Mercedes Benz adverts feature shots of Faversham and families from the town
Published: 00:00, 24 September 2015
A series of new Mercedes-Benz adverts have hit the screen this week and they are all featured in Faversham.
In May, the Faversham News revealed that a Top Gear director would be heading to town to film a commercial for the premier car brand.
Casting House crews hunted for "ordinary people" from the town and gave the lucky chosen ones an opportunity to tryout a flashy 4x4, a saloon or a convertible.
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Casting House has worked on Embarrassing Bodies, Ford and McDonald's, among others.
The stars of the show included Lucy Guthrie, website manager at the Faversham Business Partnership.
Mum-of-two Rosie Moss, a teacher for Water Babies swimming lessons in the town, featured alongside her husband and and son Monty.
She had said: "There was a huge crew with sound technicians, producers and, of course, the Top Gear director, which was very exciting. It was all really good fun but quite exhausting as it took a full day of filming and we had to do quite a few retakes.
“We’ve not done any acting before but we had a speaking role, chatting among ourselves about the car.
“They were a really nice group of people and were constantly making sure everything was OK for us.
"We have a Volkswagen Polo usually, so driving a Mercedes was a bit different!” - Rosie Moss
“Monty loved it, especially as he had a microphone on his seatbelt – that was his real highlight.
“We have a Volkswagen Polo usually, so driving a Mercedes was a bit different!”
Casting House director Charlie Clare said: “They were using and reviewing the cars with filming on the driveway, filming as they drove and in-car filming.
“They went to everyday locations – a park, a beach, a café – doing everyday simple things.
“We were mainly filming in Faversham and its surrounding areas but went as far as Whitstable.”
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