Your comprehensive guide detailing TV and Film productions that have been filmed in Kent
Production Company: Talkback Kent Locations: Hever Castle, Canterbury The Apprentice is the popular BBC series where aspiring businessmen and women battle it out for a chance to receive a £250,000 investment from renowned entrepreneur Lord Alan Sugar. Now in its tenth series, the 20 candidates try to impress in a variety of challenges under the […]
Director/Writer: Mike Leigh Starring: Timothy Spall, Paul Jesson, Dorothy Atkinson, Marion Bailey, Karl Johnson, Ruth Sheen, Lesley Manville Production companies: Film4, Focus Features International, Lipsync ProductionsT, hin Man Films, Xofa Productions Kent locations: The Historic Dockyard Chatham, Stangate Creek Mr Turner was written and directed by the acclaimed Mike Leigh and chronicles the last twenty-five […]
Writers: James Runcie (novel), Daisy Coulam (TV adaption) Starring: James Norton, Robson Green, Morven Christie, Tessa Peake-Jones, Al Weaver. Production company: Lovely Day, Masterpiece Kent Locations Used: The Historic Dockyard Chatham ITV drama Grantchester is set in 1953 in a quiet village just outside Cambridge, where the vicar, Sidney Chambers (James Norton), finds himself investigating […]
Writer: Tom Bradby Starring: Andrew Buchan, Rose Leslie, Charles Dance, Jack Huston, Daniel Mays Production company: Ecosse Films Kent Locations: Penshurst Place and Cobham Hall The Great Fire is a new four part ITV drama inspired by the historical events of 1666, where the capital was devastated by fire. Set against the decadent backdrop of […]
Production company: Wall to Wall Kent Locations: Farningham in Sevenoaks and Darenth in Dartford Who Do You Think You Are? is the hit BBC series where celebrities trace their ancestry and discover secrets and surprises from their past. The eleventh series has featured actresses Julie Walters and Sheridan Smith, comedian Billy Connolly and Bake Off […]
Production company: Mentorn Media Kent Location: Margate Winter Gardens Free Speech is the BBC Three debate and discussion show where viewers get the chance to speak up about the biggest issues the country faces. The next episode is an immigration special coming live from Margate Winter Gardens and is presented by Rick Edwards with Interactive […]
Production Company: Cactus TV Kent Locations: Oare Marshes, Faversham, Brogdale Farm, The Goods Shed and Snail Farm in Canterbury A Taste of Britain is a new BBC series presented by Janet Street-Porter and Brian Turner who visit different areas around the country to see the sights and try local delicacies and food specialities. An upcoming […]
Production Company: DNA Arts Productions Ltd Kent locations: Dymchurch This new BBC Four series with art historian and broadcaster Andrew Graham-Dixon explores how three British artists responded to the cataclysm of World War One. The show focuses on the works David Bomberg, Walter Sickert and Paul Nash. The first episode explores the life and art […]
Production Company: Picture House Television Company, The Channel 4 Television Corporation, Videotext Communications Kent locations used: Dover This Time Team special sees Tony Robinson join a team of experts as they attempt to reconstruct a bronze age Dover Boat, one of the oldest seagoing boats in the world, using only materials and tools from the […]
Production Company: Hat Trick Productions Kent locations: The Historic Dockyard Chatham ITV’s The Suspicions of Mr Whicher returns with two new TV films inspired by the real life career of the celebrated 19th century detective. Paddy Considine (The Bourne Ultimatum, The World’s End) returns as Jack Whicher with the new films written by playwright […]