Hollywood actress Julie Walters has been spotted enjoying a cup of tea during a break in filming in Bristol today (June 1). The Harry Potter and Billy Elliot star was snapped outside of the library at UWE's Frenchay campus this afternoon, enjoying a hot drink in between filming scenes for her new drama, 'Truelove'.
In photos taken by staff at the university's library, the 72-year-old actress could be clearly seen sat in a director's chair in a dark jacket and holding what on-lookers say is a cup of tea, while members of the film crew busybody around her. One member of the crew can be seen stood next to the movie star wearing a mask and reading what could possibly be a script.
In other photos, Dame Julie can be seen in front of the camera as filming resumes, wearing a long pink coat. A man and woman can both be seen behind the camera, viewing the shot on the monitor.
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Staff at UWE's library at Frenchay Campus said the film crew was situated just outside of the library, adding: "Our library doors look like hospital doors apparently". So could we be seeing a hospital scenario at some point during the Channel 4 series?
It's not the first local setting that the crew has used to film Dame Julie's latest work, however - back in mid-May, Bristol Live reported that Julie had been spotted wearing a bright yellow jacket on Clevedon seafront. She has also been spotted in Burnham-on-Sea, again filming for 'Truelove'.
Truelove sees Julie Walters play the character of Phil, an ex-senior police chief who is in the midst of retirement. At a friend's funeral she bumps into her teenage sweetheart Ken (played by Clarke Peters) who is now an ex-special forces veteran and divorcee.
The series will consist of six episodes and is being produced by Clerkenwell Films, the team behind BAFTA award-winning Channel 4 series 'The End Of The F***ing World. It's also been written by Iain Wetherby (Humans) and the core cast are in their late 60s and 70s.
The Channel 4 synopsis reads: "Cut to a friend’s funeral many years later where Phil and Ken, along with a gang of old friends, are reunited. At the wake, with nostalgia and booze flowing in equal measure, talk soon takes a meditative turn and the group discuss what an ‘ideal’ death might look like.
"Our gang make a drunken pact: rather than let each other suffer a slow and dreadful decline, they will step in and engineer a dignified death. In short, they will help each other die when the time is right. Because that, they all agree, is a sign of Truelove.
"But what starts out as a fanciful idea soon morphs into shocking reality…."
Other cast members include Sue Johnston (Help, Kiri), Phil Davis (Trying, Silent Witness), Peter Egan (After Life, Unforgotten), Karl Johnson (Too Close, Mum), Fiona Button (The Split) and Kiran Sonia Sawar (Black Mirror).
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