Good Omens - Eden - Behind the Scenes

Excerpt from The Nice and Accurate Good Omens TV Companion:

As assistant director Francesco “Cesco” Reidy points out, such an epic location for the opening scene came at a price. “Filming in those kind of areas is difficult,” he says. “It’s exposed. It’s very hot, there’s no shade and you can burn easily. Bringing equipment is also a challenge,” he adds. “Everything had to come in on a fleet of four-wheel-drive jeeps or tractor-type vehicles, and there was a huge amount to get in.”

Overseeing the operaion was the producer for the South Africa shoot, Paul Frift. “It was challenging filmmaking,” he says. “We put up a Bedouin tent to create shade, but once you stepped out it was like a furnace.”