The camera then turns to face the street as Billy talks to his friend and the ground is already covered in snow. Wilkinson, the dance instructor in the mining town where Billy lives.

Billy Elliot is a true rag-to-riches story that unfolds amazingly well without pulling your heartstrings shamelessly as other movies love to do. Billy plays the part of the Swan, the same part he discusses with Mrs Wilkinson earlier in the film.

The camera then turns to face the street as Billy talks to his friend and the ground is already covered in snow.

• Wilkinson, the dance instructor in the mining town where Billy lives.
• Billy Elliot is a true rag-to-riches story that unfolds amazingly well without pulling your heartstrings shamelessly as other movies love to do.
• Billy is born in a northern town where men box and work in the mines.

But Billy is a bit different.

In a case of life-imitating-art-imitating-life, the boys who play Billy and his best friend come from over 3000 who attended open auditions. Billy is born in a northern town where men box and work in the mines.

But Billy is a bit different. In a case of life-imitating-art-imitating-life, the boys who play Billy and his best friend come from over 3000 who attended open auditions.