‘How are we going to make this Belfast street look like Bangkok?': Actress on filming in NI during weather warning

Belfast Telegraph

a day ago

Kelly's new thriller, In Flight, was filmed in Northern Ireland, despite being set in multiple locations across the globe.
'It's a really ambitious project, we filmed it in Belfast but it's set in London and it's got to look like anywhere in the world,' she told on ITV's This Morning.
But Kelly said the cast and crew came into difficulty while trying to film a scene which was set in Bangkok.
'Not only did we do it in Belfast in the winter but there was an amber weather warning on the day,' she said.
Kelly said she initially feared they would be forced to postpone filming.
'I was like 'How are we going to make this Belfast street look like Bangkok?' and also 'How are we going to do it today because it's not going to stop raining today?'' she said.
Despite the bad weather the team managed to finish the scene.
'Actually we shot it that night because it needs to look all moody and we had about 35 supporting artists,' she continued.
'And we all had summer clothes on, flip flops, freezing in the rain, I mean we were literally like, dragging our feet through puddles.
'I honestly thought we were gonna have to reshoot that but it looks incredible. You gotta keep watching because it's not until the end but it looks absolutely brilliant.'
Kelly praised the show's Belfast born director, Chris Baugh and producer, Brendan Mullin for bringing the show to life.
'Chris and Brendan [are] our producer/director team, they are born and bred Belfast, their creativity is second to none and they know every nook and cranny of Belfast,' she said.
In Flight follows the story of a flight attendant who is blackmailed into smuggling drugs after her son is arrested.
Filming took place in Belfast in November 2024, with exterior shots and pub scenes being filmed at Clenaghan's just outside of Moira, Co Down.
The Channel 4 series is available to watch on All4 now.