Film crews have been spotted on an ‘unused housing estate’ on the Essex border.
The Waterloo Estate in Romford, situated on the Essex/London border, turned a movie set on Friday, March 19.
They are believed to be filming the favored Netflix collection Top Boy, in response to witnesses, although this has not been confirmed.
The Top Boy crew started filming the brand new season of the present in places throughout London just some weeks in the past.
Eyewitnesses in Romford mentioned that they noticed the crews filming what appeared to be a homicide scene within the space. They mentioned that police and ambulance autos have been on web site on the ‘unused Waterloo housing estate’, the derelict pub and on the unused church.
They additionally mentioned filming tents have been additionally pitched up on the estate.
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The eyewitness mentioned: “They are filming in an unused housing estate known as the Waterloo Estate, which has an unused pub and church.
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“It seems like they filmed a homicide scene the opposite day with police and ambulances on web site and tents pitched up.
“It’s been sensible to see the crews filming there.
“I’ve been advised [by the crew] that they’re filming one thing for Netflix and the Netflix collection Top Boy is generally filmed within the space.”
Havering Council has been approached by Essex Live for remark.
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The Netflix drama Top Boy takes viewers into East London housing estates the place there may be stress between totally different medicine gangs who function there.
The collection, which stars Peckham born Hollywood actor Ashley Walters, started filming in London for its second Netflix collection in March this yr and has seemingly moved to the unused Romford estate.
The official Top Boy Twitter account confirmed the filming: “We’re again. TOP BOY Season 2 begins filming this spring.
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@AshleyWalters82, @TheRealKano, @onlymikes_, @LittleSimz will return as Dushane, Sully, Jamie and Shelley. Stay tuned.”
There has additionally been ideas that rapper Drake may star on this collection of the present.
Top Boy was initially proven on, and made by, Channel 4 earlier than it was purchased by streaming giants Netflix.
Channel 4 aired two seasons of the present earlier than Netflix took over. In whole, the present has 4 seasons throughout each networks.
Netflix has all three seasons obtainable to look at. Seasons 1 and 2 of the present might be discovered below the identify Top Boy: Summerhouse, which has 4 episodes every.