Film crews spotted filming Gala Bingo advertising campaign at Nell's Café, Gravesend, along A2
Published: 15:06, 12 April 2023
Updated: 15:06, 12 April 2023
Film crews have been spotted outside a popular café along the A2 this morning.
Nell's Café, in Gravesend, has once again been taken over by cameras as they shoot an advertising campaign for Gala Bingo.
A passer-by said a prominent red sign had been covered up and it looked as though there were people inside eating despite the restaurant being closed to the public all day.
They said there was a lot of people bustling around the location with cameras, a crane and a few vans, at around 11am.
Another person said they saw crews parked up outside Cascades Leisure Centre, in Thong Lane, only 1.4miles away, earlier in the day.
A message of the café's social media read: "Nell's will be closed Wednesday, April 12. Filming going on. Sorry to all our customers."
This is not the first time that Nell's Cafe, just off the A2 at Marling Cross, has been used as a filming location.
It has featured in shows like BBC's Killing Eve, Sky One's Temple and Idris Elba's comedy In The Long Run featuring comic legend Bill Bailey and HBO and Sky's comedy-horror series The Baby.
The 70-year-old diner also featured as part of a special version of ITV's Long Lost Family with presenter Davina McCall even returning for a bite to eat a few days later.
But more recently Neighbours star and Torn singer Natalie Imbruglia filmed a music video there.
It is a pitstop for not only film-makers but locals, workers and bikers holding a popular bike night on Thursdays.
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