Three Little Birds
In November last year The Weaver’s House and surrounding shop fronts of the terrace were used as
a location for a forthcoming television series. Written by Sir Lenny Henry, Three Little Birds,
recreates his mother’s experiences of life in Britain when she arrived from the Caribbean in the
1950s. The show is set to be screened later this year.
Upper Spon Street was transformed into 1950s Dudley complete with period cars and a horse-drawn
rag and bone cart. Double yellow lines disappeared under rubber mats and grit, external intruder
alarm units seamlessly vanished under masking tape and paint, number 119 became a shoe shop
and cobblers, and 120 was transformed into a tailor’s. Local landmark “Moira’s” took on the star role
as a television hire shop. Then as soon as it all sprang up, it was gone just as quickly. Did you spot the
street during its transformation?
