Producers of UK soap drama want tram extension diverted

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The producers of UK soap drama Coronation Street want the Trafford Centre tram extension, due to open in 2019, diverted away from their film set in case the noise of the trams and station announcements disrupt filming.

 

Has anything like this ever happened elswhere? I find it amazing that the producers were unaware of plans for the extension !

 

"An ITV spokesman said: “We were obviously unaware of plans for the newly proposed tram route when we made the decision to move to Trafford and, having carried out our own tests, we have serious concerns about its impact on production of Coronation Street. "

 

“We are in discussions with Transport for Greater Manchester to explore what mitigation it can offer to ensure we are able to continue filming Coronation Street uninterrupted. If there are no acceptable solutions, we have called for a return to the original route which we believe achieves the same transport objectives and has no impact on our production.”

[katoftw]

Good luck to them.  Government always wins.

[Davo Dentetsu]

Load of chuffin' cobblers, innit?

[bikkuri bahn]

What, it's filmed on the street not in a studio?

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Looking at some aerial pictures it shows a street film set (a lot of houses have no rear) where the exterior shots are fimed and I imagine the interior shots are filmed in a studio.