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The Larkins TV Series (2021)

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The Larkins family posing for a photo by a lake with trees in the background. The actors are wearing brightly coloured 1950s clothing. To the left children sit on a picnic blanket with a hamper. The adults stand to the right leaning on a wooden bench.

The Larkins © ITV Plc / Objective Fiction / Genial Productions
Pictured: Montgomery Larkin (Liam Middleton), Petunia Larkin (Rosie Coleman), Victoria Larkin (Lola Shepelev), Zinnia Larkin (Davina Coleman), Mariette (Sabrina Bartlett), Primrose Larkin (Lydia Page), Charley (Tok Stephen), Pop Larkin (Bradley Walsh) and Ma Larkin (Joanna Scanlan)

Director: Andy De Emmony
Writer / Creator: Simon Nye, Abigail Wilson
Starring: Bradley Walsh, Joanna Scanlan, Sabrina Bartlett, Tok Stephen, Peter Davidson
Production Company: Objective Fiction, Genial Productions
Kent Locations Used: Viking Bay and Victoria Gardens in Broadstairs, Eynsford, Faversham, Stonepitts Farm near Sevenoaks and Long Barn in Sundridge, Squerryes Court in Westerham, Walpole Bay Hotel & Museum in Margate, various undisclosed villages and farms in North Kent

The Larkins is a brand-new adaptation of beloved HE Bates’ novel The Darling Buds of May. The six‑part comedy drama series for ITV stars Bradley Walsh (Doctor Who, Law & Order: UK, Coronation Street) as Pa Larkin, Joanna Scanlan (After Love (2021), Stardust, Getting On) as Ma Larkin, Peter Davison (Call the Midwife Series 9 (2020), The Trial of Christine Keeler, Gentleman Jack) as The Vicar and Sabrina Bartlett (Bridgerton (2020), Victoria, Game of Thrones) as Mariette and Tok Stephen as Charley Silent Witness, Holby City, Grantchester).

Bradley Walsh takes on a role originally played by David Jason (Still Open All Hours, Only Fools and Horses) in  The Darling Buds of May (1991 – 1993), a story about the lives of the working class May family. Both the 1990s series and the remake are based on an HE Bates’ novel.

Pa and Ma Larkin posing for a photo in front of a brick wall with a pear tree. Bradley Walsh as Pa Larkin wears a tweed suit, blue shirt and yellow tie. Joanna Scanlan as Ma Larkin wears a pink and white floral dress.

The Larkins (C) ITV Plc / Objective Fiction / Genial Productions
Pictured: Pop Larkin [Bradley Walsh] and Ma Larkin [Joanna Scanlan]

The Larkins is written and created by Simon Nye (The Durrells, Finding Alice) and Abigail Wilson (Trollied, Stella) and the series was directed by Andy De Emmony (The Bletchley Circle, The Nest).

During filming production visited Broadstairs to film scenes at Victoria Gardens and the beach at Viking Bay where Ma and Pa Larkin take a paddle in the sea. Faversham town and the Guild Hall feature in scenes with Pa Larkin’s beloved yellow Rolls Royce. Eynsford village features in various scenes including a summer fete. Look out for Eynsford Village Hall, The Castle Hotel, The Five Bells Pub and Eynsford Riverside.

 The Larkins enjoy strawberry picking in scenes filmed at Stonepitts Farm near Sevenoaks. Meanwhile Long Barn in Sundridge and Squerryes Court in Westerham were used to shoot countryside scenes.

The Walpole Bay Hotel & Museum in Margate also features in the series, ideally suited with its art deco design. Various undisclosed villages and farms in North Kent also feature in the series picturing The Garden Of England in the idyllic 1950s summer sunshine.

Broadstairs in East Kent is a picturesque coastal town with several beautiful beaches, restaurants, bars and walking trails which provide visitors with a real Kentish seaside town experience. Victoria Gardens has stunning clifftop views of Viking Bay and Louisa Bay. Broadstairs and Viking Bay has welcomed productions including Breeders Series 2 (2021), Devils (2021) and Hurricane (2018).

Faversham is a beautiful historic market town in the Swale Borough of Kent. The historic town boasts over 500 listed buildings. Previous productions in the town include Bollywood film Jagame Thandhiram (2021), Whitstable Pearl Series 1 (2021) and Hetty Feather Series 1 – 6 (2015 – 2020).

