{"id":450,"date":"2020-04-01T09:59:50","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T09:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/on-parade\/?p=450"},"modified":"2024-09-11T15:53:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T14:53:24","slug":"bath-on-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/on-parade\/2020\/04\/01\/bath-on-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Bath on film"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to the government\u2019s \u2018stay at home\u2019 advice currently in place across the UK, we\u2019ve all got a bit more time on our hands. If you\u2019re turning to the TV as a result \u2013 and are missing your fix of beautiful Bath \u2013 check out these movies and programmes filmed right here.<\/p>\n

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\nMcDonald & Dodds
\n<\/strong>If you\u2019re a fan of detective dramas, there\u2019s no way you can have missed the setting of ITV\u2019s recent two-part outing. Okay, the accents might be a little<\/em>\u00a0wide of the mark, but the use of lesser-seen spots such as Lansdown Crescent and the Bell Inn gets the thumbs-up from us.
\nWatch it on ITV Hub<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Duchess
\n<\/strong>This scheming and scandal-packed 2008 period drama whisks Keira Knightley on a whistle-stop tour of some of the city\u2019s most well-known sights. The Royal Crescent, the Assembly Rooms and the Holburne Museum all serve as backdrops for the intrigue.
\nWatch it on Amazon Prime<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nSherlock
\n<\/strong>The cult BBC drama\u2019s 2016 New Year special used Bath as a stand-in for Victorian London as it swung back into an alternate timeline. At one point you can clearly pick out Queen Street in the city centre \u2013 wonder if Benedict Cumberbatch snuck into the Canary for a cheeky gin?
\nWatch it on BBC iPlayer<\/a><\/p>\n

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Persuasion
\n<\/strong>Would this really be a list about Bath if it didn\u2019t feature a nod to Jane Austen? The novelist may apparently have hated the city, but she still insisted on featuring it prominently in her novels \u2013 and this 2007 BBC adaptation is pure Georgian escapism.
\nWatch it on Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

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Fantastic Mr Fox
\n<\/strong>Okay, so we can\u2019t technically claim this one was filmed<\/em> in Bath, but Wes Anderson\u2019s adorably quirky take on the Roald Dahl tale clearly takes its cues from the city. Did any of the eagle-eyed among you manage to spot the iconic Little Theatre?
\nWatch it on Amazon Prime<\/a><\/p>\n

Spotted Bath on-screen anywhere else? Let us know in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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