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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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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Have you ever noticed the circular plaque at the rear of City Hall on College Street dedicated to ‘the pioneer of cinematography’? It’s looking a little shabby these days and has been moved from its original location, but it was created to mark the birthplace of photographer, inventor and film-maker…
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Stephen Merchant’s comedy thriller, The Outlaws, returns to UK TV screens on BBC One on Sunday 5 June 2022 and will also be available on BBC iPlayer. Originally created by Merchant and Elgin James (co-creator of US series Mayans M.C.) The series follows seven strangers from different walks of life…
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Action-packed sci-fi series The Last Bus has landed on Netflix, starring Robert Sheehan and Tom Basden alongside an ensemble cast of young actors. Produced by Bristol-based Wildseed Studios, the 10-episode, family-friendly eco-fable follows a group of mismatched students on a school trip who become…
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Coming-of-age drama Alex Rider returns for a second series this December, streaming exclusively on Amazon Prime’s free IMDb TV streaming service, after filming on location in Bristol for six months in 2021. Produced by Eleventh Hour Films, Alex Rider is a spy-thriller series based on the popular…
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The first season of Stephen Merchant’s new comedy thriller, The Outlaws, hit UK TV screens on BBC One in October 2021, and is available on BBC iPlayer. Set and filmed in Bristol, the extensive shoot took place on location across the city assisted by Bristol Film Office and at The Bottle Yard Studios…
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Just as one hit TV series filmed in Bristol, Poldark, comes to an end, another is here to fill the Sunday evening primetime slot. Sanditon is an eight-part series based on Jane Austen’s unfinished final novel of the same name, written in 1817 before Austen’s death and adapted for the small screen by…
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