Film crews have been spotted setting up trailers at a secondary school car park as teams prepare to shoot scenes for an upcoming BBC comedy in Yarm.
Egglescliffe School and Sixth Form College, on Urlay Nook Road, has been taken over by a string of vehicles for television production companies this weekend.
From make-up and costume trailers to food waste vehicles, pictures taken on Sunday show how the school's car park is packed full and ready for plenty of lights, cameras, and action in the next few days.
Yarm Councillor Andrew Sherris confirmed on Facebook that filming crews would be moving into Yarm and surrounding areas for the filming of Smoggie Queens next week.
It comes just days after Middlesbrough town centre was transformed into a pride festival for the show as filming got underway with Mark Benton and Coronation Street star Alexandra Mardell.
Camera crews took over Centre Square for the "out and out" BBC comedy, which was written by Middlesbrough native Phil Dunning and centres around a group of friends who are fiercely proud of their hometown and their small pocket of the LGBTQ+ community.
Cllr Sherris said filming will be taking place between Monday and Thursday at various locations across the town.
Ten parking bays have also been suspended on Yarm High Street, and are currently blocked off and surrounded by cones.
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Smoggie Queens - which will have six episodes - is set to see Middlesbrough-born Mark take on the role of drag queen 'Mam', while British Soap Award winner Alexandra plays "self-styled hun" Lucinda.
The show will also follow volatile Dickie (Dunning), awkward Sal (Patsy Lowe) and newcomer Stewart (Elijah Young) as they navigate love, life and their pride for a town that feels neglected in its own little corner of the UK.
A transmission date for the series is not yet known - but camera crews are believed to be filming in the area across the next few weeks.
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