The   building   in   the   centre   of   the   image   would   be   demolished   and   replaced   with another    partly    constructed    three-storey    building    (set    building    #1)    used extensively throughout the series. The   white   building   on   the   right   seen   in   the   distance   through   the   branches   of the   tree   forms   the   rear   elevation   to   ‘Welbeck   Close’   which   can   be   clearly   seen in   the   opening   sequence   of   episode   13,   ‘When   the   Boat   Goes   Out’   as   the camera pans to the right. Finally,   the   location   marked   with   a   red   ‘X’   in   front   of   the   grassed   area   would become   the   position   where   Wayne   introduces   himself   to   Bombers   16   year-old daughter   Tracy   through   a   perimeter   site   fence   as   seen   in   episode   5,   ’Home Thoughts from Abroad’ (image 11, below right).
Image    10    (above):     The    area    outlined    in    yellow    pinpoints    the    location Dennis   (Tim   Healy),   Oz   (Jimmy   Nail),   Wayne   (Gary   Holton)   play   football with the Germans in episode 11, ‘The Lovers’.
Image   11   (above):   X   marks   the   spot   where    Wayne   (Gary   Holton)   meets Bombers   (Pat   Roach)   daughter   Tracy   (Lucinda   Riley)   in   Episode   5,   ‘Home Thoughts from Abroad’
Image   9 :   Elstree   Studios   back   lot   in   Borehamwood   looking   south-east   prior to the construction of Auf Wiedersehen Pet’s, ‘BECO Building Site’ film set.
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beco TRIVIA #4
Only   a   handful   of   photographs   picturing   Elstree’s   back   lot   are   currently   in circulation   prior   to   the   construction   of   Auf   Wiedersehen   Pets   ‘BECO   Building Site’.   Image   9   (below)   offers   a   great   insight   into   how   the   site   looked   prior   to   set contractors moving in. Looking   south,   the   long   row   of   terrace   housing   in   the   distance   is   the   rear elevation   and   backyards   of   'Malden   Road',   which   can   also   be   seen   in   aerial image   5   ( see   BECO   TRIVIA   #2 ). A   new   partly   constructed   three-storey   building façade   would   be   constructed   in   front   of   this   terrace   forming   the   backdrop   to   the main   set   building   #5   ( see   BECO   TRIVIA   #19 )    which   would   block   most   lines   of sight to this typical English residential street. The   gate   and   high   timber   post   to   the   left   of   the   image   would   form   one   of   two ‘BECO Building Site’ entrances. The   area   in   the   foreground   outlined   in   yellow   would   become   the   recreational ground    where    the    lads    would    be    seen    playing    football    with    their    German colleagues’ in episode 11, ‘The Lovers’ (image 10, below left).
The   building   in   the   centre   of   the   image   would   be   demolished   and   replaced   with another    partly    constructed    three-storey    building    (set    building    #1)    used extensively throughout the series. The   white   building   on   the   right   seen   in   the   distance   through   the   branches   of the   tree   forms   the   rear   elevation   to   ‘Welbeck   Close’   which   can   be   clearly   seen in   the   opening   sequence   of   episode   13,   ‘When   the   Boat   Goes   Out’   as   the camera pans to the right. Finally,   the   location   marked   with   a   red   ‘X’   in   front   of   the   grassed   area   would become   the   position   where   Wayne   introduces   himself   to   Bombers   16   year-old daughter   Tracy   through   a   perimeter   site   fence   as   seen   in   episode   5,   ’Home Thoughts from Abroad’ (image 11, below right).
Image    10    (above):     The    area    outlined    in yellow    pinpoints    the    location    Dennis    (Tim Healy),    Oz    (Jimmy    Nail),    Wayne    (Gary Holton)    play    football    with    the    Germans    in episode 11, ‘The Lovers’.
Image   11   (above):   X   marks   the   spot   where   Wayne   (Gary   Holton)   meets   Bombers   (Pat Roach)    daughter    Tracy    (Lucinda    Riley)    in Episode 5, ‘Home Thoughts from Abroad’
Image    9 :    Elstree    Studios    back    lot    in    Borehamwood looking     south-east     prior     to     the     construction     of    Auf Wiedersehen Pet’s, ‘BECO Building Site’ film set.
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© Auf Wiedersehen, Pet is copyright of ITV Studios, BBC & Franc Roddam.
beco building site TRIVIA #4
Only   a   handful   of   photographs   picturing   Elstree’s   back   lot   are   currently   in circulation   prior   to   the   construction   of   Auf   Wiedersehen   Pets   ‘BECO   Building Site’.   Image   9   (below)   offers   a   great   insight   into   how   the   site   looked   prior   to   set contractors moving in. Looking   south,   the   long   row   of   terrace   housing   in   the   distance   is   the   rear elevation   and   backyards   of   'Malden   Road',   which   can   also   be   seen   in   aerial image   5   ( see   BECO   TRIVIA   #2 ). A   new   partly   constructed   three-storey   building façade   would   be   constructed   in   front   of   this   terrace   forming   the   backdrop   to   the main   set   building   #5   ( see   BECO   TRIVIA   #19 )    which   would   block   most   lines   of sight to this typical English residential street. The   gate   and   high   timber   post   to   the   left   of   the   image   would   form   one   of   two ‘BECO Building Site’ entrances. The   area   in   the   foreground   outlined   in   yellow   would   become   the   recreational ground    where    the    lads    would    be    seen    playing    football    with    their    German colleagues’ in episode 11, ‘The Lovers’ (image 10, below left).