Reply With QuoteTHE MEDUSA TOUCH (1978) - Bristol
THE STALLS OF BARCHESTER (BBC, 1971) - Norwich
THE WILD AND THE WILLING (1962) - Lincoln
THE BARCHESTER CHRONICLES (BBC 1982) - Peterborough
A SWARM IN MAY (Children's Film Unit, 1983) - Rochester
A HAUNTING HARMONY (Canada/ UK, 1993) - Worcester
THE CHOIR (BBC1, 5 episodes, 1995) - Gloucester
SHADOW RUN (US, 1998) - Gloucester and Hereford
THE DA VINCI CODE (US, 2006) - Lincoln and Winchester
THE MEDUSA TOUCH (1978) - Bristol
THE STALLS OF BARCHESTER (BBC, 1971) - Norwich
THE WILD AND THE WILLING (1962) - Lincoln
THE BARCHESTER CHRONICLES (BBC 1982) - Peterborough
How many episodes survive?
Wikipedia:
In the opening credits, St. Alban's Cathedral was shown as the fictional St. Ogg's, but with the twisted spire of Church of St. Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield, added to the central tower.
HELL'S BELLS (BBC 1986) - Hereford
STRANGE (BBC 2003) - Gloucester, CGI'd into a foreground of Holly Village, Highgate
Guildford Cathedral.........
"The Omen"
A Canterbury Tale (1944)
Most of the action takes place in the villages around Canterbury but the leading characters go to the cathedral towards the end of the film.
They weren't allowed to film in the cathedral itself in 1944. In any case, a lot of the stained glass windows had been taken out because of the bombing and the aisles were filled with earth to be used for fire-fighting and to act as a soft landing for any carvings that fell from on high.
So the film-makers re-created the cathedral in the studio! They did it well enough that it has fooled some official cathedral guides who were convinced that the film was filmed in the cathedral - until we point out some small differences
But there are some exteriors of the real cathedral in the film and there's one shot taken inside with a hand held camera that was included in the film. It's the one that pans up towards the ceiling of the cathedral
Steve
Christ Church in Oxford turns up in the Harry Potters and The Golden Compass.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame has to be a contender, surely, particularly the Charles Laughton Maureen O'Hara version?
Oh, and Quatermas Xperiment for the use of Westminster Abbey.
Nick
The current series of Inspector George Gently is being filmed in Durham and some footage yesterday showed there would be scenes up and around Palace Green - there's no way one would film in Durham and not make use of the world's most beautiful cathedral
Looking through the IMDb's UK location tree for cathedrals I find the following. There are a few titles that filmed at more than one cathedral
Bristol Cathedral
The Medusa Touch (1978)
Ely Cathedral
The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
The Other Man (2008)
Durham Cathedral
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Elizabeth (1998)
Gloucester Cathedral
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Winchester Cathedral
The Da Vinci Code (2006)
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
St Albans Cathedral
Incendiary (2008)
Johnny English (2003)
First Knight (1995)
Lincoln Cathedral
The Young Victoria (2009)
The Da Vinci Code (2006)
St Sofia's Greek Cathedral, Bayswater
GoldenEye (1995)
St. Paul's Cathedral
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Doomsday (2008)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Madness of King George (1994)
Great Expectations (1946)
A Kid for Two Farthings (1955)
Hue and Cry (1947)
Salisbury Cathedral
Amazing Grace (2006)
Southwark Cathedral
The Slipper and the Rose (1976)
Westminster Cathedral
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
Jubilee (1978)
Norwich Cathedral
Dean Spanley (2008)
Wells Cathedral
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
I racconti di Canterbury (1972)
Guildford Cathedral
The Omen (1976)
Is that enough?
Steve
name='Steve Crook']A Canterbury Tale (1944)
Most of the action takes place in the villages around Canterbury but the leading characters go to the cathedral towards the end of the film.
They weren't allowed to film in the cathedral itself in 1944. In any case, a lot of the stained glass windows had been taken out because of the bombing and the aisles were filled with earth to be used for fire-fighting and to act as a soft landing for any carvings that fell from on high.
So the film-makers re-created the cathedral in the studio! They did it well enough that it has fooled some official cathedral guides who were convinced that the film was filmed in the cathedral - until we point out some small differences
But there are some exteriors of the real cathedral in the film and there's one shot taken inside with a hand held camera that was included in the film. It's the one that pans up towards the ceiling of the cathedral
Steve
Well,how could we do justice without "A Canterbury Tale" Steve? Britmovie would never be the same without it
Which defines the thread in another dimension. Does the film actually HAVE to have been filmed in a cathedral, or will a fictional/studio version of the real thing do?
Liverpool Cathedral
Birth of the Beatles
Gloucester Cathedral and Worcester Cathedral (Is this unique)
The Choir 1995 tv series from the book by Joanna Trollope, (who had two other series in the mid nineties)
name='Rick C']Well,how could we do justice without "A Canterbury Tale" Steve? Britmovie would never be the same without it
Which defines the thread in another dimension. Does the film actually HAVE to have been filmed in a cathedral, or will a fictional/studio version of the real thing do?
A studio version Cathedral has been mentioned, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" 1939, makes a pretty good job of recreating Victor Hugo's historic Paris and Notre Dame on a studio backlot in Hollywood.
name='Maurice']How many episodes survive?
Wikipedia:
In the opening credits, St. Alban's Cathedral was shown as the fictional St. Ogg's, but with the twisted spire of Church of St. Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield, added to the central tower.
Eleven survive and can be obtained on this.
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Van Helsing - At the beginning with Mr. Hyde. Don't know which catherdral though.
James
name='Rick C']
Which defines the thread in another dimension. Does the film actually HAVE to have been filmed in a cathedral, or will a fictional/studio version of the real thing do?
THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER (BBC, 1996): Christchurch Priory was 'Westminster Abbey' for the Coronation - so avoiding the Abbey's Victorian tombs.
Various cathedrals in HARRY POTTER films, but classroom scenes were filmed at Lacock Abbey,
also used as 'Whitehall Palace' in THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL (BBC Films, 2008).
NUMBER 13 (BBC4, 2006): Ghostly Christmas story based on M.R. James story
The real thing: Winchester Cathedral library and close
Thanks, Gerald, for letting us know that 11 episodes survive.
So how many were destroyed by the BBC ?
MR. HARVEY LIGHTS A CANDLE (BBC, 2005) dir. Susanna White, writer Rhidian Brook
Timothy Spall's memorable performance as Malcolm Harvey:
"A teacher comes to terms with his past during a school trip to Salisbury Cathedral." (IMDb)
Artemis 81 - Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, Southwell Minster
Foreign Correspondent - Westmister Cathedral
Lifeforce - St.Paul's Cathedral
Bonekickers - Wells Cathedral (I think)
Becket?
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