Residents in a small village in the English West Country have questioned their local council after film-makers for a Harry Potter adaption were allowed to repairs potholes.
Scenes for the new HBO adaption of Harry Potter are set to be filmed in Lustleigh, Devon, and some of the potholes have been filled by the crew.
Lustleigh Parish Council announced the news of the repair on Facebook, saying: "Good news! The filming company have been given permission by the DCC (Devon County Council) highways to proceed with repairs on Wreyland Path, using an approved contractor".
"The contractor will fill all large potholes manually and will then assess if further work needs to be carried out," the post continued.
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"The path will not be shut so can be used as normal."
Residents welcomed the news, however, they questioned why it took the filming of the show for work to be done.
One resident replied: "Can fix potholes for filming but not for everyday use".
Another villager asked if it was possible for the council to "ask the film company, as a good token gesture, to do all the other roads in the parish?"
Arabella Stanton, Dominic McLaughlin and Alastair Stout will portray Hermione Granger, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley
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Wreyland Path in Lustleigh has been repaired by film crews
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A third user suggested: "Harry Potter and the potholes ... good new book heading".
Wreyland Path is a small lane which is bordered by stone walls and cottages.
The council's team of volunteers go out and repair small potholes with a "Lustleigh pothole tracker' spreadsheet to map the problem areas.
Longer potholes, which are 4cm deep and 30cm wide, have to be reported to the county council.
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| PAFilming for the new series first took place in the fishing village of Cadgwith in south Cornwall.
Dominic McLaughlin was pictured in costume as Harry.
Villagers have said the series, filmed in the town of about 600 people, is under the codename "Brown Cat".
Tourism businesses in the south-west of England hope the show will lead a boost to the region.
It is set to be aired in 2027.
The programme is being filmed at Warner Bros Studios Leavesden in Hertfordshire.
The eight Harry Potter movies were also shot there.
HBO has previously said the series would be a "faithful adaption of the iconic books".
It is understood the series will allow for more exploration of the plot lines from the books without the time constraints of the film.
The series is expected to take 10 years to complete.
Alastair Stout will play Ron Weasley, and Arabella Stanton is Hermione Granger.
John Lithgow will play Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer will be Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu will play Severus Snape and Nick Frost will appear as Hagrid.
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