Saint Marie Times Set DIP 6

Located in a community hall in Pointe Noire the ‘Sainte Marie Times’ newspaper office involved the making of large demountable flats and screen elements to ‘enclose’ the expansive first floor space.

This set was extensively researched and prop dressed to reproduce a busy working office environment. The large building frontage required an appropriately scaled sign – one of our largest to date.

Saint Annes Church DIP 6

Numerous signs were made for this series which are essential to establish locations within the story lines.

This one was made for a church near Malendure to be installed for filming and de-rigged quickly between mass times.

Trading Bank Set DIP 6

Located at the newly built Memorial Acte in Point-a-Pitre this set for ep6 was prefabricated at the workshop and reassembled on the first floor meeting room of the museum.

Detailed attention was given to a freestanding curved wall to the trading floor and a bespoke glazed door built to be reset for repeat camera work for a break-in scene.

Boat Set DIP 6

Located on the Telamanca a catamaran moored in Deshais harbour this set was one of the smallest we have made. The secret compartment required precision joinery and was beautifully grained by master scenic Ged Mayo. It was a tight fit all round!

Cricket Club Set DIP 6

This set for ‘Honore Cricket Club’ for ep4 was pre-fabricated in Deshais and rebuilt in Trois Rivieres on south of the island. The 2 week on-site build was hectic involving the refurbishment of a crumbling 1970’s concrete terrace and conversion of the football to a cricket pitch!

Hotel Set DIP 6

Located in a former plantation house in Saint Rose, ‘Maison Cecile’ hotel for ep2 required the building of a reception area over an existing hot tub!

Restaurant Set DIP 5

This Restaurant set was built within a former restaurant at the Grande Anse Beach.

It involved the construction of a suspended shelving structure and a 6m long pass with an end cantilever and a connection to the kitchen which was an important part of the storyline.

Scenic wall flats were made to extend the dining area externally and re-connect the set to the beach.

Government House DIP 5

Government House was located in a local hotel and former Plantation House in Sainte Rose.

Government House was located in a local hotel and former Plantation House in Sainte Rose.

This set involved the making of large scale props that included a road barrier, lectern, 9m flag pole, gazebo, post box and an internal scenic flat with secret wall safe.

Beach Shack Set DIP 5

One of our favourite sets to transform Le Madras Restaurant into a Beach Shack.

It was prefabricated in a few days at the Unit Base Workshop, delivered and installed in the morning and de-rigged during the lunch hour between filming.