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Five Days for Lofthouse

Lofthouse Brass 2000 to feature on new prime time BBC drama.

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Lofthouse Brass 2000 from Yorkshire are getting ready for their appearance at the Yorkshire Area Championships by enjoying a moment or three in the prime time spotlight on the BBC.

The band will feature during the week on the new BBC1 drama series, 'Five Days'.

The drama features actors Suranne Jones, David Morissey and Anna Ried and the band feature in a Remembrance Day scene with principal cornet James Whitaker taking the part of the bugler.

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