Actors were seen in military costumes carrying fake weapons
A new BBC TV series, that previously filmed in Avonmouth, has been filming in Bristol city centre.
The series called The Dream Lands was filming in St Jude’s on April 13 and will be continuing through the week.
The Dream Lands , produced by SISTER and Universal International Studios for BBC iPlayer and BBC One was seen filming in the DOCUMENT building, on James Street.
Actors were seen wearing military uniforms and carrying fake weapons in the former Scaddings Timber Yard, just around the corner from the DOCUMENT building.
The six-part dystopian series, set 14 years in the future, will explore the impact of climate change and society inequality on the Dreamland Margate resort.
The BBC One series is a TV adaptation of Rosa-Gee’s novel Dreamland, named after the famous Margate theme park.
It tells the story of Chance, a young woman who ‘discovers life and love, while being forced to fight for her family’s survival in a world that is crumbling around her.’
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Describing the new series, a BBC spokesperson last year said: “It’s 2039 and temperatures are soaring, seas are rising, and the political climate is equally as menacing. Chance is living a life of crime just to get by, when her community is singled out for a government rejuvenation scheme, promising to bring her coastal town back to life.
“But when Chance falls in love with Franky, a girl with ties to the establishment, she and those closest to her begin to realise that all may not be as it seems.
“The Dream Lands is a thrilling voyage of romantic awakening and self-discovery, a defiant community fighting back. Part conspiracy thriller and part relationship drama, the story blazes with the enduring power of love and hope, in a world spinning out of control,” she added.
Filming has previously taken place on Meadow Street and Portview Road in Avonmouth for a week in early March.
Programme-makers at the time held open casting looking for young people to be involved.
Some of the scenes were filmed using smoke, fire and loud noises. Some of the characters were seen wearing military-style costumes and holding replica weapons.
Before filming in Bristol, the TV series was shot in Margate and Weston-Super-Mare, throughout last summer until December.
The Dream lands has been brought to the TV screens by BAFTA award-winning writer Kayleigh Llewellyn, best known for Killing Eve.
Pascale Kann will star as Chance, alongside Sex Education actor, Connor Swindells. The cast will also include Emmy-award winner Anna Friel, Clara Rugaard and Katherine Parkinson, and Golda Rosheuvel.
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