Films & Locations
From romantic and classic period dramas, ghostly mysteries and TV documentaries to famous detective films, action filled adventures and wonderful children's movies, The West Country has been for many years, one of the most sought after regions in the country for film locations. A visit to the region will allow you to see for yourself the wide variety of settings used in many of your favourite movies and television dramas.
From castles to manor houses, the moors to seascapes, city streets to 'olde worlde' villages, many of the locations will be remembered from the cinema and small screen. From the past to the present day, you will be surprised how many of the locations you recognise.
| Film | Information | Location |
| Cornwall | ||
| Ladies in Lavender | Directed by: Charles Dance. Starring: Judi Dench and Maggie Smith. |
Cadgwith, Helston, Lizard Peninsula, Prussia Cove and St Ives. |
| Twelfth Night | Directed by: Trevor Nunn. |
Lanhydrock, Cotehele, Mt Edgcumbe, Prideaux Place, St Michael's Mount and many other Cornish sites. |
| Oscar and Lucinda | Story of ostracised gamblers in c19th Australia who become star crossed lovers. | Prideaux Place, Boscastle, Crackington Haven, Port Isaac, Bossiney. |
| Coming Home | By Rosamunde Pilcher made for TV starring Peter O'Toole, Joanna Lumley and Emily Mortimer. Also 5 Pilcher productions for German and Austrian audience. |
Prideaux Place, Lelant, Godrevy Point, Penzance, Porthgwarra Beach, Marazion. |
| Wycliffe | Cornish based TV detective series starring Jack Shepherd based on the novels by WJ Burley. | Many Cornish locations including Prideaux Place, Truro, Wadebridge, Newquay, Trelissick and Plymouth Devon. |
| Dracula | Laurence Olivier and Donald Pleasence in a stylish version of the Bram Stocker Story. | Tintagel, St Michael's Mount. |
| Mansfield Park | Charlestown. | |
| Saving Grace | Grace Trevethan's idyllic life on the Cornish coast is turning upside down. | Boscastle, Port Isaac, St Endellion, St Trudy, Trebarwith Strand. |
The Libertine |
True story of the Earl of Rochester Starring: Johnny Depp, Samantha Morton, John Malkovich. |
various sites in Cornwall. |
| Rebecca | Charles Dance, Diana Rigg, Faye Dunaway star in Daphne Du Mauriers story. Diana Rigg won best supporting actress. |
Mothercombe in Devon, Charlestown in Cornwall. |
| Keeping Mum | Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith, Patrick Swayze. | |
| Die Another Day | James Bond action movie. Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Judi Dench, John Cleese, Toby Stephens, Rosamund Pike, Rick Yune. |
The Eden Project. |
| Devon | ||
| The Land Girls | Stars oscar winning actress Rachel Weisz. | Filmed on location on Exmoor, Bampton and Dulverton. |
| The Remains of the Day | Anthony Hopkins as a butler comes to realise that his loyalty and respect for his employers has been misplaced. | Powderham Castle. |
| Sense & Sensibility | Version of Jane Austen's story of two sisters trying to find husbands despite the fact that the family lose their money and move to a smaller cottage. | Saltram House, Flete Estate, Berry Pomeroy, Compton Castle, Plymouths Barbican. |
| Rebecca | Charles Dance, Diana Rigg, Faye Dunaway star in Daphne Du Mauriers story. Diana Rigg won best supporting actress. |
Mothercombe in Devon, Charlestown in Cornwall. |
| The French Lieutenant's Woman | A gentleman forsakes his fiancee for the abandoned mistress of a French seaman. | Lyme Regis, Dorset. Kingswear, Dart Valley Railway and Torbay, Devon. |
| Dorset | ||
| The 39 Steps | Robert Powell in the remake of John Buchan novel. | Portland, Dorset. |
| Sleuth | Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine as a successful thriller writer invents a murder plot which rebounds on himself. | Althelhampton House, Dorset. |
| Mansfield Park | Lulworth Cove, Dorset. | |
| Far From The Madding Crowd | Thomas Hardy novel about a headstrong girl who causes unhappiness and tragedy. | Abbotsbury. |
| The French Lieutenant's Woman | A gentleman forsakes his fiancee for the abandoned mistress of a French seaman. | Lyme Regis, Cobb Harbour - Dorset. Kingswear, Dart Valley Railway and Torbay, Devon. |
| Restoration | Costume drama set in 1600s about a young doctor who falls out of favour with Charles II. | Mapperton House, Forde Abbey, Dorset. |
| Emma | Jane Austen's story of matchmaking that goes awry. | Mapperton House, Sherborne and Dorchester. |
| The Shell Seekers | Rosamund Pilcher/War Zone/The Shout/An Element of Doubt and Treasure Island. Rosamund Pilcher. |
Hartland Abbey. FPP New Media production company set up offices on Poole Quay to film 2 new films in 2006. |
| Heroes of Telemark | Kirk Douglas. | Some scenes shot on Poole Quay. |
| African Queen | Humphrey Bogart. | Some scenes shot in Poole Harbour. |
