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Film crews spotted filming Gala Bingo advertising campaign at Nell's Café, Gravesend, along A2

By: Alex Langridge alangridge@thekmgroup.co.uk

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.

Film crews have been spotted outside Nell's Café this morning
They were filming an advert 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.

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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."

Crews for a Sky/HBO series have set up there previously
Manager Sandra Hassan with Bill Bailey during filming for Idris Elba's Sky comedy In The Long Run

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.

Café manager Sandra Hassan (second from right), with actors Darren Boyd, Sandra Oh (second from left) and Kirby Howell-Baptiste a few years ago
Film crews for BBC America drama Killing Eve have been there in the past

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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