The 'Wet Dock' at James W Cook's shipyard transformed into film set.
Photo Mike Downes
Dock used for a film set for "Plotlands" (BBC)
Photo Mike Downes
Dock used for a film set for "Plotlands" (BBC)
Photo Mike Downes
Dock used for a film set for "Plotlands" (BBC)
Photo Mike Downes
Dock used for a film set for "Plotlands" (BBC)
Photo Mike Downes
Dock used for a film set for "Plotlands" (BBC)
Photo Mike Downes
Dock used for a film set for "Plotlands" (BBC)
Photo Mike Downes
Dock used for a film set for "Plotlands" (BBC)
Photo Mike Downes
Steam Lorry used in the BBC film "Plotlands"
Photo Mike Downes
Traction Engine used in the BBC film "Plotlands"
Photo Mike Downes
The various carts which were used in the filming of Plotlands were stored in the then Wivenhoe Port site. On the other side of the wall is West Street. The boy in the picture is Christian Hill.
Photo: Peter Hill
A pony and cart
Photo: Peter Hill
The Thames Sailing Barge 'Hydrogen' moored in the 'wet dock' in Wivenhoe and used in the filming.
Photo: Peter Hill
The buildings in Anchor Hill were given a temporary make-over for the three days of filming before returning to their former state.
Photo: Peter Hill
A crowd scene with several local people recruited as 'extras' for the TV series
Photo: Peter Hill
Anchor Hill was transformed to include its own Picture Palace
Photo: Peter Hill
Stan Thurgood as a village shopkeeper
Photo: Peter Hill
Stan Thurgoood and Mike Herbert (?) recruited as extras
Photo: Wivenhoe Memories Collection
Wivenhoe temporarily became Langton for the three days of filming
Photo: Wivenhoe Memories Collection
A cutting from a local newspaper
“Plotlands” a 6 part tv series made for BBC Television in 1996, shown 1997, was filmed partly here in Wivenhoe and partly in Ashridge Park, Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire. Several “local characters” had walk on parts.
Starred: Rebecca Callard, Amanda Abbingon and Saskia Reeves
Production Co: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Wall to Wall Television
The filming took place over 3 days during which the Wet Dock in Cook’s Shipyard was transformed and also Anchor Hill, where the shops and buildings all had a makeover to give each of them a new identity. It was very exciting for many people and lots of local residents came down to see what was happening. Some managed to get small parts in crowd scenes or even a role as shop-keeper like Stan Thurgood. For the tv series, Wivenhoe became re-named Langton.
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They also used parts of Ballast Quay Road,for the scene where Saskia Reeves was knocking on doors looking for employment.
There were only 3 wivenhoe extra’s used for that morning of filming…plus a dog,who i think belonged to a local person,too!
I had to get used to the dog,whilst wearing shoes a size too small for me,and walk it past Saskia!That was my 5 minutes of fame.lol.
The dock scenes were filmed that afternoon, and i was in the background somewhere playing someone else!
Pete
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