The work of a historian who collected thousands of words of a now mostly forgotten dialect has been immortalised on the small screen.
Students from The University of Northampton created short videos of the work of Ann Baker, a philologist who lived in the town from 1786 to 1861.
Her Glossary of Northamptonshire Words and Phrases includes the phrases "creep up your sleeve" (endeavouring to obtain a favour by coaxing) and "crooked stockings" (a phrase applied to an inebriated man unable to walk straight).
More performances on the dialect are due to be presented to mark her birthday on 16 June.
The performance, by two Northampton born and bred students, Sadie Hylott and Benjamin Bayes, was created entirely using the historical – and mostly forgotten – dialect of Northampton, the university said.
It was written by associate lecturer Dan McGarry, inspired by the ongoing work by local historian Kayley Porter, who has researched Baker's life.
The university said: "Ann Baker spent 11 years meticulously restoring the town's St Peters Church, as well as dedicating her life to collecting thousands of dialect words of Northampton town."
Her glossary also included "long-forgotten phrases" like, "bag of moonshine" (an illusory deception) and "cross wamping" (contradicting, wrangling, seeking to provoke a quarrel).
The two second-year students said they felt a personal connection to the work.
"It was great to perform a scene written about our town, by one of our academics who is also local and equally as enthusiastic to shout about our town's heritage and history," they said.
