Filmed In Bournemouth

[samkydd]

Does anyone know of any films or TV programmes, past and present, that have had location shooting filmed in or around Bournemouth?



Other seaside locations would be good too. The Entertainer, Carry On films, the Punch & Judy Man and I suppose many more that used the English seaside as a back drop.

[ollie]

Cant think of anything with a bournemouth location,

but some others that spring to mind are,



That summer, torquay,

carry on girls brighton,

funny bones blackpool,

savin grace port issac,

The warzone north devon,barnstable,bideford

far from the madding crowd,wiltshire, dorset,

a taste of honey,blackpool section,

the system,weymouth.

quadrophenia,brighton,



opps i need a lie down now.lol



cheers Ollie.

[DAVID RAYNER]

THE MOONRAKER (1957) was partly filmed on the south coast at Lulworth Cove in Dorset. Not exactly a seaside resort with candy floss and Kiss me Quick hats, but lovely scenery, nonetheless.



FRENCH DRESSING (1964), starring James Booth and Marisa Mell, was filmed in Herne Bay, Kent.

[mysteriesofedgarwallace]

The Edgar Wallace film 'To Have and to Hold (1963) was shot in Bournemouth.

Apparently producer Jack Greenwood liked the place and went on honeymoon there.

This is also the longest of the Edgar Wallace films, at 1 hour 10 minutes.

[Steve Crook]

Originally posted by samkydd@May 18 2005, 03:56 PM

Does anyone know of any films or TV programmes, past and present, that have had location shooting filmed in or around Bournemouth?



Other seaside locations would be good too. The Entertainer, Carry On films, the Punch & Judy Man and I suppose many more that used the English seaside as a back drop.

Norman Wisdom's Press for Time (1966) - a lot of it is in Teignmouth, Devon



Set in Bournemouth were:

Tolkien Remembered (1992)

The Accountant (1999)

Digging Holes (1999)

Consecration (2000)

Waves (2001)

Let's Roll: The Story of Flight 93 (2002)

Freak Out (2004)



Steve

[Hugo]

THE ENTERTAINER was filmed in Morecambe in the late summer of 1959. One of the main locations was the Alhambra Theatre on the seafront which sadly burned down a few years later.

THE PUNCH AND JUDY MAN (1962) Although based to some extent on Tony Hancock's childhood memories of Bournemouth (he claimed that the sand sculptor really existed) it was actually filmed in Bognor Regis.

[Rob Compton]

The French Lieutenant's Woman - Lyme Regis, Dorset



rgds

Rob

[mysteriesofedgarwallace]

Filmed in/around Hove/Brighton:-



Carry On Whateveritwas

Quadrophenia

Edgar Wallace Mystery 'The Double' (1963)

Jigsaw

Smokescreen

Shadow of Fear



Thats all I can think of for now.

[samkydd]

Originally posted by mysteriesofedgarwallace@May 18 2005, 05:55 PM

Filmed in/around Hove/Brighton:-



Carry On Whateveritwas

Quadrophenia

Edgar Wallace Mystery 'The Double' (1963)

Jigsaw

Smokescreen

Shadow of Fear



Thats all I can think of for now.

There seems to be loads in the Brighton area, Brighton Rock I suppose was filmed there and Mona Lisa?



I saw an episode of Jeeves and Wooster recently and recognised the seafront of Sidmouth.



I don't know if anyone has produced any books on locations used in famous British films or TV series, but it would be quite interesting to people like me who get around the country quite a bit! Quite often I recognise places on films and TV programmes but I'm never 100% sure, and it's rarely revealed in the end credits.

[Gibbie]

Originally posted by samkydd@May 18 2005, 02:56 PM

Does anyone know of any films or TV programmes, past and present, that have had location shooting filmed in or around Bournemouth?



Other seaside locations would be good too. The Entertainer, Carry On films, the Punch & Judy Man and I suppose many more that used the English seaside as a back drop.

The South coast is great!



Part of The System was shot in Bournemouth.

I think there were some Miss Marples and Poirot episodes shot in Bournemouth.

[Gibbie]

Also, Beachy Head is often used in film & TV. Examples being The Prisoner - Many Happy Returns and Quadrophenia.

[Marky B]

The ending of Get Carter was filmed on the beach at Blackhall,just north of Hartlepool and a scene from Alien 3 was filmed at Blast Beach,somewhere on the Tees estuary.

Ta Ta

Marky B

[dylan]

Losey's The Damned was filmed at Weymouth and Portland Bill.



Chesil Beach featured in The Small Back Room.

