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  HP3 filming: Knight Bus 2
Our exclusive pix are from the filming of HP3 at London's Borough Market, with the Knight Bus outside the Leaky Cauldron.
1/11 Our exclusive pix are from the filming of HP3 at London's Borough Market, with the Knight Bus outside the Leaky Cauldron
Close-ups of the driver being filmed by the crew
2/11 Close-ups of the driver Ernie Prang (Jimmy Gardner) being filmed by the crew
The illusion of moonlight on the three-storey bus was created by a mammoth crane three streets away (we'll see it later)
3/11 The illusion of moonlight on the three-storey bus was created by a mammoth crane three streets away (we'll see it later)
Filming of the back of the bus. We saw the bus being driven (very fast!) down the road and round the corner to the left
4/11 Filming of the back of the bus. We saw the bus being driven (very fast!) down the road and round the corner to the left
Here, you can see how bright the moonlight effect is - and the conductor, Stan Shunpike, getting his make-up done
5/11 Here, you can see how bright the moonlight effect is - and the conductor, Stan Shunpike, getting his make-up done
The first shot of Stan Shunpike in his full costume
6/11 The first shot of Stan Shunpike in his full costume
And the sign on the back of the Knight Bus
7/11 And the sign on the back of the Knight Bus
A rather blurry shot (sorry!) of the innkeeper Tom, though we think this might be his stand-in not the actor Jim Tavare
8/11 Tom the innkeeper? Ernie Prang?! We're not quite sure - we might have to wait till 2004 to find out!
The whole street in Borough Market where the scenes are set (when the Knight Bus drops off Harry at the Leaky Cauldron)
9/11 The whole street in Borough Market where the scenes are set (when the Knight Bus drops off Harry at the Leaky Cauldron)
The crane (which you can also see in our daylight filming gallery) peering over some buildings to light up the scene
10/11 The crane (which you can also see in our daylight filming gallery) peering over some buildings to light up the scene
And here it is - a huge great thing! Who's paying the electricity bill?!?!?
11/11 And here's the whole crane, called a cherry-picker - a massive great bit of equipment! Who's paying the electricity bill?!?!?

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