Stream online from £2.49 or free for Sky Cinema subscribers on Sky Go or Now TV. Batman’s Gotham City might be fictional, but did you know that Gotham is actually a small village in Nottinghamshire? In Christopher Nolan’s 2012 epic superhero film, starring Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Bane, an imposing terrorist, attacks Gotham City and disrupts its eight-year-long period of peace - forcing Bruce Wayne to come out of hiding and arise as Batman once again. We all know this list wouldn’t be complete without a mention of The Dark Knight Rises, the film that gave our Wollaton Hall its debut as Batman’s Wayne Manor – a true highlight of the film might I add. Stream online from £2.49, or free for Amazon Prime subscribers. The film was shot at the former Carlton studios in Nottingham, and on location in Nottingham (among other places) – you might just spot The Boulevard pub in Radford, Bestwood Social Club, Nottingham High School and the Marcus Garvey Centre. The film explores how the pressures the troubled musician felt from his epilepsy, a failing marriage, his new lover, and a band that relied on him, lead to his suicide on the age of 23 - the eve of the band's first American tour in 1980. The 2007 biographical film stars Sam Riley as Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis and is based on the biography ‘Touching from a Distance’ by Curtis's widow.
(Image: Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing, 2009)Ĭalling all Joy Division fans to give Control a watch. Did you know that even most of the extra’s used in the film are also from Nottinghamshire? That’s some serious Notts representation! Ann's, Sherwood, Worksop and Welbeck Abbey areas of Nottinghamshire – using Welbeck Abbey as Rampton Psychiatric Hospital and Stanford Hall as Broadmoor Psychiatric Hospital. The film, which was largely shot in Nottinghamshire, follows the metamorphosis of Mickey Peterson, the 19-year-old that wanted to make a name for himself by robbing a post office with a homemade sawn-off shotgun, into the dangerous imprisoned man we now know as Charles Bronson.įilming was done in and around the St. If you're in for a bit of crime-watching, give this 2008 British biographical crime film a go - starring Tom Hardy as Britain’s most notorious and violent prisoner, Charles Bronson. Please note that prices are correct at time of writing, and are subject to change. Read on if you’re in need of a good film to watch, or make a note of these locations if you want to visit the spots on your next visit. So let us bring the films of Nottinghamshire to you, as we’ve compiled a list of films made in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire! A study has even named the county as the second-best filming location in England for critically acclaimed films.
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Nottinghamshire is more than the home of Robin Hood and Nottingham is more than the city of caves, over the years the county has been featured in many a film and series – showing of its beauty and heritage to the broader audience.
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