Historical buildings, splendid sites, and the city of the first British Saint – St Albans has become quite popular amongst filmmakers. Throughout the years, the city has attracted hundreds of celebrities and media personals to enjoy food, stately homes, and attractive buildings.
Here’s the list of top 5 movies and tv shows filmed in St Albans that will make you want to watch it again.
- Johnny English (2003)
(Photo: Movie-Still from Johnny English in St Albans Cathedral)
Surprised, right? Yes, the cathedral shown in the movie was none other than the St Albans Cathedral and Abbey of Church. During its shoot, Peter Howitt, the director of the movie had several choices to shoot the cathedral scenes but St Albans Cathedral was amongst the top first places (eventually replacing Westminster Abbey at the end). It’s a comedy movie featuring famous actor, Rowan Atkinson, widely recognized for ‘Blackadder’ and ‘Mr. Bean’
- First Knight (1995)
A masterpiece of Director Jerry Zucker – First Knight portrayed life-events of King Arthur. The movie used various sites of Great Britain, including some of St Albans (St Albans Cathedral). It showcases renowned actors such as Sean Connery, who is filmily famous for playing the role of James Bond.
- Incendiary (2008)
(Photo: Movie-Still from Incendiary)
Based on the devastating tragedy at a soccer match – Incendiary was directed by Sharon Maguire. The movie shows several scenes of different locations in St Albans including, City Centre, the city station, Marketplace, the Abbey Church, and St Peter’s Street. Famous Ewan McGregor plays the lead role in the movie.
- Inspector Morse (TV Show 1987 to 2000)
Who can forget the 80s best crime, drama, and mystery tv show – Inspector Morse was based on a detective who goes around the world and unravels unsolvable cases. One of the episodes of it, Masonic Mysteries, featured in 1990 had a scene that was filmed at the St Albans Cathedral, Fishpool, and Romeland Gardens. The series was directed by Danny Boyle who is famous for directing Oscar winning movies like Slumdog Millionaire.
(Photo: Episode-Still of Masonic Mysteries from Inspector Morse at Romeland Gardens, St Albans)
- Edward the King (TV Show, 1975)
(Photo: Episode-Still of Alix from Edward the King, inside St Alban Cathedral)
Starring Annette Crosbie, Timothy West and Helen Ryan – Edward the King is the remarkable historic biography of Edward, the king of the United Kingdom. The famous tv series had multiple locations around the UK for shooting. However, the 4th episode called ‘Alix’ had few scenes that were filmed inside the St Albans Cathedral.
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