Image   19   illustrates   the   very   same   window   (again   circled   in   red)   as   seen   in episode   12,   ‘Love   and   Other   Four   Letter   Words’. These   openings   mimic   similar window    openings    and    positions    as    seen    throughout    the    ‘real’    German Hamburg   site;   an   example   of   which   can   be   seen   in   image   20.   It’s   the   small details   such   as   these   that   convince   the   mind   we’re   on   a   German   building   site many miles from home!
Image   17   (above):   Barry   (Timothy   Spall)   arrives   at   the   BECO   Building   Site   in   series   1,   episode 1, If I were a Carpenter. This scene was in fact filmed at Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, UK
In   reality,   no   ‘underground   parking’   was   built   at   Elstree.   However,   to   create   the illusion   of   basement   rooms,   set   designers   elevated   the   ground   floor   slab   of   two of    the    five    set    buildings    whilst    creating    small    openings    (windows)    in    the external walls below. Image   18   (below)   illustrates   set   building   #2   under   construction   in   1982   at Elstree back lot and identifies one such low level window circled in red.
‘Errichtung von 30 altenwohnungen und 15 Mietwohnungen mit einer Tiefgarage’ Roughly translated the sign reads: ‘Erection of 30 flats for the elderly and 15 apartments with underground parking’
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Terms & Conditions
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beco TRIVIA #8
In   episode   1,   ‘If   I   Were   a   Carpenter’,   we   see   Barry   arriving   on   site   in   search   of employment .    He   is   greeted   with   yellow   and   white   entrance   signs   (image   17, right)   displaying   site   contact   details   replicating   a   similar   sign   used   on   the German   Hamburg   site. The   infamous   ‘BECO’   site   name   can   be   read   along   with site location and description of the proposed development as follows:
Image   20   (above):   The   ‘real’   German   building   site   in   Hamburg   Germany,   used   for   several incidental   scenes   throughout   Series   1.   Note   the   similarities   between   the   film   set   (image 19) and the real building site (above).
Image   19   (above):   Wayne   (Gary   Holton)   keeps   an   eye   on   Christa   in   episode   12,   ‘Love and   Other   Four   Letter   Words’.   Here,   set   designers   mimic   basement   windows   in   set building #2 at the BECO Building Site film set at Elstree Studios back lot.
Image   19   illustrates   the   very   same   window   (again   circled   in   red)   as   seen   in episode   12,   ‘Love   and   Other   Four   Letter   Words’. These   openings   mimic   similar window   openings   and   positions   as   seen   throughout   the   ‘real’   German   Hamburg site;   an   example   of   which   can   be   seen   in   image   20.   It’s   the   small   details   such as   these   that   convince   the   mind   we’re   on   a   German   building   site   many   miles from home!
Image   17   (above):   Barry   (Timothy   Spall)   arrives   at   the   BECO   Building   Site   in   series   1,   episode 1, If I were a Carpenter. This scene was in fact filmed at Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, UK
Image   19   (above):   Wayne   (Gary   Holton) keeps   an   eye   on   Christa   in   episode   12, ‘Love   and   Other   Four   Letter   Words’.   Here, set   designers   mimic   basement   windows   in set   building   #2   at   the   BECO   Building   Site film set at Elstree Studios back lot.
Image    20    (above):    The    ‘real’    German building   site   in   Hamburg   Germany,   used for    several    incidental    scenes    throughout Series   1.   Note   the   similarities   between   the film   set   (image   19)   and   the   real   building site (above).
In   reality,   no   ‘underground   parking’   was   built   at   Elstree.   However,   to   create   the illusion   of   basement   rooms,   set   designers   elevated   the   ground   floor   slab   of   two of    the    five    set    buildings    whilst    creating    small    openings    (windows)    in    the external walls below. Image   18   (below)   illustrates   set   building   #2   under   construction   in   1982   at Elstree back lot and identifies one such low level window circled in red.
‘Errichtung von 30 altenwohnungen und 15 Mietwohnungen mit einer Tiefgarage’ Roughly translated the sign reads: ‘Erection of 30 flats for the elderly and 15 apartments with underground parking’
Terms & Conditions
© Auf Wiedersehen, Pet is copyright of ITV Studios, BBC & Franc Roddam.
beco building site TRIVIA #8
The   infamous   ‘BECO’   site   name   can   be   read   along   with   site   location   and description of the proposed development as follows:
In   episode   1,   ‘If   I   Were   a   Carpenter’,   we   see   Barry   arriving   on   site   in   search   of employment .    He   is   greeted   with   yellow   and   white   entrance   signs   (image   17, right)   displaying   site   contact   details   replicating   a   similar   sign   used   on   the German Hamburg site.