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BBC Call the Midwife is a tale of midwives operating in London’s hard up east end during the 50s and the 60s. The first series set in 1957 aired on BBC One in 2012 and as of April 2022, there have so far been 11 series. But have you ever wondered, being set 50+ years … Read more
The Vicar of Dibley is a BBC comedy starring Dawn French as the legendary Rev Geraldine Granger. The first female vicar of St Barnabas Church in the fictional village of Dibley. But as Dibley is a fictitious village, Where was The Vicar of Dibley filmed? Dibley Village Location The village of Turville, Buckinghamshire was used … Read more
One Foot in the Grave is a BBC comedy that originally aired from 1990 until 2000. Starring Richard Wilson as the infamous Victor Meldrew and Annette Crosbie as his very patient wife. The sitcom was largely filmed at BBC studios in front of a live studio audience. However, a number of outside locations in Dorset … Read more
Oh Doctor Beeching was a BBC Comedy filmed over 2 series between 1995 and 1997. The sitcom staring Sue Pollard and Paul Shane focused on the fictional branch line station Hatley in the 1960’s. In this post we take a look into where was Oh Doctor Beeching filmed? Starting with a pilot episode recorded in … Read more
The Longest Night first aired in September 1986. In the episode the Trotters are accused of shoplifting by one of the security guards. At first the believe they have been pulled into the manager’s office as they have won a prize, but soon realise they are being detained for shoplifting. Not long after they have … Read more
If you are a fan of the BBC drama ‘Sherlock’ then you will probably recognise the image above showing the door to Sherlock’s flat and the neighbouring business, ‘Speedy’s’. The photo above was taken by me whilst in London a few months back. The question however, ‘BBC Sherlock Is It Filmed In Baker Street?’. Sherlock … Read more