The extras used throughout the production were described by Andrew Garfield not as background performers but as "actors in their own right, storytellers that stayed with us throughout the whole of our production," suggesting the production invested in continuity among its supporting artists rather than rotating in new crowds for each location.
The Peasants' Revolt of 1381 had never been dramatized on screen before "The Uprising," despite being a foundational event in British national consciousness and a subject taught in schools across the country.
Cosmo Jarvis, who plays Wat Tyler, performed the role in a period-accurate Estuary accent so convincingly that Paul Greengrass said the first time he heard Jarvis speaking as himself - rather than in character - was after the production had wrapped.
Because St. Sebaldus Church is a protected historic structure, all large set pieces were mounted on soft wheels to avoid damaging the floors, and an architect from the church was present whenever major equipment movements occurred.
The production used St. Sebaldus Church in Nuremberg - the oldest Evangelical Lutheran parish church in the city, dating to the early 13th century - as a major filming location, with the production designer noting that "there is not an inch that we haven't used," including every staircase, crypt, and chapel.
