Series 5 Celebrity Hunted
Stand up 2 Cancer - Celebrity Hunted
Ten fresh, famous faces are returning to Channel 4 for the show’s fifth series. Celebrities now known as fugitives are on the run for, Stand Up To Cancer’s Celebrity Hunted. Over the years we have worked on numerous projects with Shine TV and have collaborated with them for both Hunted and Celebrity Hunted. Take a look at our involvement in series 4 of Celebrity Hunted.
For series 5 of Celebrity Hunted, GB Helicopters were called to conduct the aerial filming, while also helping to track the well-known fugitives.
Conducting the aerial filming
For series 5 of Celebrity Hunted, we operated two AS355 twin-engine helicopters' to conduct the aerial filming.
On board with the pilot was a hunter tracking the fugitives, coordinating with the ground team to track and capture the celebrities.
Rigged to the helicopter was a state-of-the-art GSS C516, a lightweight and compact gyro-stabilised camera system. To capture the shots for series 5 of Celebrity Hunted we paired our GSS with our RED Epic Dragon.
Shropshire was one of the locations we were tasked to fly to, for series 5 of Celebrity Hunted. This was well documented on social media and media outlets on the day of filming since many spotted our aircraft and shared their sightings.
Flying above Shrewsbury prison we captured shots of the celebrity fugitives escaping the former prison. Using the footage were the professional hunters on board, transmitting the footage to the ground team, and keeping track of the fugitives' locations.
As documented, this was the start of the celebrity fugitives attempting to remain undetected by the former police and intelligence officials.
Celebrity Fugitives Line-up
The celebrity fugitives taking part and paired together for Channel 4's Celebrity Hunted are the following.
- Nik Speakman and Eva Speakman
- Ed Gamble and James Acaster
- Katya Jones and Amiee Fuller
- Saffron Barker and Bobby Seagull
- Nicola Thorp and Nikesh Patel
Permissions Required
We obtained the necessary permissions for the aerial filming of series 5 Celebrity Hunted. We utilised our long-standing low-level permit from the CAA to conduct the aerial filming for this project.
Our operations team and pilots boast a wealth of expertise working with producers and directors for aerial filming projects. Please discuss with our team to make your vision a reality with our aerial filming services. Call us on 0800 030 4105 or complete the contact form below.
Aerial Film Services
Celebrity Hunted is available to watch on Channel 4 and All 4.
Stand Up For Cancer: Celebrity Hunted
Following a two-year break, Celebrity Hunted returned to our screens in January for Series 4. Participating in Channel 4’s Stand Up for Cancer. Eight celebrities now known as fugitives were paired together. To remain undetected whilst on the run for 14 days to avoid getting tracked down by professional Hunters.
Former police officers, intelligence agents and military personnel make up the team of hunters who used their expertise to hunt down the celebrity fugitives.
The celebrities who appeared in season 4 were:
- Ollie Gareth
- Locke-Locke
- Chizzy Akudolu
- Lisa Maffia
- The Vivienne
- Chloe Veitch
- Iwan Thomas
- Richard Whitehead
Permissions requested
A requirement for this project was to submit a filming application to the National Trust. Successfully obtaining these permissions allowed us to complete the required shots by production teams. The permissions from The National Trust allowed us to film aerially above Formby Beach in Merseyside using one of our Twin Squirrels.
Our participation
For episode 6 of the series we had a hunter on board our aircraft who was coordinating with the on-ground team, in attempt to track down the fugitives. We followed and captured shots of the Huey Heli taking off and in flight as part of the production had on board hunters on route to track down the celebrity fugitives.
Our Twin Squirrel aircraft was equipped with our nose-mounted GSS C516 camera and a Sony P1 HD camera paired with a 30-300mm lens to film aerial footage of the fugitives. The camera systems were rigged to our aircraft.
Celebrity Hunted Stand Up for Cancer is available to watch on My4.
