WHILE the lockdown has been terrible news for the city, the quiet streets have proved perfect for filmmakers who have taken over part of Oxford city centre.
A cast and crew of about 150 people worked around the clock, filming at Exeter College, the Examination Schools and the Museum of Natural History for a production codenamed ‘Tailspin’ - though believed to be a drama actually called Suspicion for the streaming service Apple TV by the writer of Die Hard and The Fugitive, and starring Uma Thurman.
Trucks following orange location signs carrying the initials ‘TS’, parked in Radcliffe Square and a large lighting rig erected in Brasenose Lane to illuminate Exeter’s dining hall. They left yesterday.