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Mansfield Viaduct

Iconic Mansfield Viaduct To Feature In TV Production

Mansfield's iconic viaduct features in scenes shot for a Sky/ HBO production called Landscapers due to premiere later in the year.
 |  Jon Rogers  |  Mansfield

Mansfield District Council, supported by partners Mansfield BID, helped to ensure filming of scenes for the four-part limited series, starring Olivia Colman (The Favourite, The Crown) and David Thewlis (Wonder Woman, Fargo, the Harry Potter series), went smoothly.

 

Colman and Thewlis will play Susan and Christopher Edwards, a seemingly ordinary couple who became the focus of an extraordinary murder investigation when two bodies were discovered in the back garden of a house in Mansfield area.

Although much of the series is filmed in London, producers wanted to set some of the scenes in Mansfield to give authenticity to the series.

Roads were closed while actors drove from Dame Flogan Street down White Hart Street, alongside the iconic railway arches. Filming also took place in White Hart Street car park.

To support the filming, Mansfield District Council provided a green room for crew inside the newly-renovated Old Town Hall, as well as parking at the rear and front of the building. The council also provided support with a road closure application and street lighting requests, reviewed safety documents and helped put crews in contact with the owners of specific landmarks.

Mansfield BID contacted local businesses to make them aware of the road closure so they could warn customers and deliveries in advance, and helped to find contacts for various locations.

Students from Vision West Nottinghamshire College were invited to do paid work experience on the set, being the first point of contact with the public between takes.

Mariam Amos, Strategic Director at Mansfield District Council, said: "We are keen to welcome film crews to Mansfield as part of our efforts to raise the profile of the district on a national scale, as we have done successfully in the past with Top Gear and Tour of Britain. This very much fits in with our plans to put Mansfield on the map and make it a destination for living, working, visiting and investing.

Nikki Rolls, chief executive of Mansfield BID said: "The BID has been happy to play a key part in helping to facilitate the filming so that the producers can add authenticity to the scenes. We look forward to sitting down and watching the series and seeing our iconic street scenes when it airs."

Michael Rhodes, Media tutor at West Nottinghamshire College, said: “For the students to have an opportunity like this is amazing. It has the potential to be the first step on the way to eventually getting a career in the industry.

“There’s no better chance than this to impress and demonstrate that they are more than capable of forging a career for themselves.”