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Level crossing at Hill Farm, Northwood Lane

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TV filming: additional info
==TV filming==
* The crossing was has featured in a number of film and TV productions including:* A Vauxhall Chevette advertisement (1978?), [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOyt9qm69R8 The Test Drive] with a vehicle joining the line at the crossing and driving along the track to [[Bewdley Tunnel]].* It also featured in the The opening sequence of episode 2 of the short-lived 1982 BBC sit-com [[L For Lester]] which can be seen on this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EimIqAlqnfU YouTube clip]. The crossing barriers were specially installed for filming purposes.* Series 5 episode 6 of the BBC sit-com [[Sorry!]], first screened on 21 June 1986. The episode "It's a Wonderful Life, Basically" paid homage to the James Stewart film, with Timothy Lumsden (Ronnie Corbett) wishing that he had never been born and discovering the consequences. Two scenes were involved, both involving a close encounter with a passing freight train but with very different outcomes. The crossing was again specially fitted with barriers for filming.
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