tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8154958470320881103.post-10017672071655483672008-07-04T22:30:00.003+01:002008-07-04T22:43:52.524+01:00Exciting news from BBC Kent - a new drama is to be filmed at Dickens World! <br /><br />According to the report filming for a TV series set in the 18<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> century and featuring Andy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Serkis</span> is to take place at Dickens World. The 13-part drama, entitled <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Newgate</span>, is said to feature a Sopranos style storyline set in the London of 1720 and filming is to start at Dickens World, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Chatham</span>, Kent, on 12 July. The filmmakers hope the series will be broadcast in 2009. Andy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Serkis</span> was of course <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Gollum</span> in Lord of the Rings.<br /><br />Insert <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Crouchian</span> fact: my brother worked on the special effects for the third Lord of the Rings film, in particular the battle for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Minas</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Tirith</span>. So despite having never read a word of Tolkien (unlike my sister who is a Tolkien addict), I rented the previous two Lord of the Rings films just so I could go a watch the third one to see my brother's work - that is nine hours worth of sibling dedication for one major scene!!Tracey Crouchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777660753081641122noreply@blogger.com