Candy Cabs in Lymm

Crowds gathered in the sunshine as the cameras started rolling on new BBC comedy series Candy Cabs. Bridgewater Street in the village was closed and transformed into a film set with numerous business premises being re-decorated for the programme, most notably the old post office painted bright pink to match the taxis in the title and the youth club becoming Hotwheels Garage. Locals got a sneak preview of the programme as they were allowed to watch several scenes being filmed on the street itself.

Among the cast spotted in the village were former Eastenders stars Paul Nicholas and Jo Joyner with Claire Sweeney of musical Chicago and T.Vs 60 Minute Makeover. On spotting actor Dennis Lawson, one excited local businessman exclaimed “I’ve just seen Wedge from Star Wars!” The series written by Jane Lush and Johanne McAndrew and produced by Splash Media is a comedy drama about two unlikely northern women who embark on a business venture and start up a taxi firm. Billed as “Britain’s most glamorous taxi fleet”, several of the onlookers in Lymm pointed out the similarity between the fictitious company from the series and Pink Ladies taxis, although no one at the set to comment on whether the programme is based on the Warrington firm.