The site was prepared ahead of filming from Thursday (February 17) through to Tuesday (February 22) and filming got underway on Wednesday (February 23).Ī cast and crew of around 100 are at the site, with cranes in place for aerial shots, fake snow on the road past and in the churchyard and trailers and technical vehicles parked nearby.įilming is mainly taking place outside the church, however some scenes will be filmed inside.Ĭrews are scheduled to stay at St Leonard's Church through till Tuesday (March 1).īelow you can see a series of photos of the site on Wednesday (February 23) as filming got underway.įind out how you can get more HampshireLive news straight to your inbox HERE.Edward Thomas Hardy CBE (born 15 September 1977) is an English actor, producer and screenwriter. The opening of the book of course starts at a churchyard as hero Pip meets Magwitch the convict. The show is being produced by famous actor Tom Hardy and Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight and will be a six-part series. On Wednesday (February 16), residents in the nearby area were sent a letter by Minim UK Productions to inform them that filming would soon be taking place at the churchyard.įilming was scheduled to take place for a TV drama called Great Expectations, with the site being transformed for the 'Christmas time' scenes.Ī series of the same name, based on the Charles Dickens' novel, is currently in production by the BBC. We visited the eerily quiet site back in January where all that stands alone in the middle of the Hampshire countryside is the 12th century church.ĭue to its incredibly scenic location it is probably unsurprising that the site has been taken over this week by film crews. The hamlet was located around the site of St Leonard's Church, however after the manor behind was destroyed people who lived nearby and worked at the house reportedly fled the area in search of work. READ MORE: BBC forecast replaces snow with rain and sunshine in Aldershot, Basingstoke and SouthamptonĪlthough it has a population of around 80 today, prior to the 18th century it was home to a hamlet that carried the same name. The village of Hartley Mauditt sits halfway between Alton and Bordon.Ī leaflet, seen by HampshireLive, has been delivered to some residents in the area confirming that filming for 'Great Expectations' by Minim UK Productions is due to take place between Thursday (February 17) and Monday (February 28). Film crews for a reported Tom Hardy drama have been spotted at the site of an 'abandoned' Hampshire village, as the lonesome churchyard has been covered with fake snow.
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