The death of a teenage army recruit from near Oswestry is to be featured in a new film.

Cheryl James, 18, from Froncysyllte, was one of four young soldiers who died at the Deepcut training camp in Surrey between 1995 and 2002. 

Now a film is to be produced looking into the deaths of the recruits.

Des and Doreen James, Cheryl’s parents, who now live in Llanymynech, hope the film will help in their fight for a full public inquiry. 

Mr James said: “If the film takes the campaign for a public inquiry one inch further then lets do it. We welcome them and tolerate them because it’s a means to an end. Nothing is more important than a public inquiry.”

He said production of the film was set to start in spring. He said the view is for it be for both the cinema and television companies.

The plans follow the success of the award-winning play Deepcut which was performed in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Theatre Clwyd, Mold, earlier this year. It is set to open in London on March 10.

A petition for a public inquiry has also been launched on the Downing Street website.

He said: “Cheryl may have committed suicide, we know that, but there is little evidence to prove that. She may have been murdered, there is little evidence to prove that. There is however many unanswered questions.”

• To access the petition, click here