Activity centred on the listed glasshouses where production staff were setting up what looked like a market scene with barrows full of cabbages. Gazebos had been erected over two ornate sofas and flowers, pot plants and statues were all being arranged. Elsewhere workers were handling cabling and gantries.
The park remains open to the public today and visitors and dog walkers were free to walk through the location.
But the full 19-acres are closed to the public on Wednesday and Thursday April 26-27, according to Sheffield City Council signs.
The new drama, produced by HBO, is set to be called ‘The Regime’ and will depict a year within the palace of a crumbling European regime.
Following the revelation the cast were on set at Wentworth Woodhouse in Rotherham recently, rumours that the production is moving to Sheffield’s Botanical Gardens have gone into overdrive after the council announced the area would be closed to the public this week.
1. Acclaim
Sheffield Botanical Gardens opened on June 29 1836 to great acclaim – more than 15,000 people visited over the first four days. Photo: ,
2. Chairs and security
Stacks of chairs and benches could be seen ahead of filming, watched over by security staff in blue. Photo: .
3. The Regime
Hollywood stars Kate Winslet and Hugh Grant are among the cast of HBO Title ‘The Regime’ being filmed at Rotherham stately home Wentworth Woodhouse. Pic HBO Photo: HBo
4. Closed
Notices state the full 19-acre site is closed on Wednesday and Thursday for a 'filming event' Photo: .