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TV stars spotted filming red carpet awards scene in Old City
Actors Aidan Turner, David Tennant, Katherine Parkinson, Alex Hassell and Emily Atack have all been spotted filming a new TV show in the Old City.
The star-studded cast were shooting on Corn Street outside Harbour Hotel for Rivals, an upcoming Disney+ series, with parts of the street cordoned by film crews.
Dozens of actors wore suits and dresses for a red carpet scene that appeared to relate to the British Television Awards.
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Rivals is an adaptation of the 1988 Jilly Cooper novel of the same name exploring the cut throat world of independent TV in 1986.
The eight-part saga follows Rupert Campbell-Black (Alex Hassell) and Tony Baddingham (David Tennant) as they have a longstanding rivalry that comes to a head.
It was first production to use TBY2, a new facility at The Bottle Yard Studios in Hengrove.
Lots of excitement on Corn Street today as Aidan Turner, Emily Atack and David Tennant are here to film a new Disney+ series called Rivals pic.twitter.com/cekNkauTOB
— Betty Woolerton (@bettywoolerton) July 25, 2023
All photos & video: Betty Woolerton
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