Dead Man Weds

October 2004: Filming the final episode of Dead Man Weds, the Granada comedy drama written by and starring Dave Spikey, also starring Johnny Vegas, Michael Brandon and Keith Barron.

We  carefully sourced over 50 top quality English Civil War soldiers (including mounted troopers, horses and a cannon), uniform and weaponry on behalf of Red Productions and co-ordinated them on set. Here, the Royalists commanded by Dave Spikey get ready for battle against Michael Brandon's Roundheads.

Our specialist extras played both sides in the battle, utilising appropriate changes of kit including reversible blue or red coats. This effectively doubled the numbers of soldiers that could appear, in turn CGI'd up to hundreds.

Why spend a fortune on hiring expensive historical costumes and waste time training extras when our specialist extras can often come ready clothed and schooled in the etiquette (or in this case, soldiers' drill and combat techniques) of the era represented?

Photo: Howard Giles

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6 April 2006