Filming a snow scene in Bampton for Downton Abbey
Today was a lovely summer day and the usually sleepy little village of Bampton was transformed once again into Downton, the village of Downton Abbey. They are filming for the last time in Bampton, finishing up the final season of this phenomenally successful series. Today they were filming a winter scene complete with snow flurries. The usual quiet little church square was full, not just with film crew and extras, but with quite a crowd of tourists and gawkers.
Snow was added to create a winter scene in front of the library which is used for the Downton Hospital. A big snow blower created snow flurries for the scene. Just ignore the lovely green trees in the background.
They were filming a big scene in the church yard that used hundreds of extras. We arrived close to lunch time and the extras where standing in line to get a lovely curry from the lunch truck. Many of the extras are local towns people from Bampton and surrounding villages.
Lunch is over and it's time to get back to the church yard. Before the actors can make it through the gate back to the filming, they each have to have a make-up and hair check.
I'm sad this is the last time Bampton will turn into the village of Downton. I'm sad to see the end of such a fun ride. And I'm very grateful for the ride and for seeing a bit of all the hard work that goes into the making of a production such as Downton Abbey.
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