Janet McTeer

Angelica (2015)

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Director: Mitchell Lichtenstein
Starring: Jena Malone, Janet McTeer, Ed Stoppard, Tovah Feldshuh
Production Company: Pierpoline Films
Kent Locations Used: The Historic Dockyard Chatham

Angelica (2015) is an American psychological thriller following a couple living in Victorian London who begin enduring an unusual series of supernatural events following the birth of their child.

Directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein (Teeth, Happy Tears), the film stars Jena Malone (Pride and Prejudice (2005), The Neon Demon) as Constance, Janet McTeer (Island (2011), The Honourable Woman (2014)) as Anne Montague, Ed Stoppard (The Pianist, Youth) as Dr Joseph Barton and Tovah Feldshuh (Just My Luck, Lady in the Water) as Nora.

Production visited Kent to film a brief rainy nighttime carriage ride scene in the Ropery streets at The Historic Dockyard Chatham.

The Historic Dockyard Chatham is one of Kent’s most popular filming locations. Set on the River Medway, the Dockyard spans over 80 acres, containing over 100 buildings dating from the Georgian and Victorian periods. Other recent productions to have filmed at the Dockyard include Arthur & George (2015), Jekyll & Hyde (2015) and Mr. Holmes (2015).

Angelica (2015) was first shown at the Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday 7th February 2015 and is now available to stream on Amazon Prime.

For more information about Kent’s Filming History please visit our Movie Map.

The Honourable Woman (2014)

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The Honourable Woman - Nessa Stein (Maggie Gyllenhaal) wearing a headscarf standing in a desert

The Honourable Woman © BBC/Drama Republic

Director and writer: Hugo Blick 

Starring: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Lubna Azabal, Eve Best, Andrew Buchan, Janet McTeer, Tobias Menzies, Genevieve O’Reilly, Katherine Parkinson, Stephen Rea

Production company: BBC Worldwide, Drama Republic, Eight Rooks, SundanceTV

Kent Locations: Cottage in New Romney, Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm, Dengemarsh Road, Romney Marsh

This BBC Two political thriller focuses on Nessa Stein (Gyllenhaal), a young woman who inherits her Zionist father’s weaponry business and gradually changes its purpose to laying data cables between Israel and the West Bank. As she continues to promote reconciliation between the Israelis and the Palestinians, she inevitably finds herself in the middle of a political maelstrom.

The eight part drama was written and directed by BAFTA recipient Hugo Blick (Up in Town, Sensitive Skin, The Shadow Line) and stars an award winning cast, including Maggie Gyllenhaal (Donnie Darko, Secretary, The Dark Knight), Lubna Azabal (Incendies, Body of Lies), Eve Best (The King’s Speech, Much Ado About Nothing), Andrew Buchan (Broadchurch, Nowhere Boy), Janet McTeer (Parade’s End, Tumbleweeds), Tobias Menzies (Casino Royale, Game of Thrones), Genevieve O’Reilly (Episodes, Spooks), Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd, The Boat That Rocked) and Stephen Rea (V for Vendetta, The Shadow Line).

In the summer of 2013, The Honourable Woman crew spent 2 days filming at several locations in the Romney Marsh area, including a cottage in New Romney, Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm, and Dengemarsh Road.

Romney Marsh in East Kent is a unique landscape of over 100 square miles of woodland, wetlands as well as sand and shingle shores. Many productions have taken advantage of this stunning area including Ginger and Rosa (2012), Great Expectations (2011) and The Inspector Lynley Mysteries – Natural Causes (2006).

The Honourable Woman starts on BBC Two on Thursday July 3rd 2014 at 21:00. 

 

 

For more information about Kent’s Filming History please visit our Movie Map.