FILMING is getting under way for the potential return of a much-loved BBC drama series set in Somerset and the south west.
Crews have begun setting up their equipment outside Wells Cathedral today (Wednesday, March 6), for what looks likely to be the second instalment of the BBC's Wolf Hall.
A parking suspension was put in place by Somerset Council on Cathedral Green from 5am on Monday, March 4 until 7pm on Wednesday, March 6, with 'filming' written on the sign.
The road will also be closed from Thursday, March 7 at 6am until Friday, March 8 at 8am, and once again from Thursday, March 14 at 6am until Friday, March 15 at 6pm.
Signs towards the filming location display the letters WH, which are rumoured to stand for Wolf Hall.
The first series of the period drama aired in 2015, and also used Wells Cathedral as a filming location.
The second series, rumoured to air in late 2024 or early 2025, will be titled Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light.
British acting royalty Sir Mark Rylance has been confirmed to return to the role of Thomas Cromwell, as well as Sir Jonathan Pryce as Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, Kate Phillips as Jane Seymour, Damian Lewis as King Henry VIII, and Lilit Lesser as The Lady Mary.
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