Behind The Scenes Series 1
The lads spent many a night in that hut in Düsseldorf, except they never spent one night in a hut in Düsseldorf, as most of the
filming for Series 1 was done on the backlot of Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire, England. Many fans already know that the backlot
is now home to the EastEnders set. What you may not know is how they created the first series, who wrote the episodes and
much more. This Series 1 collection features many never before seen pictures from 1982/83 of the cast and crew on location. You
can also read the original TV Listings as featured in the TV Times back in 1983/84, find out when scenes were filmed, what
happened to Barry’s bike and more.
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Series 1 Press Pack.
Information and background on the
series, cast and characters.
Agency Cards.
Original Agency Cards featuring
information on the cast.
Elstree Backlot.
Pictures taken before and during
construction of the Beco site.
Behind The Scenes.
A selection of pictures taken in front
of and behind the cameras..
Tim Spall Press Release.
Sent out to media outlets.
Information on the show.
Joe Fagin Sheet Music.
Sheet music for ‘That’s Livin’ Alright’.
Filming Timeline.
Stan Hey gives us a run through of
known dates for filming/writing.
Press Release Picture.
Press release picture sent out to
media outlets.
Promo Picture Card.
If you wrote to Central Television
requesting a picture, you got this!
Victoria Harwood Interview.
Exclusive interview with Victoria
who played Bettina in The Accused.
The Vehicles.
Where are they now?.
Barry’s Motorbike.
Find out the history of Barry’s
famous ‘Triumph’ motorbike.
Filming Errors.
Filming errors and trivia.
Lucinda Riley.
An exclusive picture from Lucinda
Riley who played Tracy Busbridge.
Caroline Hutchison.
A letter to a fan from Caroline who
played Vera Patterson.
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet 1983 - 2024
Gary Holton - Just 17
A Gary Holton interview with Just 17
from 1984.
On The Lump
A New Zealand magazine article on
Series 1 airing.
First Sight Of The Site
Stan Hey’s first hand account of
visiting BECO for the first time.
Opening Credits
The ‘Job Centre’ as featured in the
opening credits of this first series.
Gary Holton
An interview in Melody Maker,
January 3rd 1984.
Gary Holton
An interview in the Record Mirror
January 1985.
Victoria Harwood
Behind the Scenes images taken on
location in Hamburg, Germany.
‘Just The Job For The Geordies’
Evening Chronicle dated November
9th 1983.
