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The One and Only is a 2002 British romantic comedy film directed by Simon Cellan Jones , and starring Richard Roxburgh , Justine Waddell and Sharon Scurfield . The film is a remake of Susanne Bier ' s 1999 Danish box - office hit Den Eneste Ene . Supported by the Newcastle City Council to promote a positive image of the city , the story was reset in Newcastle and Gateshead . Richard Roxburgh ( born 23 January 1962 ) is an Australian actor who has starred in many Australian films and television series and has appeared in supporting roles in a number of ___MASK4___ productions , usually as villains . Tyneside is a conurbation in North East ___MASK39___ which includes a number of settlements on the banks of the River Tyne . As defined by the Office for National Statistics , the conurbation comprises ___MASK72___  a city forming the urban core  as well as a number of other towns including Gateshead , Tynemouth , Wallsend , South Shields , and Jarrow . The population of the conurbation was 774 , 891 according to the 2011 census . The Angel of the North is a contemporary sculpture , designed by Antony Gormley , located in Gateshead in Tyne and Wear , ___MASK39___ . ___MASK39___ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom . It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and ___MASK18___ to the west . The Irish Sea lies northwest of ___MASK39___ and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest . ___MASK39___ is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five - eighths of the island of Great Britain ( which lies in the North Atlantic ) in its centre and south ; and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly , and the Isle of Wight . Newcastle City Council is the local government authority for ___MASK72___ , a city in Tyne and Wear , England . The council consists of 78 councillors , three for each of the city ' s 26 wards . Sage Gateshead is a concert venue and also a centre for musical education , located in Gateshead on the south bank of the River Tyne , in the North East of ___MASK39___ . It opened in 2004 and is tenanted by the North Music Trust . Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in the North East region of ___MASK39___ around the mouths of the rivers Tyne and Wear . It came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972 . It consists of the five metropolitan boroughs of South Tyneside , North Tyneside , City of ___MASK72___ , Gateshead and City of Sunderland . It is bounded on the east by the North Sea , and has borders with Northumberland to the north and County Durham to the south . Gateshead is a large town in Tyne and Wear , ___MASK39___ , and the main settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead . The local authority of Gateshead is also the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead . Gateshead lay in the County of County Durham . In 1835 it became part of the Gateshead County Borough . After the Local Government Act 1972 , in 1974 , Gateshead became part of the Gateshead Metropolitan Borough local authority , and part of the Tyne & Wear Metropolitan County . The town lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne opposite ___MASK72___ . Gateshead and Newcastle are joined by seven bridges across the Tyne , including the Gateshead Millennium Bridge . The town is known for its architecture , including the Sage Gateshead , the Angel of the North and the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art . Residents of Gateshead , like the rest of Tyneside , are referred to as Geordies . Gateshead ' s population in 2011 was 120 , 046 . Justine Waddell ( born 4 November 1976 ) is a British film actress , best known for her roles in the 2006 film " The Fall " and 2005 film " Chaos " as well as Tess in the 1998 LWT adaptation of " Tess of the d ' Urbervilles " and Estella in the 1999 BBC adaptation of " Great Expectations ". The Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead is a metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear , in North East ___MASK39___ . The borough forms the south west part of the county . It is named after its largest town , Gateshead , but also spans the towns of Rowlands Gill , Whickham , Blaydon and Ryton ; suburban areas include Felling , Pelaw , Dunston and Low Fell . Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art ( BALTIC ) is an international centre for contemporary art located on the south bank of the River Tyne alongside the Gateshead Millennium Bridge in Gateshead , Tyne and Wear , in North East ___MASK39___ , United Kingdom . It presents a constantly changing programme of exhibitions and events . It opened in 2002 in a converted flour mill . The Director is Sarah Munro who joined Baltic in November 2015 . Munro is the first woman to hold the position of Director in the history of the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art . BALTIC is a registered charity under English law . County Durham ( locally ), occasionally Durhamshire , is a county in North East ___MASK39___ . The county town is Durham , a cathedral city , whilst the largest settlement is Darlington . It borders Tyne and Wear to the north east , Northumberland to the north , Cumbria to the west and North Yorkshire to the south . Historically , the county included southern Tyne and Wear , including Gateshead and Sunderland . The River Tyne is a river in North East ___MASK39___ and its length ( excluding tributaries ) is . It is formed by the confluence of two rivers : the North Tyne and the South Tyne . These two rivers converge at Warden Rock near Hexham in Northumberland at a place dubbed ' The Meeting of the Waters '. The Gateshead Millennium Bridge is a pedestrian and cyclist tilt bridge spanning the River Tyne in ___MASK39___ between Gateshead ' s Quays arts quarter on the south bank , and the Quayside of ___MASK72___ on the north bank . Opened for public use in 2001 , the award - winning structure was conceived and designed by architect Wilkinson Eyre and structural engineer Gifford . The bridge is sometimes referred to as the ' Blinking Eye Bridge ' or the ' Winking Eye Bridge ' due to its shape and its tilting method . In terms of height , the Gateshead Millennium Bridge is slightly shorter than the neighbouring Tyne Bridge , and stands as the sixteenth tallest structure in the city . ___MASK72___ , commonly known as Newcastle , is a city in Tyne and Wear , North East England , 103 miles ( 166 km ) south of Edinburgh and 277 miles ( 446 km ) north of London on the northern bank of the River Tyne , from the North Sea . Newcastle is the most populous city in the North East and forms the core of Tyneside conurbation , the eighth most populous urban area in the United Kingdom . Newcastle is a member of the English Core Cities Group and is a member of the Eurocities network of European cities . Newcastle was part of the county of Northumberland until 1400 , when it became a county of itself , a status it retained until becoming part of Tyne and Wear in 1974 . The regional nickname and dialect for people from Newcastle and the surrounding area is Geordie . Newcastle also houses Newcastle University , a member of the Russell Group , as well as Northumbria University . Tess of the d ' Urbervilles : A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented is a novel by Thomas Hardy . It initially appeared in a censored and serialised version , published by the British illustrated newspaper " The Graphic " in 1891 and in book form in 1892 . Though now considered a major nineteenth - century English novel and possibly Hardy ' s fictional masterpiece , " Tess of the d ' Urbervilles " received mixed reviews when it first appeared , in part because it challenged the sexual morals of late Victorian ___MASK39___ . The British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC ) is a British public service broadcaster . It is headquartered at Broadcasting House in ___MASK82___ , is the world ' s oldest national broadcasting organisation , and is the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees , with over 20 , 950 staff in total , of whom 16 , 672 are in public sector broadcasting ; including part - time , flexible as well as fixed contract staff , the total number is 35 , 402 . The Local Government Act 1972 ( c 70 ) is an Act of Parliament in the ___MASK75___ that reformed local government in ___MASK39___ and ___MASK18___ on 1 April 1974 .