Bristol Film Office is a Bristol City Council service dedicated to all productions planning to film in the city. We can assist at all stages of production, from initial location and crewing advice to recces and logistical support.
 
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Redcliffe Caves

Redcliffe Caves path with lights in the distance

A unique series of manmade tunnels originally dug to provide sand for glassmaking and pottery production, Redcliffe Caves offer a large, well-maintained underground network of spaces which are stable and suitable for filming.

Popular due to their dark and atmospheric look, the Caves have doubled for flooded Cornish tin mines in BBC drama Poldark and inhospitable Mars territory in Doctor Who episode Empress of Mars.

Also filmed there were Netflix sci-fi series The Last Bus, Doctor Who spin-off Class, long running dramas Skins (Channel 4) and Casualty (BBC), and BBC dramas Atlantis and Being Human.

A wealth of information about Redcliffe Caves can be found on our expert Cave Liaison’s website here.

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Poldark (image: BBC)
Poldark (image: BBC)
The Last Bus (image: Netflix)
The Last Bus (image: Netflix)
The Last Bus sets (image: Netflix)
The Last Bus sets (image: Netflix)
The Last Bus sets (image: Netflix)
Doctor Who ‘Empress of Mars’ BTS (image: BBC)
Doctor Who: Empress of Mars BTS (image: BBC)
Doctor Who: Empress of Mars, BBC One (2017)
Doctor Who: Empress of Mars (image: BBC)
Class (image: BBC)
Atlantis (image: BBC)
Redcliffe Caves
Redcliffe Caves

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