Originally Posted by Bcph:
“Something else, the area is on the flight path for Heathrow - and maybe Luton too - so you HEAR planes virtually non-stop when you stand outside at the entrance for hours on end. Pretty sure they filter the noise away for outdoor scenes.”
To be fair, Stratford and the surrounding parts of the East End are right under Heathrow Approach, and London City airport is only a couple of miles away too. Plane noise wouldn't be that unusual to be true to life, though obviously bad for filming.
Those rolling green hills did look absolutely ridiculous in all the wide shots, though