Explore the exotic filming locations of Channel 5's thriller The Castaways
Explore the exotic filming locations of Channel 5's thriller The Castaways
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Channel 5's upcoming thriller, The Castaways, follows the story of two sisters who plan a dream holiday to Fiji. However, after a massive row, Erin (portrayed by Celine Buckens) never gets on the plane to the resort. In a twist of events, Lori (played by Sheridan Smith) never reaches her destination either. Months later, with no information about the plane or any survivors, Erin is desperate for closure.
She is taken aback when Lori's credit card is used at a shop and CCTV footage reveals the plane's pilot on the day everyone disappeared. Erin is resolute in her quest for answers and finding her sister. The suspenseful series is based on Lucy Clarke's novel of the same name. Here's everything you need to know about where it was filmed.
The filming took place in Fiji and Greece, presenting the production team with several challenges. Myf Hopkins, the producer, shared with Drama Quarterly: "In Greece, we encountered problems with the intense summer heat.". "We had a scene where we needed to light fires, but we couldn't do that because fires were banned in Greece due to the heatwave. So we had to be innovative and find our own way of doing it. We had to replicate something in post production.".
The locations had to feel genuine, with the producer noting: "We found a beach in Greece where we couldn't see anything around us.". In Greece, we hit difficulties with the intense heat in the summer. "It felt like we were in the middle of nowhere, which is what we needed. We had that visceral sense of water and sea and wind coming through, which you get on a real location. The cast really felt they were living on a beach, which they were for a lot of the time.".
