4 min readNetflix's new adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials has an all-star cast, including Helena Bonham Carter, Martin Freeman, and BAFTA Rising Star Mia McKenna-Bruce.
Set in London and across the English countryside in 1925, it follows the Lady Eileen ‘Bundle’ Brent as she becomes an amateur detective in this three-part murder mystery.
Fun fact: Did you know that Agatha Miller (her name before she became famous as Agatha Christie) married Colonel Archibald Christie on Christmas Eve, 1914, at Emmanuel Church in Clifton, Bristol? Archibald's stepfather was a schoolmaster at the nearby Clifton College.
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As well as being filmed at Bristol's Botte Yard Studios in the summer of 2024, the series was also filmed on location around the city and the surrounding area. See if you can spot the following locations when you watch, as well as Bristol-based singer Lady Nade, who plays a singer with a jazz band in the series!
St Nicholas Market
The Corn Exchange offices above St Nicholas Market were used to create the Met Police offices and Battle's office. The same offices were also used for filming The Trial of Christine Keeler, and for exterior shots of Disney's Rivals.
Image - Martin Freeman as Supt Battle. Credit Netflix / Simon Ridgeway
Corn Street
Glamorous steakhouse The Ox doubles as the Bon Temps Restaurant, while exterior shots of the Seven Dials nightclub were filmed on nearby Clare Street.
Image - The Ox
All Saints Lane
More exterior shots of the Seven Dials nightclub were filmed in this historic alleyway next to St Nicholas Market.
Image - All Saints Lane
Bridewell Street
The exterior of Old Scotland Yard was created outside the former police station on Bridewell Street. Keep your eyes peeled for this street cameo, with vintage cars and London street signs.
Queen Square
The beginning shots during the phonecall werere filmed on this historic square. Its Georgian terraces were also used for exterior shots of the Seven Dials nightclub. Nearby Little King Street doubled as a street in London's East End.
Image - Queen Square
Clifton
The Barrel House pub in Clifton was used for fiming interior shots of the Seven Dials nightclub.
Arnos Vale Cemetery
The London cemetery visited by Bundle and Jimmy is actually Arnos Vale Cemetery in East Bristol, where you can explore 45 acres of Victorian landscaping and historic graves. It's a tranquil spot which is also a haven for wildlife.
Image - Arnos Vale Cemetery
Westonbirt, The National Arboretum
The series filmed in both the arboretum and Westonbirt House, which was used for both interior and exterior shots of Wyvern Abbey, Mr. Lomax’s estate.
Image - Westonbirt Arboretum - credit Johnny Hathaway
Badminton House
The Badminton House Estate served as the Chimneys Estate featured in the series. While you can't go inside the actual Badminton House, the estate does host events such as garden open days, Badminton Horse Trials in May and RHS Badminton Flower Show in July.
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Filming also took place at other locations across the West Country,:
- Abbey Green and Great Pulteney Street in Bath
- West Somerset Railway’s Blue Anchor Station
- Minehead in Somerset
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Bristol has become a popular location for filming recent BBC and Netflix adaptations of Agatha Christie's novels, with various city spots standing in for other locations, including London.
- Towards Zero (2025): Filming for the BBC adaptation used several Bristol locations to recreate 1930s settings, including Bristol Cathedral doubling as the exterior for Westminster's Royal Courts of Justice, Frog Lane in the city centre used as a 1930s London street, and Tyntesfield House, providing a location for "below stairs" kitchen and servant quarter shots.
- The Pale Horse (2020): This two-part series adapted Bristol locations to serve as 1960s London, including St Nicholas Market, Queen Square and Clifton Village. Arnos Vale Cemetery was a recurring atmospheric backdrop in the mystery.
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