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I was thrilled when Amandaland started filming on my street... but when I saw the first episode I nearly spat out my wine: HARRY WALLOP reveals why having a BBC crew on his doorstep was more hit job than hit series
In September last year, some filming took place on our street in Highbury, north London. This isn't unusual for a couple of reasons. The first is practical: the street I live in is a particularly quiet thoroughfare thanks to a complex one-way system; hardly any cars drive down it, making it ideal for quiet, undisturbed filming.
The second: I am surrounded by media luvvie types – like myself – the sort who let film crews into their homes in return for a bit of extra cash or the possibility of showing off their swanky kitchen islands before putting their properties on the market. The BBC press release, announcing the show, laid bare the full horror: “Post her divorce, Amanda has had to downsize and up sticks to South Harlesden, or as the Estate Agent calls it SoHa”. Highbury’s main supermarket *is* a Waitrose, though some of us shop in the ludicrously expensive Yield delicatessen at the end of the road, which sells biodynamic wines and those delicious jarred Brindisa Navarrico Chickpeas.
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