‘Mystery’ film crews arrive in city

MYSTERY surrounds the arrival of a film crew in Portsmouth this week, with shooting taking place in the city’s naval base.

Production vans supplied by ADF, which specialises in make-up trailers and offices, have set up camp in a car park at the Lakeside North Harbour site in Cosham where they will stay until Saturday (May 14).

The convoy is acting as a hub for filming on location at the naval base further south in Portsea.

CrewmembersattheLakeside site told The News the project was titled My Mother’s Wedding – although codenames are commonly used withinfilmandtelevisionwhile work is underway.

In response to a query by TheNews,aRoyalNavyspokeswoman said: ‘For commercial reasonsitwouldbeinappropriate to comment.’

Earlier this year film crews andmoviestarTomHardywere spotted in the New Forest for a new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations.