ZEBU The Liverpool based sailing ****p and Stanley Dock will appear in
the
BBC 2 Drama "Ruby in the Smoke" on December 27 between 20:30 to 22:05.
[It is not known when / if it will be shown outside of the UK]
The filming of "Ruby In The Smoke" took place during the summer of 2006
and
comprises part of the BBC's four-episode series of the Sally Lockhart
Mysteries being shot across the country.
Stanley Dock was turned into an East London docklands scene for two
nights
only with a backdrop straight from the 1870s.
Stars signed up for the drama include current Doctor Who heroine Billie
Piper, who plays Sally Lockhart.
She will pit her wits against Julie Walters in the series adapted from
Philip Pullman's books, which will first be shown at Christmas.
The swing bridge leading to the dock was raised for the first time in
more
than a decade to let the Zebu sail through.
Some of the scenes filmed in Stanley Dock included handling cargo and
hauling a corpse out of the murky waters.
The rip-roaring tales are packed full of cut-throat villains and
dastardly
deeds.
Speaking earlier in the year Susan Hanley Place, chief executive of
Mersey
Heritage Trust, said: "The BBC are getting pretty excited about filming
the
Zebu.
"The quay has been dressed up and looks exactly how it would have
looked
around 150 years ago.
"It's a magnificent setting. "They went all over Britain and they
couldn't
find anything better suited than Stanley Dock.
"The combination of the Zebu and Liverpool waterfront was telling and
our
pulling power was obvious."
