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[llywela]

Hey, so some of you might remember that ages ago now, I was walking to work and saw a period scene being filmed outside the museum - the front of the building was all dressed up with banners for Oswald Mosely's Fascist Party, there were vintage cars parked out front and a whole gang of actors in 1930s costume clustered around the door, plus of course cameras, lighting rigs, and a catering station off to one side. At the time we speculated that it might have been a scene for Doctor Who, as the only production that I knew for sure was filming at the time, plus with a show featuring time travel, a trip to the 1930s didn't seem out of the question.

Turns out it wasn't Doctor Who. It was a scene from episode two of the new Upstairs Downstairs, which aired this week - the scene where rebellious young Lady Persie follows Spargo the chauffeur to a Mosely rally and they stand at the back of the crowd clustered around the door and cheer. Recognised both the location and the scene immediately!

Funny how they went to so much trouble to dress the front of the building and then never showed it even once!

I've only seen two of the three episodes of the new Upstairs Downstairs so far, thanks to my house guests, but I'm really enjoying it - cracking costume drama, as you'd expect from the Beeb. Of course, it may help that I don't really remember the original...

In Other News, it is so nice to be able to see my garden and the pavement again. Long may the thaw last!

Comments

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Oh how cool to have seen it - really and then on telly! I remember you posting about that, and being intrigued... and how fab that they're filming more and more things in Cardiff, too... *sighs happily for Cardiff*

I've not seen Upstairs Downstairs yet - thanks to being a houseguest *g* - but I'm looking forward to catching up on it...

[llywela13.livejournal.com]

BBC Wales do seem to be behind a lot of fairly major productions just lately - I'm not really sure how that works!

[francy-m79.livejournal.com]

Hehe, you and your tv-filming sightings...XD *is envious*

[llywela13.livejournal.com]

I do enjoy my location spotting...

[jayres.livejournal.com]

Only seen the first episode so far, but it was very good.
The episode you just described sounds very similar to an episode from Downton Abbey, which is a bit disappointing.

It's lovely to look out and see green instead of white!

[llywela13.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Watching I thought the young Lady-chauffeur story was similar to Downton in some ways...but it is also very different in the way it plays out and progresses, so don't write it off yet!

[jayres.livejournal.com]

I've now seen episodes 2 and 3 and, yes, it is a very different storyline. Phew! Looking forward to its return now! :-)

[sherrilina.livejournal.com]

Damn, I was looking forward to that DW episode, lol (and with the Nazis in the season 6 trailer I assumed it'd be from that same episode)...oh well, good to know not to expect it next season anymore!

[llywela13.livejournal.com]

Very cool to see the scene in the show it was in, though. And I never really know what's filming locally at any given time - maybe I should pay more attention...

[femsc.livejournal.com]

I saw it and concluded that the BBC must really like Cardiff these days!
It's odd that Upstairs Downstairs is only three episodes. It follows nicely from the original, but at the end of episode three I was left wondering why they hadn't bothered to finish the story. I hope there's more soon..

[llywela13.livejournal.com]

BBC Wales do seem to be behind a lot of major dramas these days. I'm not sure how that happened! I still haven't seen the final ep of Upstairs Downstairs yet - will have to wait until after D&R go home tomorrow, probably. Three does seem an odd number, though.

[femsc.livejournal.com]

Three is indeed an odd number... ;)

What got me is that it seems unfinished. I want the rest of the story.

[kelzies.livejournal.com]

Oh darn that it isn't part of Doctor Who, but that's pretty damn cool you saw what show it was in! It's only three episodes? That sucks. They shouldn't tease with such things.

You mentioning the catering station... I wonder if anyone could saunter up there, pretending to be with the show and get something. *shifty eyes*

Aw, no more snow? Suppose it was a bit of a health hazzard!

[llywela13.livejournal.com]

Ha! As I recall, it was pouring down with rain that morning and I desperately wanted to wander over to the catering station and ask for a cuppa to warm me up! Since I was only 100 yards from my office at that point, though, it seemed a bit cheeky...