Standing 14m tall and 20m wide, it completely dominated London’s LH2 Studio. The huge primary structure alone weighed 80 tonnes, filling 5 flatbed trailers. Despite this, the framework was assembled in under two weeks utilizing an arsenal of custom-made dollies and hardware by a team of just 20 technicians.

All three kitchens were fully functional, equipped to an industrial specification with gas, water, electricity, extraction, and fire suppression, all of which had to run through hundreds of metres of ducting that laced the structure. Each floor had a very distinct design aesthetic requiring very different materials, finishes and build techniques. Access between the 4 floors was achieved via 2 staircases, a personnel lift and the platform, as well as a scenery hoist platform employed during the installation and derig.

In addition to the main set, the production required the large mentor’s area, the green room set and the finale set. The entire production required 32 trailers to transport and completely filled 8000 square metres of storage. Despite this huge scale, our team delivered fine finishes on every detail, precision automated systems, robust and reliable safety systems and supported the production throughout filming, all completed to schedule. Scott Fleary are proud to have played such a key part in this extraordinarily ambitious production.

Photographer: Joe Twigg