It’s a Cracking Christmas, Gromit! As the latest film Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl premieres on our TV screens this Christmas on BBC One in the UK and Netflix globally afterwards, it’s safe to say the world’s most famous inventor and dog duo are making headlines once again. Did you know…
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Did you know that Hollywood legend Cary Grant started his life as Archibald Leach in Bristol? Find out where one of the most iconic film stars called home, learned his trade and is now commemorated in the city. The Cary Grant Statue Start your Cary Grant tour of the city by seeking out the statue of…
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The adaptation of Dame Jilly Cooper’s novel ‘Rivals’ is a shocking and steamy antics tale of the social elite of 1980s England. The series was filmed in and around Bristol, so we've put together a list of locations where you can experience some ‘80s nostalgia once you've watched the show on Disney+…
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The hotly-anticipated new television adaptation of Jilly Cooper's steamy 1988 novel Rivals comes to Disney+ in the UK on 18 October 2024. The series revolves around the tense rivalry of two powerful men in 1980s Britain, with actors Alex Hassell and David Tennant playing the leads. Shooting for…
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The third season of Bristolian Stephen Merchant's hit comedy thriller The Outlaws begins on BBC One in the UK on Thursday 30 May 2024, and will also be available to stream on BBC iPlayer and Amazon Prime Video. Set and filmed in Bristol, the series once again returned to the city for another…
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Happy Birthday Cary Grant! 18 January marks what would have been Cary Grant’s 120th birthday, and is an opportune moment to stop and celebrate one of Bristol’s biggest success stories and finest exports. He enjoyed a six decade-spanning career as a Hollywood film star and style icon that earned him…
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If you were in central Bristol during the summer of 2022, you might have caught a glimpse of explosions, tanks, camera crews, a certain blue police box, and a few famous faces. All of the above are telltale signs of Doctor Who, the world’s longest-running science fiction TV show, which celebrated…
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In celebration of the city's status as a UNESCO City of Film, we take a look at Bristol: the TV and movie star. Many film productions have beamed Bristol onto the big screen and as well as being a featured location, the city has often played film double and production base for many movies. We’ve put…
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Did you know that Doctor Who has a long-running connection with Bristol and its surrounding areas dating back to the 1970s, when Hengrove Imperial Park and Wookey Hole Caves were featured? In this guide, we take a look back at some of The Doctor's other encounters with Bristol… The Doctor and…
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Wholly set and filmed in Bristol, the second series of Stephen Merchant’s hit comedy thriller The Outlaws began on BBC One in the UK on Sunday 5 June 2022, after an extensive shoot that took place at The Bottle Yard Studios and on location across Bristol assisted by the city’s Film Office. The…
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