WT1 Walking Tour: Bath on Screen

With its honey-coloured Georgian streetscapes, Bath is frequently used as a scenic backdrop for films and TV shows. This fun and illuminating walk, led by a qualified Blue Badge tour guide, takes in many filming locations around the city. It also provides behind-the-scenes insights, and sheds light on why Bath is so popular with production companies.

You’ll learn about the recent large-scale filming in Bath for Agatha Christie’s The Seven Dials Mystery, expected to be for released on Netflix this year, as well as for Bridgerton, Netflix’s hit Regency costume drama. You’ll discover locations used for Wonka, Warner Bros’ prequel to the famous Roald Dahl story, along with Jane Austen adaptations and other classic films in which Bath makes star appearances. Some are well-known, such The Duchess, Les Misérables and Vanity Fair, others less so, such as 80,000 Suspects, a 1960s thriller about a smallpox epidemic in Bath. Contemporary TV shows filmed in the city are covered on the tour too, including ITV’s detective drama series McDonald and Dodds. The tour also reveals Bath’s links with some famous actors and directors, as well as pioneers of cinematography.

Organised by Fred Mawer Tours (www.fredmawertours.co.uk)