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New Channel 4 drama Kiri filmed in Bristol
The first episode of powerful new drama Kiri is broadcast on Channel 4 on Wednesday after filming in Bristol last year.
Written by Bristol-born BAFTA-winner Jack Thorne, the four-part drama examines the abduction of a young girl who is soon to be adopted by a foster family, and the trail of lies, blame, guilt and notoriety that follows.
Kiri filmed for two weeks in August 2017 at locations across Bristol including the Gloucester Road, St Andrew’s Park, the Downs, the Cumberland Basin, Napier Road in Eastville and the Bear Pit.
BAFTA and RTS award-winning actress Sarah Lancashire said about filming around Gloucester Road: “We filmed all of the exteriors there. It’s Miriam’s patch. It’s fantastic, vibrant, really colourful, really edgy, completely non-conformist, which is very much who she is. They sort of complement one another… it was a really good place to film.”
Location manager Jason Keatley said: “It was a pleasure filming Kiri in around the city of Bristol, with a massive helping hand from the Film Office who were incredibly accommodating in helping us achieve our goals at some tricky locations.”
Kiri filming on Leopold Street close to St Andrew’s Park
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