Social media-inspired game show The Circle has returned to this Salford apartment program after its managing director Qube announced that he would continue to work with Studio Lambert North on the program.
The company’s Adelphi Wharf program and its 76 apartments have been used as the filming location for the show since its second series in 2019 – and will be used again for the third installment set to begin Tuesday on Channel 4.
In the Circle, players move into separate tech-enabled apartments to live alone and only communicate with each other via a social media system called The Circle.
In the game that anyone can be anyone in, players battle to stay in the game, become the most popular, and win a cash prize.
Lady Leshurr won the Celebrity Edition of The Circle
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Season three was preceded by a week-long celebrity edition of the show in aid of Stand Up to Cancer UK, which ended on Monday and was won by British rapper Lady Leshurr posing as fellow rapper Big Narstie.
The apartments in Salford, managed by Qube Residential, were used to film both series of the show. The property managers made it easy for Studio Lambert North to move to the block for the last two series as well as the celebrity special.
Dave Seed, General Manager at Qube, said, “It is fantastic to work with the Studio Lambert North team again and to strengthen our relationship with them again. They have been great working with and we look forward to future projects with the team.
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“It was a great experience as always and we love seeing the apartments remodel every time they come in to build the set.
“The anticipation for the next series from The Circle is great and we know that they will not disappoint. It’s great to see how Manchester is doing on the national and global stage because it’s on the agenda.
“Our creative, digital and media industries are thriving and I hope this will help keep it moving even further.”
Tim Harcourt, Creative Director at Studio Lambert added: “We have always been well looked after by the You Are Home Mcr and Qube Residential team and we are delighted that we have continued to bring The Circle back to these Manchester apartments. ”
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Each time the team comes to the block and spends several weeks preparing the apartments for filming. Interior designers are brought in to transform the rooms into the elegant, modern houses that can be seen on the screen.
The statement dates back to a year of transformation growth for Qube Residential, during which the company made appointments for developments such as the Fortis Quay development with 700 units in Salford, True Student in Liverpool and filling the Silkhouse Court development with 193 units in less than eight Years won weeks.
Qube has two offices in Manchester and Liverpool and was founded in 2016 by CEO Seed.