How is the 'North' represented in Get Carter?

The locations used in Newcastle add a grim sense of despair and decay to the film. This is used through naturalistic camera work such as long static camera shots. These have been used to position the audience within the film. Long tracking shots of people talking and walking may be boring and monotonous at times but are used to empathise the down to earth realism of the film. For Example, when Carter is on the train going up north, we see the south looking fresh and inviting. It is full of green fields and is free of industry connoting it to be idyllic, bright and open. As Carter gets closer to the north, the sky gets darker signifying that the further north you go, the more grim it gets. When Carter reaches his destination, we see that he is the last one on the train. This indicates that newcastle is undesirable and isolated, giving the audience a sense of uneasiness. 

Whilst on the train, Carter reads the trashy, pulp fiction novel 'farewell my lover' this is a hint and a visual signifier that Carter might not return. Also, the fact that Carter is travelling from the sunny and bright south to the dark, industrial north is a visual signifier of the north/south divide which is a major theme throughout the film. 
When Carter gets to Newcastle, he makes his way to a local pub.  The first shot of this is  POV shot of someone watching Carter from a distance. This creates suspicion within the film/audience and shows that there is no privacy within the film.