What’s Benedict Cumberbatch been up to in Glasgow? And why does it look like New York now?

Glasgow has been sort-of-transformed in 1980s New York City for the latest television project to star Benedict Cumberbatch.

He’s been filming scenes for a new miniseries, Melrose, with production in Glasgow ongoing until the end of the week. American signage has been used to transform Bothwell Street in the city,

Melrose is based on the novels by Edward St Aubyn, and plenty of passers-by caught shots of the filming. This particular collection of Tweets made us chuckle…

HBO can’t afford to film in New York so they are passing off the front of a Wetherspoons as Manhattan…. pic.twitter.com/Ba0Uc29mmf

— Robert Wilson (@planktoncounter) October 29, 2017

For all I know, Cumberbatch is still telling the sky to fuck off. I went home on the tenth take. Clearly a critical scene

— Robert Wilson (@planktoncounter) October 29, 2017

David Nicholls has penned the adaptation, which is due to screen in 2018. Five episodes to our knowledge are planned…