Mobile Testing Lab Keeps Cameras Rolling On Period Drama TV Set

An actress dressed in costume looking at a laptop in a scene room.

Cignpost Diagnostics has assisted a well-known media production company with COVID-19 testing for the cast and crew of a popular television series. From October 2020 to June 2021, Cignpost's bespoke mobile testing facility followed the production to multiple different filming locations, often for only one or two days at each site, and set up in unit bases on set. This afforded the team with maximum flexibility to their operating models - for example, the production was able to move laboratory opening hours for shoots taking place at night.

The mobile laboratories were accompanied by a dedicated team of scientists from SRG, who processed and delivered over 7,000 tests during the eight months of filming.

Cignpost Diagnostics created a secure working environment for filming by using zoning protocols to test staff members regularly based on their level of exposure. Additionally, the production was able to make use of our ExpressTest sites and concierge service to allow for supporting actor (SAs) flexibility and enable people to be tested at their convenience.

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