Emmerdale producers have constructed an incredible custom made maize maze specifically for filming.
The maze, which was grown outside the Emmerdale village in Leeds, was created and grown under the guidance of designer Duncan Howell and Head of Design Gillian Slight and took five months to grow.
Two exact replicas were made with both covering a staggering 100 metres by 100 metres each.
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The paths were then plotted with a GPS and had to be cut to absolute accuracy before the maize reached 10 inches. Then left to grow, the maize eventually reached a height of roughly three metres.
The maze will be central to all the drama in Emmerdale’s epic week of episodes due to air later this month. ITV has confirmed a huge character will meet their end.
Producer Kate Brooks says: 'We wanted something that was unique to the Emmerdale landscape that also packed a dramatic punch.
"The idea of a maize maze really captured our imagination as we felt that it would provide the perfect backdrop for the high-octane drama to unfold. Duncan Howell and his team have done an amazing job of bringing the maze to life".
Designer Duncan Howell tells us: It was a complicated design with lots of different journeys and dead ends but we also needed crew access because it’s a set and we needed escape routes also.
"I had a model made which I took on the recce with me. I’m really happy with the finished result."
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