Located on the River Darent, Eynsford has some distinctive features including its viaduct, ford and ancient ruins and is part of the Sevenoaks district. Stonepitts Farm sits at the foot of the North Downs in Seal, near Sevenoaks, with magnificent views over the beautiful Vale of Holmesdale that has been a local landmark for hundreds of years.

Squerryes Court in Westerham is a beautiful 17th century manor house which has been the Warde family home since 1731. It is surrounded by 20 acres of attractive and historic gardens which include a lake, restored parterres and an 18th century dovecote. Westerham is a very busy village on a through road near Sevenoaks. Recent productions to film in the Sevenoaks district include The Cleaner (2021), The First Team (2020) and Great British Railway Journeys Series 11 (2020).

The Walpole Bay Hotel & Museum in Margate was built for discerning guests in 1914 and extended in 1927. The hotel has five floors and 42 bedrooms and a museum space. The décor and layout is versatile to suit many eras and the hotel provides cast and crew accommodation and on road parking in a quiet cul de sac. Margate is a traditional seaside town complete with sandy beach, harbour, amusement park, period housing and modern art gallery Turner Contemporary. Recent productions to film in Margate are Whitstable Pearl Series 1 (2021), Two Weeks to Live (2020) and Pandemonium (2020).

The Larkins begins on ITV on Sunday 10th October at 8pm and will be available on ITV Hub. A Christmas Special is also due to air in 2021.

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Shiddat (2021)

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A man is lifting a woman in the air as they kiss against a backdrop of a city skyline at night. He wears a black outfit and she wears a red dress.

Shiddat (2021) movie poster © Disney+

Writer: Shridhar Raghavan, Dheeraj Rattan

Director: Kunal Deshmukh

Starring: Sunny Kaushal, Radhika Madan, Mohit Raina, Diana Penty

Production Company: T-Series, Maddock Films

Kent Locations Used: Port of Ramsgate

Shiddat is an Indian Hindi language romantic drama produced by T-Series and Maddock Films. The film was written by Shridhar Raghavan (War, Criminal Justice) and Dheeraj Rattan (Bhangra Paa Le, Khamoshi) and directed by Kunal Deshmukh (Raja Natwarlal, Jannat 2).

The cast is led by Sunny Kaushal (Bhangra Paa Le, Gold) as Khamid Siddiqui and Radhika Madan (Angrezi Medium, Pataakha) as Imayat Khan, supporting cast includes Mohit Raina (Mrs. Serial Killer, Bhaukaal) as Zakir Siddiqui and Diana Penty (Khandaani Shafakhana, Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi) as Roshna Ibrahim.

The production used the Port of Ramsgate as a double for the Port of Dover as a truck goes through border control.

The Port of Ramsgate offers thirty-two acres of dedicated Port Land including three modern Ro-Ro bridges and Water and bunker facilities on all berths. It has been used several times as a ‘stand-in’ for the Port of Dover and has previously hosted productions including Gypo (2005), Big Bad World (2013) and Will (2011).

Shiddat will be released on Disney+ on Friday 1st October 2021.

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Sex Education Season 3 (2021)

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Three actors pose in character outside a school. The background shows a building to the left and some trees. The two actors left and centre are dressed in colourful clothing and the actor on the right wears black and grey.

Sex Education Season 3 (2021) – Aimee Lou Wood, Emma Mackey and Chris Jenks in Episode 1 © Netflix


Writer: Laurie Nunn
Director: Ben Taylor
Starring: Asa Butterfield, Gillian Anderson, Ncuti Gatwa
Production Company: Eleven
Kent Locations Used: Shorncliffe Military Cemetery, Hawthorne Trenches, Folkestone Harbour Arm

Sex Education is a TV comedy series about teenage boy Otis Milburn (Asa Butterfield (Merlin, Ashes to Ashes)) with a sex therapist mother (Gillian Anderson (The Crown Series 1 – 4 (2016-2020), The Great (2020)), who teams up with high school classmate Eric Effiong (Ncuti Gatwa (Stonemouth, Bob Servant)) to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school.

Produced by Eleven for Netflix, the series was written by Laurie Nunn (Pregnant Pause, Radiance) and directed by Ben Taylor (Year of the Rabbit (2019), Cockroaches), Season three of Sex Education start with a slightly more grown up, sassier Otis.He is joined by three new characters ; Jemima Kirke (Maniac, Girls) playing new headmistress ‘Hope’, Jason Isaacs (aka Lucius Malfoy) playing ‘Peter Groff’ and songwriter, Dua Saleh, in their acting debut as ‘Cal’, a nonbinary student.

During filming production visited Shorncliffe Military Cemetery in Sandgate, Hawthorne Trenches near Canterbury and the Harbour Arm in Folkestone Harbour. Sandgate is a village in the Folkestone and Hythe district of Kent, it has a pebble beach, two castles and Martello Towers. A recent TV drama filmed in the area which is due to air in 2022.

Hawthorne Trench, located in Elham near Canterbury, is an area of recreated World War One trench systems which totals over 250 metres. Currently the Trench consists of an Officers’ dugout, regimental aid posts, cookhouses, railway systems, latrines as well as front and second line which is connected by communication trenches. The trench is located on a 25-acre field with nearby woodland which can also be used for filming.

Folkestone is a seaside town with an elegant clifftop promenade, a coastal park, fishing harbour and Victorian cliff-top lifts. Folkestone Harbour is a popular filming location, recent TV dramas to film here include Back to Life – Series 1 (2019),  and The Tunnel (2013).

The third season of Sex Education will be released on Netflix on 17 September 2021.

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The Cleaner (2021)

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Greg Davies as Paul ‘Wicky’ Wickstead is stood in a kitchen wearing white overalls and blue gloves and has a face mask around his neck. He has grey hair and a moustache and beard. Behind him is a fridge covered in blood.

Paul ‘Wicky’ Wickstead (Greg Davies) Crime scene cleaner © BBC / Studio Hamburg UK / Jonathan Browning

 

Director: Alex Winckler
Writer: Greg Davies
Starring: Greg Davies, Helena Bonham Carter, Stephanie Cole
Production Company: Studio Hamburg UK

Kent Locations Used: Allens Farm in Sevenoaks, private residences in Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone.

The Cleaner (2021) is a BBC sitcom that tells the story of Paul ‘Wicky’ Wickstead, a state-certified cleaning technician, who is responsible for the removal of any signs of death from crime scenes. When carrying out his duties, he stumbles across the strangest of people: from the victim’s relatives, employers, neighbours, and acquaintances, to occasionally even the murderers themselves. And because he’s a sociable type, he sometimes gossips more than he cleans.

The six-part series was directed by Alex Winckler (My Mad Fat Diary, Traitors). Greg Davies (Cuckoo, Man Down) wrote the series and plays the lead role alongside Helena Bonham Carter (The Crown Series 1 – 4 (2016-2020), The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance) and Stephanie Cole (Gentleman Jack, Doc Martin). 

During filming production visited Allens Farm and Edenbridge in the district of Sevenoaks with a set build at Showfields Hall. Filming also took place at private residences in Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone districts. 

Allens Farm has a beautiful farmhouse with barn situated on 28-acres of land in the heart of Sevenoaks district. It boasts a largely unmodernised farmhouse with original features. The farm is quiet with unobstructed views over the countryside. Previously The Third Day (2019) TV series filmed here.

Royal Tunbridge Wells is known for its Georgian and Victorian architecture, a shopping centre, bars, restaurants, and live music scene. Previous productions to visit the area include Catastrophe Series 4 (2019) and Queens of Mystery (2019).

Edenbridge is a town and civil parish within the Sevenoaks District. It is located on the Kent /Surrey border and gives its name to the River Eden. Recent productions in the Sevenoaks area include Queens of Mystery (2019) and The Third Day (2019).

As the county town of Kent, Maidstone plays an important part in Kent’s history. The River Medway runs though the town centre linking it with other towns such as Rochester and Chatham. The Borough of Maidstone is a popular town for filming, previous productions include This Time With Alan Partridge – Season 2 (2021) and Hetty Feather Series 1 – 6 (2015 – 2020).

The Cleaner (2021) Episode One is due for release on BBC One on Friday 10 September at 9.30pm. The full series will be available on BBC iplayer on the same date.