[dylan]

Carry On - Follow That Camel (1967)

Camber Sands and Rye in Sussex stood in for the Sahara.



Crooks in Cloisters ((1963)

St Mawes, Cornwall.



Dangerous Exile (1957)

Porthluney Cove, Carrick Roads, Falmouth and Caerhays Castle, Cornwall

[Rob Compton]

Also at Weymouth and Portland: Morning Departure exterior scenes (not that there were too many of those!) were shot there



rgds

Rob

[DAVID RAYNER]

According to the IMDb, the Cornish locations for Walt Disney's TREASURE ISLAND (1949), were Carrick Roads, River Fal, Helford River and Gull Rock (wherever they all are).

[Gibbie]

Originally posted by DAVID RAYNER@May 20 2005, 12:54 PM

According to the IMDb, the Cornish locations for Walt Disney's TREASURE ISLAND (1949), were Carrick Roads, River Fal, Helford River and Gull Rock (wherever they all are).

Decks would know. That's his backyard.



Pieces of eight. Awww.

[Marky B]

Originally posted by DAVID RAYNER@May 20 2005, 12:54 PM

According to the IMDb, the Cornish locations for Walt Disney's TREASURE ISLAND (1949), were Carrick Roads, River Fal, Helford River and Gull Rock (wherever they all are).

My late mam told me she had met Robert Newton. She lived in one of the houses overlooking King Harry Ferry. When she got married in Hartlepool,she lived up here,but visited her parents at the time of filming along with my dad and my two elder siblings. A neighbour,Mrs Anthony,made tea for the crew and it was through Mrs Anthony my mam met Robert Newton. Described him as a horrible man with a large red nose. Earlier,in the late thirties,through the same consequences,she had met Charles Laughton while he was in Cornwall filming Jamaica Inn with Alfred Hitchcock. She didn't like him either.

Ta Ta

Marky B

[Gibbie]

Originally posted by samkydd@May 18 2005, 02:56 PM

Does anyone know of any films or TV programmes, past and present, that have had location shooting filmed in or around Bournemouth?



Other seaside locations would be good too. The Entertainer, Carry On films, the Punch & Judy Man and I suppose many more that used the English seaside as a back drop.

Beautiful Bournemouth

http://www.movinghistory.ac.uk/archives/wx...9beautiful.html

[Gibbie]

Also...



FOOTAGE PAINTS PICTURE OF BOURNEMOUTH'S PAST

http://www.hants.gov.uk/press/2005/PR2038.html



FOOTAGE PAINTS PICTURE OF BOURNEMOUTH'S PAST

Film footage which has been donated to Wessex Film and Sound Archive paints a fascinating picture of Bournemouth's past.



The films, which were sent in by Bournemouth Borough Council, include the 1938 tourism promotional film `All Seasons!', footage of the demolition and construction of Punshon Memorial Methodist Church, and amateur films of the town and beach in the late 1940s.



The footage is now kept as part of Wessex Film and Sound Archive's collections at Hampshire Record Office on Sussex Street, Winchester.



Two films stand out for their rarity and human interest: one shows the visit of the Prince of Wales to Bournemouth in October 1927. The Prince is shown meeting the Mayor, Ald. Harry Thwaites, and other local dignitaries, laying a wreath at the War Memorial, visiting Boscombe Hospital, opening the Boscombe Undercliff extension, then attending a special rally of Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, Boys Brigades and schoolchildren at Meyrick Park, where he also met Chief Scout Lord Baden-Powell. Taken specially for the Electric Theatre, this film would only have been shown locally and has not been seen again until now.



The other was made in 1944 and is one of the few from the `Calling Blighty' series to survive. It was made by the British armed services to boost morale on the Home Front by allowing some of our servicemen and women out in India to send cinematic `letters' home to loved ones. They were made for particular towns and surrounding areas, and the films would have been shown there for relatives by invitation of the mayor, who would usually give them a tea afterwards.



This film concerns Bournemouth and its screening must have been a very emotional occasion for the relatives. The names featured are: (Myra) Vingle, Astney, Wallis, Barrett, Napier, `Roz', Galloway, Randall, and Nicholls as taken from the soundtrack. If anyone can identify these names and shed more light on the film, please contact David Lee at the film archive on 01962 847742 or email: david.lee@hants.gov.uk.



The County Council's Director for Recreation and Heritage, Yinnon Ezra, said: "This latest film adds to the rich and varied collection of historic footage kept by Wessex Film and Sound Archive from across central southern England.



"As always we are pleased to play our role in making these fascinating snapshots of history available to a wider audience."