Pavement to be closed during six-day central Watford filming

Production crews will be in Shady Lane, between the Clarendon Road Holiday Inn and the former Watford Police Station, between December 4 and 10.

No timeframe is specified for the closure on any of the filming days.

Previous filming at the former police station in Shady Lane in October (Image: Newsquest)

Pedestrians will be able to get around the closure via St John’s Road on the other side of the building.

The old police station and magistrates’ court have become a hub for filming since their closures, with many shoots taking place inside and on the roads around them.

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These include scenes for Adolescence, Code of Silence, a Warner Bros. production, and several police dramas.

Previous filming at the former police station in Shady Lane in October (Image: Newsquest)

Watford Police Station relocated to George Street in February 2024 and Watford Magistrates’ Court closed in 2017, with the town’s cases now largely heard in St Albans.

Planning approval for the site’s redevelopment, with the building set to be demolished for 314 homes, was granted in March but work is yet to get underway.