Filmed in Kent

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

Young Sherlock Holmes (1986)

  Director: Barry Levinson Writer: Arthur Conan Doyle, Chris Columbus Starring: Nicolas Rowe, Alan Cox, Sophie Ward, Anthony Higgins Production Company: Amblin Entertainment, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Paramount Pictures Kent locations used: Penshurst Place Young Sherlock Holmes is a new take on the classic tales of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, in which […]


Magnum, P.I. – Season 6, Episode 1 & 2 (1985)

John Hillerman as Higgins and Tom Selleck as Magnum stand in a bed of daffodils. Behind them is a medieval castle and a wide river. Both men are dressed in suits and are looking seriously at each other.

Writer: Donald P. Bellisario, Glen A. Larson, Chris Abbott Starring: Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Peter Davison, Larry Manetti, Francesca Annis Production Company: Belisarius Productions, Glen A. Larson Productions, Universal Television Kent Locations Used: Leeds Castle Magnum, P.I. (1980-1988) was an American crime drama series following Hawaii-based private investigator Thomas Sullivan Magnum IV, known as Magnum. […]


Dempsey and Makepeace ‘Cry God for Harry’ (1985)

Directed by: William Brayne Written by: Neil Rudyard Starring: Michael Brandon, Glynis Barber, Ray Smith, Ralph Michael, Keith Bonnard Ralph Arliss, Seretta Wilson, John Terry Production Company: Golden Eagle Films, London Weekend Television (LWT) Kent Filming Locations: Chilham Castle, Chilham Square Dempsey and Makepeace is a British crime drama focusing on the relationship between American Lt. James Dempsey (Michael Brandon) […]


Mapp & Lucia (1985–1986)

Mapp and Lucia DVD

Director: Donald McWhinnie Writer: E.F. Benson (novel) and Gerald Savory (screenplay) Starring: Prunella Scales, Geraldine McEwan, Nigel Hawthorne, Denis Lill, James Greene Production Company: London Weekend Television (LWT) Kent Locations: Chilham including Cumberland Lodge, Hever Castle Mapp and Lucia is a Channel 4 series, based on three 1930’s novels by E. F. Benson. Set in the fictional Sussex […]


The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984)

Robin Hood (George Segal) standing on a tree with a bow and arrow

Director: Ray Austin Writer: Robert Kaufman Starring: George Segal, Morgan Fairchild, Roddy McDowall, Robert Hardy Production Company: Charles Fries Productions Kent Locations: Penshurst Place, Allington Castle The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood is a made-for-TV spoof of the classic story of forest rogue Robin (George Segal) who, along with his merry men, foils Prince John’s (Roddy McDowall) […]


They Came from Somewhere Else (1984)

A green humanoid alien wearing a space suit stands in front of a blue screen, on which is super-imposed an image of a man fighting a giant prawn. Above the image is the 1980’s Channel 4 logo and the text ‘They Came from Somewhere Else’ in a white font.

Director: Jim Hill Starring: Robin Driscoll, Tony Haase, Pete McCarthy, Rebecca Stevens Production Company: Channel 4 Television Corporation, TVS Films Kent Locations Used: Allington, Maidstone They Came from Somewhere Else (1984) was a British sitcom which aired on Channel 4 in 1984. The series takes place in the fictional town of Middleford and follows friends […]


Cockles! (1984)

Opening title screen for Cockles!. A white screen with cockles in the top half, the programme title Cockles! In the centre , and on the bottom in black text is written Cc-Cc-Cc-Cockles, cockles from Cocklesea.

Writer: Douglas Livingstone Starring: James Grout, Joan Sims, Norman Rodway, Jane Lowe, David Bamber, Tim Wylton Production Company: BBC Kent Location Used: Herne Bay, King’s Hall, Ramsgate Royal Harbour, Whitstable Harbour, Tankerton beach Cockles! (1984) was a BBC comedy series, set in the fictional Kentish beach town of Cocklesea. The series follows ex-pat Arthur Dumpton […]


The Draughtsmans Contract (1982)

Writer/Director: Peter Greenaway Stars: Anthony Higgins, Janet Suzman and Dave Hill Production Company: British Film Institute (BFI), Channel Four Television Kent Filming Locations: Groombridge Place Set in the 17th Century, The Draughtsman’s Contact focuses on the contract between Mr Neville (Anthony Higgins) and Mrs Herbert (Janet Suzman) to paint a picture of her husband’s estate. […]


Fox (1980)

Fox DVD cover. Backdrop of a London skyline during sunset. In the foreground is a close-up of Peter Vaughan as Billy Fox, wearing a grey suit and looking stern. Behind him are close-up images of two men who have been badly beaten up.

Director: Jim Goddard Writer: Trevor Preston Starring: Peter Vaughan, Bernard Hill, Derrick O’Connor, Larry Lamb, Ray Winstone Production Company: Euston Films, Thames Television Kent Locations Used: Margate, Herne Bay, Kingsgate Bay, Botany Bay Fox (1980) was an ITV crime-drama series following the titular Fox family and their gangland feuds. In episodes 5 and 6, Kenny […]


The Mirror Crack’d (1980)

Starring: Angela Lansbury, Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, Tony Curtis, Geraldine Chaplin, Edward Fox and Kim Novak Production Company: G.W. Films, EMI Films Kent Locations used: St Clere Estate, Smarden, Shoreham The Mirror Crack’d is a detective drama based on an Agatha Christie novel of the same name. In this instalment of the Miss Marple Franchise, a […]