Eagle-eyed viewers spot hit BBC AND ITV dramas using the same set – but did you notice?

TIMES are hard but eagle-eyed viewers person spotted that 2 rival TV stations person been sharing the aforesaid acceptable for 2 antithetic programs.

The fashionable crime play Sherwood, which is disposable to watercourse connected BBCiPlayer, has been commissioned for a 3rd series.

Set successful the contiguous time Nottingham, Sherwood is inspired by real life murders successful Nottinghamshire successful 2004.

But successful 1 episode, a instrumentality spotted a acquainted bull store portion watching the drama, 1 they had seen earlier connected anther transgression play called The Tower implicit connected ITV.

One instrumentality took to X, formerly Twitter to telephone them out, saying: "TV police underfunding is simply a large issue. Sherwood connected BBC and The Tower connected ITV person been forced to stock a constabulary station."

Another joked: "That indispensable beryllium truthful inefficient. Assuming it’s halfway betwixt the 2 locations, those mediocre officers volition person astatine slightest an hr commute to their patch."

And it seems it's not conscionable these shows the aforesaid bull store has popped up connected either.

Another instrumentality posted: "The main constabulary bureau was besides utilized by the investigators connected the BBC's The Gold past year, if I callback correctly."

While a 4th said: "Same constabulary presumption arsenic A Touch of Frost?"

The archetypal bid of Sherwood gripped viewers and was acceptable successful a Nottinghamshire mining municipality wherever 2 killings rocked the community.

One of victims was erstwhile national activist, Gary Jackson (Alun Armstrong) and his involvement successful concealed past constabulary operations led detectives to fishy a transportation with the miners strike.

The amusement stars David Morrissey arsenic DCS Ian St Clair and Lesley Manville who plays Julie Jackson, portion Robert Glenister is DI Kevin Sailsbury and Adheel Akthar is Andy Fisher.

The 2nd bid of the transgression drama, written by BAFTA-winning James Graham, was inspired by the 'Shottingham' pack wars.

In bid three, Lesley Manville is backmost arsenic Julie, portion Sharlene Whyte portrays Pam Bottomley, Ria Zmitrowicz is Lisa Waters, Philip Jackson is Mickey Sparrow, and Aisling Loftus is Sandy Walters.

Meanwhile, The Tower is acceptable successful London - but erstwhile criminals are taken down to the station, fans person noticed it looks similar the aforesaid spot arsenic the 1 successful Nottingham.

The transgression saga follows investigations to beryllium solved by DS Sarah Collins, played by the show's prima Gemma Whelan, who explores the acheronian bosom of policing.

The precise archetypal bid began with Sarah investigating the deaths of a agelong serving constabulary serviceman and a 15 twelvemonth aged Libyan exile successful London arsenic they plunge to their deaths.

They permission down a five-year-old lad and a caller enlistee Lizzie Griffiths, who disappears hours aft the deaths.

Sarah investigates the murders and discovers a murky broadside to policing.

Two years aft bid 2 finished Sarah is is backmost connected the job, this clip trying to lick the lawsuit of a miss being stabbed.

It sees the instauration of a caller quality called Lizzie (Tahirah Sharif) whose willingness to bash things by the publication is tested by a telephone out.

Season 3 involves a stabbing which leads Sarah to the way of an undercover portion led by Kieran Shaw, with Lizzie Adams backmost astatine the presumption juggling household beingness with constabulary duty.

Season 3 of The Tower is disposable connected ITVX to stream. Sherwood play 1 and 2 are disposable to watercourse connected BBC iPlayer.