Where was Strike: Lethal White filmed?
STRIKE: Lethal Weapon has got the nation at the edge of their seats every night.
The four-part drama, based on the JK Rowling novel of the same name, has endless twists and turns, as well as stunning locations.
Where was Strike: Lethal White filmed?
The filming of Strike: Lethal White took place before the coronvirus pandemic, and so the BBC were able to film in a great deal of locations.
Guildhall
Robin goes undercover in the Houses of Parliament in London.
However, filming took place elsewhere.
Director Sue Tully revealed: “You can’t film in there [Westminster] and also, because the place is going under renovations at the moment, it’s also a real problem shooting outside, because it will immediately date it. Big Ben is covered. So I had to be very careful with the shooting the angles of shooting the exterior of it, but actually the insides, all the insides stretch over four different locations
“So from the moment they walk, from being outside, and seeing the Houses of Parliament, to going through security, going through the great hall, going down a corridor, going into an office, they’re all different locations. That was a fun challenge, to put that all together.”
Mauritius
Robin and Matthew's stunning honeymoon was filmed on location in Mauritius, a beautiful small island off the south-east coast of Africa.
Fortunately, Strike was filmed at the end of 2019, and so they were unaffected by the Coronavirus outbreak.
Holliday Grainger (who plays Robin) said during a Q&;A that filming on a sandy beach felt “surreal” – and that she couldn’t resist taking a dip in the luscious sea, despite risking her wig in the process.
“It was stunning actually… A very small bunch of us got on a plane and went to Mauritius. It was beautiful. Very quick pre-Christmas break. I did [get to enjoy myself], I mean in-between takes I went into the sea in my wig, which [I probably shouldn’t have].
“You’re just staring at this ocean going, I’ve got to get in, someone get me a [hair] bobble. Slightly surreal.”
London
Speaking during a Lethal White press Q&A, executive producer Ruth Kenley-Letts said: “We did something something like 50 locations in 60 days, so that is quite a challenge for the crew.
"We do go all over the place, and you know shoot out of London, in London, and yeah obviously that puts a little bit of a strain on production, but it was all fine, all went very smoothly.”
Kenley-Letts revealed that Denmark Street and Soho square were two key filming locations.
How many episodes are there of Strike: Lethal White and when is it on BBC One?
Strike: Lethal White is a four-part series, based on the books of the same name by JK Rowling.
The show will continue tonight (August 31) at 9pm on BBC One.
Fans can catch up on any missed episodes on BBC iPlayer.