A PARK in Lancaster has been taken over for filming this week- by order of the Peaky Blinders.
Crews were spotted filming scenes at Williamson Park for the sixth and final series of the hit show, which charters the bloody escapades of the Birmingham gang.
FILMING: Scenes for the sixth series of the Peaky Blinders is taking place in Williamson Park
On Monday, Williamson Park confirmed that filming was taking place for the highly anticipated series at the Ashton Memorial, and that production teams would be present in the area until early March.
PREPARATIONS: The Peaky Blinders crew setting up Picture: Stephen Parkinson, instagram @parkinson_prints
A spokesman said: “The council is delighted to be facilitating the filming of scenes for the popular TV drama Peaky Blinders at its Williamson Park.
“The production will have a presence on site at the Ashton Memorial until early March and both the production team and the council would like to thank everyone in advance for their patience and co-operation during the preparation and filming.
“Every effort will be made to minimise disruption for park users and we ask that visitors to the park continue to adhere to current Government restrictions and refrain from gathering in groups in the park at this time.
“It should be noted that the café and toilets in the vicinity of the memorial will be closed tomorrow whilst filming is taking place.”
LIGHTS: The Ashton Memorial has been lit up Picture: Stephen Parkinson, instagram @parkinson_prints
The Peaky Blinders’ production team added: “Everyone at Peaky Blinders is excited to be filming our new series.
“We’ve gone to extensive lengths in line with the applicable Government and regional guidelines to make the production safe for cast, crew and the communities that surround our filming locations and in order to continue to do this, we kindly ask that members of the public please stay away from our closed sets to allow us to create the series in a safe and secure way for everyone involved.
“We look forward to sharing the series with you in due course.”
Work on series six resumed in January after Covid-19 restrictions put a halt to filming in March last year.
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