The filming in Bray/Wicklow thread

fortwilliam

Lots of filming going on in multiple locations at the moment, thought it could be interesting to have a thread updating what's being made?

Current locations around the beach area, Cliff road & Bray head... any ideas on what these are?

dRNk SAnTA

I know there's currently a German TV show being filmed in Bray. I think it's called Irish Crime or something like that - a detective show set here.

Also someone told me that RTE have been shooting a new drama that's set in Bray.

George White

Der Irlande Krimi (Krimi being German for a specific type of crime-thriller, usually set in Britain, initially to describe the work of British crime writer Edgar Wallace).

8-10

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058267436/the-filming-in-bray-wicklow-thread

Also newcastle/newtownmountkennedy recently and the massive operation at Magheramore with the purpose build house. No idea what either are filming.

fortwilliam

Currently:

Bray - Doctors clinic behind McDonalds & Some set-up in the harbour

Greystones - Old Charlesland golfclub

zg3409

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119785848#Comment_119785848

Magheramore filming stopped as ran out of money. Article in Wicklow people a month or two ago. I see a lot of unmarked trucks off boghall road that look like film trucks.

SuperBowserWorld

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119768908#Comment_119768908

A drama set in Bray.

Brama.

clog

There is something beign filmed in Rathnew at the moment with the College doubling for a hospital

Widowmaker

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120014370#Comment_120014370

Drab?

Roadtoad

Quite a few accommodation camper vans and trucks on Djouce mountain (south side) with film crew, lights etc. on the beach at Lough Tay, Thursday last.

Anyone with any details?

fortwilliam

Something being filmed in The Burnaby, Greystones.. any ideas?

Alun

Sorry can't help you there, but it raises the interesting point that in an area of the country where there's almost constant filming going on given the concentration of film studios here, it's often very difficult to find out online what's filming unless you get the opportunity to ask someone on the set (usually annoying them as you're the 100th person to ask the same thing that day :))

The websites of the film studios aren't much help either.

fortwilliam

I also notice on many occasions (including Greystones yesterday), the Guards are acting as private security for this commercial company.

In a time when our policing resources are at an all-time low and resources are overstretched, is this the best use of 2 uniformed Guards and an official vehicle for a full day?

sy_flembeck

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120874614#Comment_120874614

The Guards aren't there to act as security. They're employed on what's called 'non public' overtime, in other words paid for on their rest days by the film company. It would be necessary where, for example, they have paid for a road closure order and need a person/people in authority to police this

Annasopra

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120877602#Comment_120877602

Really? The film companies pay them?

fortwilliam

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120879899#Comment_120879899

In full uniform and a Garda "Roads traffic" 4X4 fully liveried/branded vehicle...

Peckham

Attached gives a good overview of nature of payment to Garda for non public duty policing.

Includes details of a payment by Clocktower Films for whatever they were making at the time - Disenchanted, possibly.

decision-letter-foi-000243-2022-non-public-duty-and-top-ten-events-policied-years-2021-2022 (1).pdf

Peregrinus

This is commonplace stuff. If you're doing something that affects the public by requiring road closures or traffic diversions or whatever — it might be a film shoot or a big sporting event, a concert, or even just moving an oversized load on the public roads — then obviously you need to involve the relevant authorities, and you will probably need the guards to enforce road closures, direct pedestrian or motor traffic, or whatever. You have no legal powers entitling you to do any of that stuff yourself.

But this is a commercial operation from which you hope to make a profit. Why should the taxpayer subsidise it by providing a free police support? So there's discussions with the authorities about what level of policing your event requires, and then you get billed for that for part or all of the cost of that.

(You don't pay the individual guards directly. You pay the State; the State pays the guards.)

fortwilliam

A lot of activity this week..

Filming inside & outside "The Tin Roof" pub on Quinnsboro Rd, Also inside a house on one of the sidestreets beside Carslile grounds.

Seems to be setting something up beside (former) BH Hotel.

There was a huge set in Kilruddery a week or so ago, night filming with simulated lightning etc.

A set being built at the entrance to the harbour (Tall terraced houses)

Anyone know what productions they are?

Alun

I saw signs of filming activity in Killruddery and the Bray head hotel as well and wondered what it was.

What always surprises me is the total lack of any any information on current projects on either the websites or social media of the studios here such as Ardmore or Ashford. Lots of UK production company based stuff going on as well which wouldn't be on there, but still.

corm500

Any idea what is being filmed next to Silver Strand? Bungalow set built there about a year ago, and filming on and off since.

George White

More filming on Boghall Rd this week .Probably some Channel 5 drama, or maybe Der Ireland-Krimi (Krimi is a spec. type of (originally West) German crime procedural, usually set in Britain, thanks to many of them being adaps of Edgar Wallace novels).

Peckham

And around harbour area too. Sailing club has signs on it - Perry's Fish Shack - and they seemed to be doing stuff in Dockyard yesterday evening.

fortwilliam

Lots of filming behind the Golf Club on the Bray/Greystones road…

Also recently "Harry Wilde" filming on sidmonton/meath Rd. area

Peckham

Anyone know what the harbour filming is? Seems to be something set in USA.

George White

Is it Wednesday, or has that finished?

What's filming on Boghall Rd?

Alun

Some filming going on in Ardmore Park this morning. Asked one of the crew about it and was told it was for a film called 500 miles about two brothers who travel from England to the west coast of Ireland to find their estranged grandfather.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31216533/

George White

Yes, that's what's shooting. Bill Nighy was shooting here, but just left.

Peckham

Lots going on, it seems...

Alun

Interesting, that appears to be a revival of the Inspector Lynley Mysteries series.

George White

Yeah, a reboot for Britbox International.

Again, Bray/Dublin is becoming to UK TV what Vancouver is to US TV.

George White

That American thing might be the US series of the Rainmaker with John Slattery off Mad Men, which is shooting in Ireland even though it's set in Memphis.

The Rainmaker (TV Series) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb