Filmed in Kent

Your comprehensive guide detailing TV and Film productions that have been filmed in Kent

Dark Heart Series 1 (2018)

Actor Tom Riley from Dark Heart Series staring away from the camera in a suit and coat. City skyline in background.

Writer: Chris Lang Director: Colin Teague Starring: Miranda Raison, Anjli Mohindra, Tom Riley Production Company: ITV Studios Kent Locations Used: Shellness beach, Swale ITV crime drama Dark Heart (2016-2018) will soon be hitting our screens, starring Tom Riley as DI Will Wagstaffe, who is haunted by his past after both his parents were murdered when […]


King of Thieves (2018)

King of Thieves Movie Poster with pink background and main actors faces in the shape of a diamond.

  Writer: Joe Penhall Director: James Marsh Starring: Michael Caine, Michael Gambon, Tom Courtenay Production Company: Working Title Films Kent Locations Used: The Harbour Arm, Turner Contemporary, Wig and Pen Pub, Nayland Rock Hotel, Margate train station, and Dover Feature film King of Thieves (2018) is based on the infamous Hatton Garden Robbery, in which […]


Black Earth Rising (2018)

Black Earth Rising Series Poster Image- main character in a dress staring up at the sky on a dirt track with foliage either side.

Writer / Director: Hugo Blick Starring: Aure Atika, Abena Ayivor, Martin Bassindale Production Company: Drama Republic BBC, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and Drama Republic Kent Locations Used: Sevenoaks Black Earth Rising (2018) is an upcoming television drama series written and directed by Hugo Blick. This poignant new drama tackles issues such as the relationship between contemporary Africa and the […]


Hurricane (2018)

Official Hurricane Movie Poster- Crashed plane at the bottom of the poster, three main characters at the centre of the poster in period clothing, planes and london skyline in background.

Writers: Robert Ryan and Alastair Galbraith Director: David Blair Starring: Iwan Rheon, Milo Gibson, Stefanie Martini Production Company: Head Gear Films Kent Locations Used: Victoria Gardens & Stone Bay, Thanet Hurricane (2018) is the story of Squadron 303, a group of courageous Polish soldiers who fought with British troops in the skies to defend England […]


Vanity Fair (2018)

Poster for Vanity Fair series- women in long red dress sat on a gold chair with her feet up on a globe model.

Writer:  Gwyneth Hughes Director: James Strong Starring: Olivia Cooke, Suranne Jones, Martin Clunes Production Company: Mammoth Screen Kent Locations Used: Deal, Dover, Sevenoaks and Medway This new ITV series is an adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray’s classic Victorian novel of the same name. Set in the time of the Napoleonic wars, it follows the life […]


Christopher Robin (2018)

Christoper Robin Movie Poster of Christoper robin in a suit and coat carrying a briefcase and umbrella. Winnie the pooh, piglet, tigger and eeyore surround him.

Writers: Alex Ross Perry and Allison Schroeder Director: Marc Forster Starring: Ewan McGregor, Jim Cummings, Hayley Atwell, Chris O’Dowd, Brad Garrett, Toby Jones, Nick Mohammed, Peter Capaldi, Sophie Okonedo Production Company: Walt Disney Pictures Kent Locations Used: Port of Dover Cruise Terminal One (Dover Marine Station), Shakespeare beach. In this feature by Disney Studios, AA […]


The Escape (2018)

Gemma Arterton staring at the camera with a plain brown background behind her,

Writer / Director: Dominic Savage Starring: Gemma Arterton, Dominic Cooper Production Company: Shoebox Films, Lorton Entertainment Kent Locations Used: Dartford, Gravesham The Escape (2018) follows the story of a young woman (Gemma Arterton) at a crossroads in her life, as she struggles to chase her dreams alongside her responsibilities as a mother and a wife. […]


Welcome to Curiosity (2018)

Director: Ben Pickering Writer: Darren Ripley Starring: Christian Solimeno, Eke Chukwu, Gary Grant, Amrita Acharia Production Company: Shooting Tiger Pictures, Taffy Boy Films Kent Locations Used: Gravesend, Rochester Welcome to Curiosity (2018) follows four interconnected stories as a group of people in the small town of Curiosity find themselves linked to a notorious serial killer. […]


King Lear (2018)

Portrait shot of character King Lear sitting on a chair with his three daughters by his side in the palace. Background is black and white chequered floor with black wall panels.

Director: Richard Eyre Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Emily Watson, Florence Pugh, Jim Broadbent, Andrew Scott, John Macmillan, Jim Carter, Christopher Eccleston, Tobias Menzies, Anthony Calf, Karl Johnson Production Company: Playground Entertainment, Amazon Studios and BBC Kent Locations Used: Dover King Lear (2018) is a modern-day adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play of the same name. […]