Filmed in Bristol

Bristol is an outstanding location, and many famous programmes and films have been made here. Below are just a few of the most famous examples.

Feature Films

The Truth About Love (2007) - This romantic comedy was filmed at locations including Clifton Suspension Bridge, Park Place (Clifton), Merchants Quay/Redcliffe Wharf, Severnshed and The Paragon (Clifton).

Starter For Ten (2006) - UK feature starring James McAvoy 1980s drama/comedy about a Bristol University student determined to appear on University Challenge. Locations include Bristol University, Royal York Crescent, Redcliffe Wharf and Christmas Steps.

These Foolish Things (2004) - UK feature starring Lauren Bacall and Angelica Huston. This drama/comedy set in 1930s London was filmed at locations including King Street (doubled for Soho) and Colston Hall.

TV Programmes

BBC Bristol - Over 25% of the world's natural history films are made in Bristol, with the majority of these being produced at the BBC's acclaimed Natural History Unit.

Aardman Animations - Wallace and Gromit, Chicken Run, Creature Comforts and Robbie the Reindeer were all made by the Oscar award-winning Aardman Animations here in Bristol. Creature Comforts was inspired by Nick Park's visits to Bristol Zoo Gardens and features voices of local Bristolians.

Being Human (2008-) - A British television supernatural drama-comedy series, broadcast on BBC Three. It stars Lenora Crichlow, Russell Tovey and Aidan Turner as three apparent twenty-something characters sharing a house in Bristol, trying to live a normal social life, despite being a ghost, a werewolf and a vampire respectively.

Deal or No Deal - This popular quiz challenge show is filmed in Bristol at Endemol West's studios, where many other shows such as Channel 5's Brainteaser are also filmed.

Casualty (1986-2009) - BBC's prime time Saturday night TV series was filmed in Bristol for over 20 years. Casualty was filmed in an old warehouse in St Phillips and at outdoor locations around the city.

Mistresses - Bristol's answer to Sex & The City, Mistresses follows four 30-something women through the trials and tribulations of their lives. Filmed at locations throughout Bristol and Bath.

Don't Die Young - Dr Alice Roberts, senior Teaching Fellow at the Department of Anatomy at Bristol University, demystifies the inner workings of the body to help our understanding of how lifestyle impacts on lifespan in this BBC series.

Afterlife - ITV's supernatural thriller filmed its series in Bristol studios and locations including Southville (Greville Road), Welsh Back, Bristol Buttery and the Cumberland Basin.

Teachers - This comedy following a group of teachers both inside and outside the classroom was filmed in Lockleaze School, The Promenade (Clifton) and various Clifton streets.

Skins - E4's drama from the makers of Shameless follows the story of a group of Bristol teenagers, filmed at locations throughout the city.

Animal Magic - This popular children's TV programme, filmed at Bristol Zoo Gardens, ran for a total of 21 years, eventually ending in 1984.

Shoestring - Private eye TV series filmed in Bristol.

The Young Ones - Incredibly popular 80s student sitcom starring Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson, filmed in and around Redland.

House of Elliott - Filmed in Berkeley Square, just off Park Street.

Only Fools and Horses - Nelson Mandela House exteriors were filmed at a housing estate in Bedminster and the episode 'Heroes and Villains', where Del and Rodney run down the street dressed as Batman and Robin, was filmed in Broadmead, central Bristol.

Berkeley Square - Scenes from this show were filmed in Vyvyan Terrace, Clifton.