Working with the stars!

Its official - I'm working on and with TV stars.

Until last August this ship had been 'laid up' for a couple of years. The reason was that there were not enough cargoes to justify running so many ships so the company decided to lay up the Arco Beck. All the crew were moved to other ships except for the Bosun and Chief Engineer(Mr C/E) who were kept to look after the ship. They worked on the ship during the day and being fairly local they were able to lock her up every night and go home for the night.
They kept her in good shape because last year she came back into service again.

Anyway whilst alongside they were invaded for a few days by a production company filming the ITV drama Vera.  The ship was featured both outside, as a car chase led the police to the ship as a criminal had apparently escaped onboard the ship which was about to sail.  It' s engine room was also featured as the criminal tried to make his escape!
I remember being told ages ago that the ship had been featured and exclaiming surprise as I watched the episode in question and realised how much of the ship was featured, I didn't realise though, as the action was going so quickly that both the Bosun and Mr C/E had both landed roles as 'ships crew'.
Apparently they had  a good laugh filming it too.

I've tried to find a link for this episode but just can't find it anywhere. Maybe now the second series is out now there may be some way of viewing it in the future. Who'd have thought a rusty sand and gravel dredger could play such a glamourous role as a getaway vehicle!