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Britannia Series 3 (2021)

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TV series promotional poster for Series 3 featuring actor Sophie Okonedo on the left and David Morrissey on the right dressed in period costume. In the foreground an actress Eleanor Worthington Cox stands centre frame dressed in armour holding a spear. Around the frame are images of a flaming cross, helmet, shields, stone pillars and ruins

Britannia Series 3 © Sky UK Ltd

Writer: Jez Butterworth, Tom Butterworth, James Richardson
Director: Luke Watson, Rob Savage, Sheree Folkston, Christoph Schrewe, Lisa James Larsson, Metin Huseyin, Susan Tully, Mackenzie Crook
Starring: Gianni Calchetti, Mackenzie Crook, David Morrissey, Sophie Okonedo
Production Company: Amazon Studios, Neal Street Productions, Sky, Vertigo Films
Kent Locations Used: High Rocks, Tunbridge Wells

Britannia is a historical fantasy TV drama set in 43 AD as the Roman Army returns to subjugate Britannia, which is populated by Celtic tribes that include warrior women and powerful druids. Series Three sees a radical transformation in Cait’s (Eleanor Worthington-Cox) journey as the Chosen One with a decision that will tie her to the future of her war-torn people and their ravaged land.

Created by multi-award-winning writers Jez Butterworth (Spectre) his brother Tom Butterworth (Silent Witness) and James Richardson (Bulletproof). Epic, action packed, full of humour and terrifying in equal measure, Britannia is produced by Vertigo Films and Neal Street Productions in association with Sky Studios.

Britannia stars Gianni Calchetti (Cruella, The Third Day (2020)), Mackenzie Crook (Worzel Gummidge, The Office) and David Morrissey (The Walking Dead, The Missing) and, new to Series 3, Sophie Okonedo (The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses (2016)).

For Season 3, filming took place at High Rocks in Tunbridge Wells which is a national monument and site of special scientific interest. The rocks comprise acres of sandstone rocks linked by eleven bridges that provides a scenic walk through a tranquil woodland setting. The rocks were once a stone age camp and provided the perfect backdrop for this Celtic drama.

Tunbridge Wells is a popular filming location and previous drama productions to have visited the area are The Third Day (2020) and Queens of Mystery (2019).

All eight parts of Britannia Series 3 will be available to stream on SKY Atlantic and NOW from Tuesday 24th August 2021.

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Deceit (2021)

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Alt Text – An image showing five characters from the TV series in red and blue tones. Pictured left are two men wearing suits Pedder (Harry Treadaway) and Britton (Eddie Marsan). Centre frame is Sadie / Lizzie (Niamh Algar), she has blonde hair and heavy make-up and the image is overlapped with two expressions; one looking down and one looking to the camera. To the right of the frame are Baz (Nathaniel Martello-White) and Lucy (Rochenda Sandall) wearing leather jackets.

Deceit (2021) © Channel 4 – Pedder (Harry Treadaway), Britton (Eddie Marsan), Sadie / Lizzie (Niamh Algar), Baz (Nathaniel Martello-White) & Lucy (Rochenda Sandall)

Writer: Emilio di Giralmo

Director: Niall MacCormick

Starring: Niamh Algar; Karl Farrer, Paul O’Kelly

Production Company: Story Films

Kent Locations Used: Canterbury Prison, Shellness Beach and Huts

Deceit (2021) is a powerful new TV drama based on the real-life events surrounding the investigation into the murder of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common in 1992, in which Lizzie James, an undercover police officer, is tasked with baiting a suspected serial killer.

Directed by Niall MacCormick (The Durrells, Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley) Deceit (2021) stars Niamh Algar (Raised by Wolves, The Virtues) as Lizzie James, Karl Farrer (Flesh and Blood, Angel Has Fallen) as a Police Officer and Paul O’Kelly (The Witcher, Gangs of London (2019)) as P.C O’Kelly.

The production visited Canterbury Prison and Shellness Beach during filming of the four-part miniseries for Channel 4. Shellness Beach has an area of mixed sand and shingle beach adjoining Shellness on the Isle of Sheppey. The beach is bordered by private chalets, some of which are available for filming. Both Dark Heart Series 1 (2018) and The Third Day (2020) have previously filmed here.

Canterbury Prison was sold to Canterbury Christ Church University in 2014 and is now part of the university campus. Most recently BBC TV Dramas Small Axe (2020) and The Capture (2019) filmed at the Prison.

Deceit will air weekly from Friday 13th August, at 9pm on Channel 4. All episodes will be available on All 4.

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Tuesdays and Fridays (2021)

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Jhataleka Malhotra as Sia and Anmol Dhillon as Varun are stood together smiling with trees behind them. The man has black hair and a beard and wears a black jacket, and the woman has long brown hair and wears a red top.

