A THIRD screening of a film about the tragic tale of a Workington girl who was murdered 137 years ago is being put on following the first two selling out.

Steve Baldwin is delighted by the demand for his trailer which will be shown in Workington's Helena Thompson Museum in June.

He has spent much of the past seven years trying to unravel the sad tale of Lucy Sands, 16, who was last seen in December 1881.

He is now working with actors and a film crew to share the story of the unsolved crime with a wider audience.

A short preview of the film will be shown in Workington.

Following an article in The Times and Star and tickets selling so quickly, he said: "The response is pretty phenomenal, we are all amazed at how much support this film is gathering.

"It's been 42 years since the case was last reviewed in your paper and the same since Lucy's name was publicly mentioned.

"The article from 1977 was spread over five days and although it gave a good picture as to what happened, it skirted over the case and left a lot of questions unanswered, one of them was the reasons why the killer was allowed to go free.

"Other unanswered questions are the follow up on the people who were caught up in the ripples of this murder. In my research I have found that so many people died within a year of her body being found."

Steve, a costume designer, lives in Devon and is filming around Cornwall with 51 actors, most of them professional.

He has written The Ballad of Lucy Sands and is directing it, supported by a crew of 11.

Tickets are available for the trailer which will be shown at 5pm on Sunday, June 2, and followed by a question and answer session afterwards with Steve, some crew and cast.

Tickets cost £3, with all proceeds going to the museum.

"I believe that the film has so far raised in excess of £700 for the museum, which in turn will be invested back into the community through their incredible work with schools and other historical events," said Steve.