 2019.

If you are a miserable, tired looking northerner who feels overworked and hard done by you can apply to be in the film visiting Piece of Cake Casting’s website.