Anthony Head

School’s Out Forever (2021)

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Director: Oliver Milburn
Starring: Oscar Kennedy, Liam Lau-Fernandez, Anthony Head, Alex Macqueen, Samantha Bond
Production Company: Rebellion Development Ltd
Kent Locations Used: Swanley, Eynsford

School’s Out Forever (2021) is a British horror-comedy film based on the novel by Scott K Andrews. After being expelled from his all boys private school, Lee Keegan is forced to return when the apocalypse hits and he has to fight to survive.

Directed by Oliver Milburn (War of the Worlds, Patrick Melrose), the film stars Oscar Kennedy (Hunted, The White Queen) as Lee, Liam Lau-Fernandez (Argylle) as Mac, Anthony Head (Merlin (2008), Buffy the Vampire Slayer) as the Headmaster, Alex Macqueen (Hunderby (2012), The Hide (2009)) as Mr Bates and Samantha Bond (GoldenEye, Die Another Day) as Georgina.

Production visited Kent to film in Swanley, including driving scenes along Cray Road and at Crockenhill Primary School which doubles for a doctor’s surgery. Eynsford Viaduct also features in a brief scene where Lee and Mac watch some rogue farmers taunting zombies with weapons.

Swanley is a town in the Sevenoaks district of Kent, which benefits from a 60-acre park and a shopping centre.

School’s Out Forever (2021) was released on Monday 15th February 2021 and can now be streamed on Amazon Prime.

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Little Britain – Season 1 (2003)

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Little Britain Characters stood on top of a cartoon map of the UK that is coloured like the United Kingdom flag. Little Britain is written to the left.

Little Britain Poster © BBC

Writers: David Walliams, Matt Lucas

Starring: Matt Lucas, David Walliams, Tom Baker, Paul Putner, Anthony Head, Charu Bala Chokshi

Production Company: BBC, Little Britain Productions

Kent Locations Used: Herne Bay

Little Britain is a character-comedy sketch show from creators David Walliams and Matt Lucas, both of whom also star in the show. Exploring a variety of unusual and amusing characters residing across the British Isles, the first season of Little Britain was partly filmed in Herne Bay.

Heading the show as numerous characters are David Walliams (Big School, Come Fly With Me) and Matt Lucas (Bridesmaids, Come Fly With Me), also featuring other famous faces like Tom Baker (Doctor Who, Monarch of the Glen) as the narrator, Paul Putner (Kidulthood, The Peter Serafinowicz Show), Anthony Head (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Merlin) and Charu Bala Chokshi (Gandhi, A Fish Called Wanda) as supporting characters.

Herne Bay promenade and clock tower. Beach and sea can be seen to the right

Little Britain screenshot at Herne Bay © BBC

A number of different locations in Herne Bay appear in Season 1 of Little Britain as the home of cross dresser Emily Howard. The interior and exterior of the Bun Penny, the once well-known pub on Herne Bay’s seafront, features in episode one, while the clock tower appears in both episode three and episode eight. Other locations used include Central Parade and Central Avenue. Some of the Lou and Andy sketches are also filmed at Herne Bay.

Herne Bay is a traditional seaside town located on the Kent coast, with interesting Victorian architecture and a splendid seafront boasting glorious beaches. The town is a popular location, with previous productions such as Boomers (2014) and Big Bad World (2013)  choosing to film there.

Little Britain ran for three more seasons and is available to buy on DVD.

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