film crew in peckham rye park today

[Jacbuc]

just wondering if anyone knows what the film crew were doing in peckham rye park today - loads of vans parked up in the car park this morning.

[Pearson]

erm... filming i guess?

[ratty]

Rye Fry I'd wager!

[Rhubarb&Custard]

It's this -

http://www.hotpotatomovie.com/index.htm

Starring, err.. Louise Redknapp....

[Bluerevolution]

They're all set up at Solomans Passage, filming in a house at the end of Carden Road

[Manda]

Yeah it's Ray Winstone too. Set in 1969, they're all in period costume. My friend just told me they are outside his flat.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Better clear the roads - DulwichMum coming through!

[PeckhamRose]

You lot are fab. I looked out my window and across and down the road a little a MASSIVE filming light shining. I look on here, and get all the info.

[Jacbuc]

thanks manda and blue revoluion thats settled my curiousity

[huncamunca]

gang activity

[ruffers]

Clown trapping; the season's open now.

[Roulade]

I saw this going on. There was a Rover P6 and one of those old turquoise police cars from the 60s parked on Strakers Road, so my first thought was that they were filming George Gently. But then I saw the rest of the crew over where the old changing rooms used to be and thought it looked a bit big for a TV show.

But the day before, I saw a film crew with even more trailers and cars in Burgess Park. Was this the same film or something else? I walked right through them but didn't see anyone famous, and there weren't any period cars or costumes in view.

[zephyr]

The car park in Peckham Rye is often used as a base when they are filming in the area e.g. filmng an episode of Spooks in Nunhead cemertary and other instances

[jctg]

zephyr Wrote:

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filmng

> an episode of Spooks in Nunhead cemertary and

> other instances

When was that?!?

[Roulade]

jctg Wrote:

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> When was that?!?

I had no idea they filmed there either! I just did a search and it seems it was the second episode of series 7, in the scenes where Lucas meets his Russian 'wife' who's been sent to get him working for them. I think he's jogging through the cemetery and she's suddenly there in his path.

I've often wondered why people never film at the top of One Tree Hill, where there's that nice view of the city. I assumed it was because it's south London, and TV film crews tend to prefer staying north, or at least rarely venture very far south of the Thames. But clearly Spooks is prepared to go to Nunhead (perhaps because they were based in Bermondsey) so why not One Tree Hill? Even the walk up to the top has the right kind of atmosphere for a shady meeting of Harry's with some Russians or Hugh Laurie or something.

[SimonM]

When Spooks filmed in Nunhead, Nunhead actually played Highgate! :))

[zephyr]

When Lucas North first appeared. Simon is correct - they said it was Highgate. They filmed it at the junction in the paths near the John Allen tomb. They damaged the Limesford Road gates getting one of their vehicles in and out.