When the village, famous for its brass band which featured in the film BrassedOff, heard its colliery was to shut, the best years of Danny Gillespie's life flashed before his eyes.
The pair cite British films like BrassedOff, Billy Elliot and The Full Monty as examples of what they hope Untouchable will achieve, having more to say on a social level than simply making people laugh.
Four years later the band provided the soundtrack music and extras for the hit film BrassedOff - the story of the fictional Grimley Colliery Band, which won a national competition days after being told the mine was to close.