Netherfield has made the shortlist of potential locations for a new soap opera which is set to be screened in 2020.
The town would provide the backdrop for the daily dramas involving the Baxter family in the new show titled ‘This Is Home’.
Daymar Productions have put together a 15-page document outlining plans for the new soap, which has been seen by a number of TV executives.
It’s believed the town chosen would retain its name and not just be used to represent a fictional location.
If Netherfield is the chosen location, shooting would begin this autumn with around 112 episodes being made during the first production block.
Lyndsey Collins, from Daymar Productions, said: “People are really going to enjoy following the lives of the Baxter family in This Is Home. Young son Sean has a drugs problem, the mum Sue is having an affair with a doctor at the surgery where she works and father Mick is facing redundancy.
“It would be great for Netherfield to become home to the Baxter family and then be seen on screens across the world.”
Local resident Paula Gibbs thought the shooting would cause havoc.
She said: “We have enough real drama around here without this.
“Where they all going to park? It will cause chaos.”
But Tony Jukes thought it could help ease unemployment in the area.
“This could provide work for a lot of people around here. These kind of things always needs extras and we locals could get paid for that. Some might even get a big part. That’s a lot of money for folk around here. Netherfield is on the up.”
A final decision on location is set to be made by the production company in late April.
When can I start rehearsing my part. I would love it.
Fantastic for NETHERFIELD.
The plot sounds dire and just a repeat of rubbish already on the box. I suppose it’s too much to have a family where the kids are doing well at school, the family take an active part in the Community and mum and dad have a good relationship. It’s another dose of misery porn.
I knew it was an April Fool when the was no mention of Sean and his mates riding scooters up and down the road at all hours the day.
April fools!
Well to make it more realistic they should people with a real disability of MS not actors and I how have it so would be willing