 FACT: The scene where Jo says goodbye to Jimmy for the last time is  shot at Barton Swing Bridge, on the Manchester Ship Canal. Jimmy  walks through the closing barriers to the end of the bridge and is  next seen on the ship. But there isnt a way for Jimmy to get off  the bridge and onto the ship as the far end of the bridge hangs over  the canal. Jimmy would have had to fall 15 feet while leaping around  20