A street in Coventry has had a 1950s makeover as part of filming for an upcoming television show. Shopfronts were transformed with vintage cars and extras spotted on Spon Street late September. A temporary road closure was also put in place to stop traffic entering the production area.
The filming was for Sir Lenny Henry’s new ITV drama Three Little Birds, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. The show, written by the actor and comic, is about three women who leave Jamaica for a new life in Great Britain.
Filming for the show, set in the Midlands, has already taken place in the Earlsdon area and other film shoots across the city are planned.
Sir Lenny, a Dudley native, wrote on his website: “My mother spoke often about how difficult life was back in the day when she first arrived in Britain to begin her new life. The stories she told and indeed the narratives my brothers and sisters beguiled me with over the dinner table made me think about writing a fictional account of three Caribbean women; all with differing yet complementary attributes – a serious tenacious one, a quick witted flibbertigibbet and a Christian prude.”
David Welsh, from the city council said: “We are delighted that Coventry was chosen as a location for Three Little Birds and I am sure people will be watching with interest when the programme comes out – not just for the great show, but to see if they can recognise Spon Street and little bits of our city as well.
Source: www.bbc.com
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