Delays Imminent (2015) Online
Our story loiters on the re-acquaintance of old friends who happen upon one another after years apart. Alexander, who yearns for adventure and life, to explore and travel, but has been hurt by traumatic experiences and stunted in his growth, allowing himself to suffer in silence by dwelling on regrets and missed opportunities of the past. And Sarah, who is doing all these things and living her life the way Alexander would like to, offers hope and love: two things he has been sorely neglected of for some time. She unwittingly helps Alexander rediscover himself, but also reminds him of the things that hurt and scare him most.
| Credited cast: | |||
 | Julian Seager | - | Father |
 | James Cotter | - | Businessman |
 | Ben Gilbert | - | Alexander |
| Emily Holyoake | - | Sarah |
| Serena Jane Atkins | - | Shopper |
| Darren Olver | - | Platform Announcer (voice) |
James Cotter has previously worked with Ben Gilbert in three films. The Runner, Scarycrows and Kennedy's Suicide Bomber and on stage as brother's in Shakespeares The Tempest.
The original screenplay was written in 2011 but was put on the back burner while the director worked on other projects.
Darren Olver provided a recording of the his part for his audition in under an hour of casting being announced. He later recored his full part on the first day of pre-production.
Julian Seager and James Cotter made their feature film acting debuts and met on the set of the film World War Z. They later worked on the ITV short film Wakey! Wakey! And the films Scarycrows and They're Coming.
The first read-through for the film took part on Monday 10th August 2015.
First day of principle filming took place on Monday 17th August 2015.
The second of filming had to be cancelled due to bad weather and re-scheduled.
The films opening scene was original set in the house of Alexander and his father but due to scheduling difficulties of the actors it was re-written as a mobile phone conversation the night before the first day of principal photography by director James Cotter who received a additional material credit because of it.
Actress Emily Holyoake second film appearance. Her first playing the girlfriend of director James Cotter character in the feature film A Fool$ Game.
The second and final day of filming took place on Monday 31st August 2015.
The characters of Alexander and Sarah are seen heading towards platform one of the station but actually end up on platform two. An artistic decision taken by the director and assistant director.
Andy Robinson worked as a clapper loader on the final scene of filming on day two. He was simply making his way home at the time of filming and having worked with a majority of the cast and crew before offered to help.
Additional cutaway shots were filmed on Thursday 24th September 2015 at St James' Park Station, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom.
The wallet shown at the start of the film belonging to the character of Alexander is actually the directors James Cotter's.
Writer Josh Merritt had previously written and script edited two radio series both starring director James Cotter. The Spicer Life and Change the Record.
Their are two different versions of the film, with only a slight difference between them. A PG version of the film omits the only profanity uttered by Alexander in the film. This PG version is the one that has been screened at festivals.
Had it's TV premiere on Brighton based TV station Latest TV.
A preview of the film was shown at The Torbay Airshow in June 2016.
Shown at The Exeter Respect Festival.
Was shown at The English Riviera Film Festival in Torquay, Devon, UK on Saturday 20th August 2016.