Taking the Flak has finished....well this series anyway...but Flak fans can get the DVD of the series which is chock full of extra features. There are seven extra short films showing various scenes "Behind the Flak" as well as some fun some outtakes and deleted scenes.

And a rather special title sequence that we didn't use in the end....
Our wonderful art department hired some delightful Tanzanian artists to paint portraits of our actors in various places in the city of Arusha. Margaret--played by Jo Brookes--could be seen on the back of a Dala Dala (a local bus) while David (Martin Jarvis) was painted on a wall near the market. Rory --Damian O' Hare--was on the corner of a busy intersection, with camera at the ready. Jane--Doon's character was above a shop on one of the busiest markets streets.

It was the last day of filming and we had the extraordinary sight of Kilimanjaro emerging from the clouds down the valley some 80 kms away. So we had Mt Meru above us and Kili looming in the distance--which you can see clearly in that opening sequence. After pulling our our personal cameras to record this amazing sight, we split the unit....Pete Rowe was filming two beautiful girls running from a man-eating lion (the opening of episode 4) while DC and Mark and I went off on our own to find the portaits and film the sequence. For DC and I, it was like being back to a news sized team and a lovely way to end the two month shoot amidst the bustle of the market, in real Africa.

Hope you enjoy watching it as much as we loved filming that afternoon.