burtkt 4 Posted July 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 Hi All Thanks for your replies came across an central sitcom Barbara shot round Nottingham Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted July 4, 2011 Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 "Barbara shot round Nottingham"? never saw that one, was it a gangster sitcom? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bamber 128 Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 Central's Girls on Top had a top notch cast: Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Tracey Ullman and Ruby Wax. Wellington Circus stood in for Chelsea. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 Btcs (adit North East) Boston, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom Viewed this topic via www.google.co.uk — films shot on location in nottingham At 21 Dec 14:11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 I think "The Ragmans Daughter" was shot in the city. It was - my ex girlfriend had a 'walk-on' part in it. She lived on Brand X Street. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_big_fact_hunt 9 Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 i cant remember if it was sketches, or a series, but Jimmy Cricket did some filming in Lenton in the early 90's, and Timothy Spall filmed Outside Edge in Nottingham Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scriv 168 Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 There is another local author who tends to base his stuff in and around Nottingham, William (Billy to his mates) Ivory. He wrote that series about dustbin men back in the 90s "Common as Muck" not sure if it was filmed round Nott'm though but it was based on his exploits as a binman round the Southwell area. I didn't know Bill Ivory personally, but I did know quite a few of the men he worked on the bins with. There was a fair measure of truth in the stories, and many of the characters were easily recognisable to the locals! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 Anyone know which cricket club they used for 'Outside Edge'? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 Led to believe it was Wollaton Villlage (May be wrong though) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 Shared many a pint with Billly Lovely bloke , especially with him being a staunch Notts fan) Particularly in the Duke of Cambridge on a "Striptese night " !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,681 Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Has this been mentioned ? Shane Meadows 1996 film Small Time . Bad language and not the best quality but the whole film on youtube and the accents sound right . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Two more I worked on. The Upper Hand with Diana Weston, Joe McGann & Honor Blackman shot in studio and on location. Wayne Dobson A Kind of Magic studio based. Wayne was and is a very nice bloke, so sad when he developed MS which stopped him performing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,107 Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 Anyone know which cricket club they used for 'Outside Edge'? I thought it was Thurgarton. Prettiest ground in the country. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OrphanAnnie 296 Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 #32 - The TV series 'Blockbusters' was filmed at Lenton, and Jimmy Cricket was the warm up man for some of the shows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,451 Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 The Jimmy Cricket series recorded at Lenton Lane was a kid's programme called "And there's more". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 Smiley's People...Lady Bay Bridge/acting as Checkpoint Charlie. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,107 Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 I thought it was Thurgarton. Prettiest ground in the country. Having thought about it in the shower, as you do, I think Thurgarton was first choice but the committee wouldn't give approval. It's a nearby village and I know the president so I'll ask when I next see him unless someone else comes up with answer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,107 Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 Yes, it was Wollaton. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 Central TV on Lenton lane, Crossroads, The price is right, Bullseye, Woof, Out of sight, Bernard's watch, You don't say and there must be a few more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 Some of Auf Wiedersehen Pet, was filmed around Nottingham. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,451 Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 There's a list at #4 of many of the well-known programmes. I could name many more of the obscure productions and one-offs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
broxtowelad 175 Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 Did Rod Hull do any of his kids shows from Central Studios? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,451 Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 The Pink Windmill Show was done there. And EMU TV. There was also the spin-off series based around Grotbags the witch, who had been in some of the Emu programmes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 Loved Grotbags!..better than Rentaghost!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,107 Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 Yes, it was Wollaton. No it wasn't Wollaton. Just spoken to the Thurgarton CC chairman over a beer. It was Thrumpton. Boots farms owned the land at the time including the Priory and cricket ground. They didn't want the publicity as they had a large experimental animal centre nearby. Smoking beagles etc. They didn't want the animal rights people getting wind of it so they said no. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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