Secretive filming in central Watford which looks to be by Universal Studios is set to last almost a week.
Blackout tents and coverings have been put up outside the former police station and magistrates’ court, on the corner of Shady Lane and Clarendon Road, today (December 4).
A large van bearing Universal Studios branding can be seen parked outside the building, alongside production equipment.
Hertfordshire County Council and Watford Borough Council had granted permission for the pavement to be partly blocked in Shady Lane, as well as for parking spaces to be suspended, between December 4 and December 10.
This has been done “to facilitate filming”.
The name of the production currently being worked on is unclear, but the site has become a hub for filming since police moved to George Street in February 2024, with many shoots taking place inside and in the nearby roads.
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Adolescence, Code of Silence, a Warner Bros. production, and several police dramas have all used the buildings.
Watford Magistrates’ Court closed in 2017 and the town’s cases are 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.
Have you seen filming underway at the site? Get in touch via email to fintan.mcguinness@newsquest.co.uk
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