Jhataleka Malhotra and Anmol Dhillon in Tuesdays and Fridays (2021) ©IMDb


Writer: Taranveer Singh
Director: Taranveer Singh
Starring: Anmol Dhillon, Jhataleka Malhotra, Zoa Morani
Production Company: Bhansali Productions
Kent Locations Used: Danemore Park

Varun (Anmol Dhillon) and Sia (Jhataleka Malhotra) do not trust relationships completely because of their upbringing. They try to figure out a way to live with their commitment issues by being a couple only on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Directed and written by Taranveer Singh (Kahat Hanuman Jai Shri Ram, Anni Dya Mzaak Ae by Whistle) the romantic comedy stars acting newcomer Anmol Dhillon as Varun and Jhataleka Malhotra (Femina Miss India) as Sia in the lead roles, supported by Zoa Morani as Kajal (Yeh Crazy Dil, Bhaag Johnny) and Niki Walia (Puncch Beat) as Dr. Radhika Malhotra.

Production filmed in Danemore Park for part of the filming. The house plays the role of a community home ran by Nimmi (Anooradha Patel), the mum of lead character Vahun Sarin (Anmol Thakeria Dhillon). Various key scenes in the story take place at the house including one scene set during a fireworks party.

Danemore Park is a Grade II listed Georgian country house in 80 acres, with stable block, woodland and long driveway in the district of Royal Tunbridge Wells. The town is known for its Georgian and Victorian architecture, a shopping centre, bars, restaurants, and live music scene. Previous productions to visit the area include Catastrophe Series 4 (2019) and The Royals Season 4 (2018).

Tuesdays and Fridays was released on Netflix UK on 15th July 2021 after a delayed release due to the covid pandemic.

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This Way Up Season 2 (2021)

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The image is an overhead view of Aisling Bea as Aine lying on an unmade bed. She is wearing a stripey purple, grey and yellow top, grey hairband and red and black pyjama bottoms. She is holding a phone and on the bed is a messy pile of paperwork, a laptop and other small items.

This Way Up S2 – Ep1 Aine (Aisling Bea) © Channel 4 | Rekha Garton

 

Writer: Aisling Bea

Director: Alex Winckler

Starring: Aisling Bea, Sharon Horgan, Tobias Menzies

Production Company: Merman

Kent Locations Used: Tunbridge Wells

This Way Up is a TV comedy that follows Aine, Aisling Bea (Quiz, Living with Yourself), as she recovers from a teeny little nervous breakdown. Sisters Aine and Shona Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe, Women on the Verge) share an unshakeable bond and Aisling Bea who is the show’s creator describes their relationship as “passionate, caring, often-angry, always-hilarious. In the darkest moments, when faced with overwhelming loneliness and sadness, the two sisters will always save each other and bring each other back into the light.” Season Two follows Aine as she is starting to leave her time in rehab behind and live less cautiously, which may not be entirely wise.

This Way Up was directed by Alex Winckler (My Mad Fat Diary, Traitors ) and was created by and stars Aisling Bea (Quiz, Living with Yourself) with Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe, Women on the Verge)  playing her older sister. Aine’s love interest, Richard, is played by Tobias Menzies (The Crown (2016-2020),The Terror).

During filming production visited Tunbridge Wells where they filmed in a private house in Speldhurst for several days.

Tunbridge Wells is in West Kent and is officially known as Royal Tunbridge Wells due to King Edward VII commemorating the town due to his mother Queen Victoria’s love for the town. It is home to a host of historic buildings, specialist shops and a busy town centre. Previous productions to have filmed there include Rupert, Rupert and Rupert (2019) and Catastrophe (2019).

The first of the six-part second season of This Way Up will air on Channel 4 on Wednesday 14th July 2021 at 10pm.

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Jagame Thandhiram (2021)

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Actor Dhanush with brown hair and a beard is shown flipping a pancake in a kitchen, wearing a red shirt. The movie title Jagame Thandhiram and ‘coming soon’ Netflix is printed on a black background to the right of the actor.

