Spiderman joined the YEP team to research role in hit Netflix show

A hit series now streaming on Netflix was inspired by Leeds and the Yorkshire Evening Post.

- by Nick Frame

For one red-carpet regular, a little assistance from your local newspaper helped him get noticed in Tinsel Town and he has never looked back.

Andrew Garfield, better known for his role in recent years as Spiderman, shot to fame 16 years ago (in Britain at least) after starring in Channel 4's highly-stylised adaption of Red Riding - a gritty three-part series set in West Yorkshire.

The series has only recently been added to Netflix and is already a firm favourite, landing in viewers' top-10 list. Set against the backdrop of the Peter Sutcliffe killings, the three movies are based on novels and feature fictional characters.

Originally released by Channel 4, all three have been picked up by the streaming service and are available to watch right now.