Great North: A Run. A River. A Region.

GREAT NORTH: A RUN. A RIVER. A REGION is a documentary film about the Great North Run, a half marathon from Newcastle to South Shields.

Cast

Gina McKee

as Narrator

Sting

as Self

Anthony McPartlin

as Self

Declan Donnelly

as Self

Mark Knopfler

as Self

Simon Donald

as Self

Alan Shearer

as Self

Tanni Grey-Thompson

as Self

Brendan Foster

as Self

Jimmy Nail

as Self

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