Dhanush in Jagame Thandhiram (2020) © IMDb

Writer: Nick Bain

Director: Karthik Subbaraj

Starring: James Cosmo, Dhanush, Aishwarya Lekshmi

Production Company: Reliance Entertainment

Kent Locations Used: Faversham, Herne Bay, Knowlton Court – Canterbury, Chillenden Windmill – Dover, Ramsgate

Jagame Thandhiram is a Tamil action thriller about an Indian who emigrates to the UK to start a new life. Having succeeded in developing a successful business, he inadvertently offends a local gangster who then seeks to take revenge.

The film was written by Nick Bain (The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015), The Boabab Boys (2016)) and directed by Karthik Subbaraj (Petta (2019), Jigarthanda (2014)).

The cast is led by Dhanush (Vada Chennai (2018), Raanjhanaa (2013)) and is supported by Aishwarya Lekshmi (Varathan (2018), Mayaanadhi (2017)) and stars Game of Thrones actor James Cosmo (Highlander (1986), His Dark Materials (2019)).

The production filmed several day and night scenes in the centre of Faversham where they converted various shops, set up a street market and staged a large dance sequence. Production also filmed on the creek at Iron Wharf in Faversham. Herne Bay Pier, Neptune Arm and the Promenade provided the location for a wedding scene. Further driving scenes were staged around Chillenden Windmill near Dover, including a snowy scene on Goodnestone Road.

Filming also took place at Knowlton Court country estate near Canterbury in both the house and on estate lands. Belle Alliance Square and the exterior of Weatherspoons at the Port of Ramsgate were used for fight scenes.

Faversham is a beautiful historic market town in the Swale Borough of Kent. The historic town boasts over 500 listed buildings. Previous productions in the town include Bollywood film Pagalpanti (2019) and Walks With My Dog (2017).

Herne Bay is a seaside town which has a pier and shingle beach and is set just outside of the historic City of Canterbury. Previous productions which have filmed in the area include The 1900 Island – Series 1 (2019)and Blue Planet UK – Series 1 (2019).

Chillenden Windmill is a Grade ll listed building and distinctive local landmark, standing on an exposed site at Goodnestone, Dover. The windmill is on high open ground with fine views to Knowlton Court to the east and Ramsgate to the north. It is also situated on a circular walk taking in Chillenden, Rowling and Goodnestone.

Knowlton Court is a much-loved family home within a stunning and extensive country estate of over 1,900 acres nestled in the heart of Kent. Described as a ‘timeless work of Tudor history’, Knowlton was built in 1585 and has sweeping tree-lined driveway and seven holiday cottages. The Tunnel: Sabotage (2016) filmed here and the main hall is now available for weddings and events.

Ramsgate, located in the district of Thanet, is a thriving seaside town with beautiful Georgian terraced housing, Marina, Port and Promenade. Previous TV productions which filmed here include Baptiste (2019) and The Tunnel: Vengeance (2017).

Jagame Thandhiram will be released directly to streaming service Netflix on 18th June 2021.

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After Love (2021)

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Actress Joanna Scanlan as Mary Hussain in a scene from the film. Joanna wears a patterned top and black headscarf and is looking into the distance. Behind her is grass.

Joanna Scanlan in After Love (2021) © IMDb

After Love (2021) is a BFI funded film directed by Aleem Khan (Three Brothers, Diana). It follows Mary Hussain played by Joanna Scanlan (Stardust, Getting On) in the wake of her husband Ahmed’s unexpected death played by Nasser Memarzi (Knightfall, The Honourable Woman). She leaves her hometown of Dover behind to cross the channel to Calais where she hopes to uncover secrets in her husband’s past.

The film also stars Nathalie Richard (Never Let Me Go, Caché) and focuses on the beauty of cultural differences and the effects of physical distance on people’s relationships.

Production visited The White Cliffs of Dover whilst filming, as well as a private residence in Kingsdown, near Dover. One scene was filmed showing Mary (Joanna Scanlan) boarding a ferry at the Port of Dover, as she travels to the Continent.

The White Cliffs of Dover are an iconic landmark, affording spectacular views across the Channel. Dover is a popular film location which also boasts the historic Dover Castle. The White Cliffs of Dover have previously featured in Sherlock Holmes – A Game of Shadows (2011), On A Clear Day (2005) and Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965).

As the busiest passenger port in Europe, The Port of Dover is a very sought-after filming location. Previous productions to film at the Port include Disney’s Christopher Robin (2018) and Will (2011).

After Love was screened as part of the BFI London Film Festival 2020 in October 2020.

After Love (2021) will be released in UK cinemas on 4 June 2021.

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