Lifeboys - Soap Opera with a Difference
Lifeboys was a fantastic idea - a soap opera set in a pub! Cheap sets, free cast - and enough food and drink to satisfy even the hungriest cast member on set!
Although we had a core cast, we were lucky enough that the regulars were more than happy to take part in the filming as well. The beauty of it was that, unlike most soaps, it was filmed in one place - and it was a REAL pub!
In some ways that made the filming schedule more hectic but it was well worth it. I remember one night where we had to stay up all night to finish filming a scene for the Anne Diamond show - we'd just finished when the courier arrived to whisk it away. Hair raising, yes, but also great fun.
The idea was so unique that we got a LOT of publicity, some of which will be included in this website at a future date. We were featured in YOU Magazine, the Anne Diamond show and even CNN! The film is with Granada at the moment so fingers crossed they will find a place in their schedule for it soon.
Although we had a core cast, we were lucky enough that the regulars were more than happy to take part in the filming as well. The beauty of it was that, unlike most soaps, it was filmed in one place - and it was a REAL pub!
In some ways that made the filming schedule more hectic but it was well worth it. I remember one night where we had to stay up all night to finish filming a scene for the Anne Diamond show - we'd just finished when the courier arrived to whisk it away. Hair raising, yes, but also great fun.
The idea was so unique that we got a LOT of publicity, some of which will be included in this website at a future date. We were featured in YOU Magazine, the Anne Diamond show and even CNN! The film is with Granada at the moment so fingers crossed they will find a place in their schedule for it soon.