It was announced not that long ago that Albert Square and Walford are due a complete make-over and is currently under reconstruction, and the delayed time for the finished product is due to be aired onscreen in Albert Square was once no more than a sloping patch of mud and sand on the back-lot of the BBC 's studios at Elstree in Hertfordshire. Its remarkable transformation into Britain's most famous set of late-Victorian dwellings began in February Overseeing the building of the square was senior designer Keith Harris , who had spent the past 19 years working on various BBC productions.
As the storylines developed, so too did the ideas for the homes and habitats of the characters. One of the first things to be decided upon was the exact siting of the street and houses in the square. Also taken into consideration was the amount of possible 'nuisance' that the set might cause to the surrounding neighbourhood. The square's design was based on the real life Fassett Square in the East End, and was given the name Albert Square after the real life history of Prince Albert and the then deprived East End.
The public house, The Queen Victoria, was also given its name due to this. Central to the Square are the gardens and notably during the Christmas season the gardens are often adorned with decorations. These gardens are the home to Arthur Fowler 's bench, which was placed there in memory of him. In June , year-old Ashley Cotton was killed instantly when he crashed a stolen motorbike in the Square. On Christmas Day , Pauline Fowler died in Albert Square, next to Arthur's bench, under the Christmas tree after suffering a fatal brain haemorrhage.
The group, who have sneaked into abandoned theatres, police headquarters and a power station, decided to explore the set while it was quiet during lockdown. A source told The Sun : 'They had the freedom of the place, filming inside the shop, pub and wandering around the square. While entering the pub, above, on the BBC soap's Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, one of the trespassers can be heard joking: 'Guys, we're going for a pint'.
One of the trio pictured outside the Queen Vic pub. The group have previously sneaked into abandoned theatres, police headquarters and a power station. A dressing room showing some props, located towards the back of the iconic Queen Vic pub. The explorers decided to sneak onto the set while it was quiet during lockdow. Production on BBC One's veteran soap came to a halt in March, when the UK went into lockdown and most people were instructed to stay home, and work from home if they can.
However, the soap could not be made in such circumstances, and it was put on hold - with only a couple of months worth of episodes in the can to air. The cast have returned to the set in recent weeks, and production has restarted on new episodes, but these will not be ready for broadcast just yet. BBC One will also unearth iconic past episodes and treat fans to a does of nostalgia for the time being. Inside the Minute Mart, which still has sweets inside. The cast have returned to the set in recent weeks, and production has restarted on new episodes.
After running away, they are confronted by two security guards, pictured above, and escorted off the site. The soap will return later in the summer, returning to its four days a week broadcasts, which were scrapped to eek out the instalments that were in the can. But the show returns with shortened episodes, rather than the standard half-hour slots, they will be 20 minutes long to begin with.
Executive Producer of the show Jon Sen previously said: 'Resuming production is incredibly exciting and challenging in equal measure.
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BBC Elstree Centre sign Although conveniently close to London, it was far enough away from the metropolis that the air was clear of smog and traffic fumes. Ludwig Blattner, inventor of an early sound recording system, took over the studios, making them the last in the Elstree area to be converted for sound recording.
The studios are leased by Joe Rock, an American producer, the same year as Blattner committed suicide. Joe Rock buys the studios outright now known as Rock Studios and constructs the four main stages, still in use today as studios A-D. This major investment ensured the future use of the studios for many years to come. The Rock Studios are taken over by British National Films , and almost immediately, the studios are taken over by the government for war dutues.
After the war British National Films continued to make films on the site, now known as National Studios. Douglas Fairbanks Jr buys the studios. His initial contract was for an astonishing 39 films as well as many commercials. One by one the four studios are brought into use as at the time state-of-the-art television studios.
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