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Hugh Bonneville in BBC lockout

Hugh Bonneville
Hugh Bonneville was refused entry to the BBC’s New Broadcasting House while he was filming W1A. Photograph: Matt Baron/BEI/Rex Features

The BBC appears to have come up with a novel way to cut production costs … stop crews from filming. RadioTimes.com has revealed that Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville was refused entry to New Broadcasting House while filming BBC show W1A. Bonneville said: "We were filming in New Broadcasting House when the chap on the door – a lovely guy in fact – was watching us troop down from upstairs, where we were getting ready, to the foyer with 20 crew and cast. We filmed in the reception area for a few hours or so and he was chuckling away, whilst continuing to let people in and out of the building as part of his daily duties. When we finished filming, we headed in to go upstairs and he wouldn't let me in because I didn't have the right sort of pass."

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