Yesterday evening the film unit for the TV drama 'Casualty' was filming just around the corner. We had been warned in advance by a letter which told us that the filming was due to take place from 6pm and would then move up the road a little way where filming was expected to finish around midnight.
Of course they apologised for any inconvenience especially as they would have a lot of vehicles in the area and they would also be using very bright lighting. They have used the area before but it was some years ago in daylight and I actually saw the episode because my grotty cottage and car were in the background.
I have long since given up watching the drama on a Saturday night because I think NCIS or CSI New York is much better. Besides, I used to be a nurse and I got fed up with it because they have far too many 'major incidents' and egotistical doctors and nurses so it wasn't very true to life.
Anyway, when they filmed here years ago, they spent all of two days one weekend setting the scene and having 'run throughs' because I went out and watched for a while. What amazed me was that when the episode was shown it lasted for all of FORTY FIVE SECONDS!
Last night they started filming at 6pm as stated in the letter but they did not finish until 2am because I was woken by the doors of vehicles being closed outside the house at 2:30am. and looked out to see them packing up their gear.
I expect when this episode is shown it will probably be on the screen for fiteen seconds. Perhaps if they had better actors they would have all been home and tucked up in bed by midnight!
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