Rehearsals. Adam Morris seems to be employing a "comb-over". He assures us that this is not the case and is simply trick-photography

Jordan is blonde.

Photo: Jeff Didelot

Meanwhile, the Nortons get the builders in...

Photo: Phil Ox

Shooting starts... on a cold and frosty Nov 28th, 2005

The turban goes on for the first time. You could hear a pin drop...

Steve Richie (Prod Designer) and Jude ("Coolest Man on Set" nominee) are a blur as they try to arrange both a sofa AND a metric tonne of carrots in the 45 seconds between takes.

Katie is all smiles as she's being taken onto set by 3rd AD, Heddi.

This is what Adam Morris looks like when he arrives at Elstree for a day's shooting.

Philip asks the girls to explain why their bedroom ceiling has disappeared. "Has there been magic going on in this house..?"

Photo: Jordan Metcalfe

"Genie in the House" Fan Club President, Laura Bawol, and her Second in Command, Charlotte, say Hi to the Norton girls.

Angus (Max) and the gang celebrate the end of his first week in the Norton house

Adam ends his first week standing in compost with his costume in tatters

Photo: Jordan Metcalf

Adam is mortified and needs a hug from Victoria (Caroline) after Steve B suggests his performance may be a little over-the-top.

Steve likens good directing to bringing a plane in to land smoothly. Vicky remains sceptical. Adam remains confused.

The view from the Norton's living room 'window'!

In "Cuckoo in the Lamp", the girls ask Adil to wish that Philip didn't take life so seriously... Seems to have 'worked'!

Photo: Sarah Chartier

Despite still being only 7am, Katie is all smiles! Jordan, however, finds it hard to even say, 'Good Morning' before his first Weetabix.

Paul, Terry and Dave show great teamwork while trying to locate the source of the mysterious 'cooing' in Studio 7's roof.

After exhaustive nationwide casting sessions, here is Adam's gnome 'double'. "We knew as soon as he walked through the door, whistling a happy tune, we'd found our man", say the producers.

Photo: Jude Singleton

Concerns have been raised that Adam's outlook on life may be being adversely affected by spending too much time with Jude Singleton at the weekends...

"Ole, baby! Ole!"

Photo: Sabine Charrin

This make-up lark is a serious business..

Ah.. that's better!

Simon Rooke would like it to be known that, despite this photograph, he is not, in fact, five times larger than his director, Emmanuelle Dubergey.

In between filming her scenes, Vicky Longley demands that everyone walks about on tip-toe and keeps the chat to an absolute minimum.

Photo: Sabine Charrin

"Lovin' your bubbles, baby!"

Photo: Sabine Charrin

Spot the Ball

Cheeky!!

The actor, Sir Adam Morris-Flangeington-Smyth in the make-up room before his transformation into his character, Philip Norton

Photo: Mitzi Doney

Steve "Pappa Baz" Bawol looking forward to his holiday in the Carribbean. Only two and a half weeks to go, Steve!

Vicky looks on nervously as Steve Richie is, at last, allowed to play with the props on set

You'd better finish this shoot on time or we'll send the boys round...

Fire Drill at Elstree... Adam Morris is assigned the task of carrying all women under 5' 1" towards the nearest exit.

Phil and the girls...

During filming of "Witch Way" the crew really threw themselves into it.

Photo: Céline Maciejewski

Katie and her agent retire to her dressing room between scenes to discuss her future.

Photo: Sabine Charrin

It's lonely at the top... nobody understands me...

Photo: Sabine Charrin

Emmanuelle Dubergey, director of 'Gnome Sweet Gnome', 'Daddy Cool', 'Do you want to Dance', 'Me Me Me' and 'I Love Adil', with the girls

Photo: Sabine Charrin

Somewhere, hidden in all those props, is an actor...

Photo: Sabine Charrin