“Bristol is my home city, so I’m biased, but I think it’s the most fascinating city in the country. There’s always something to do and experience; from the incredible outdoor spaces to the People’s Republic of Stokes Croft; from the brilliant Bristol Old Vic to the amazing carnival. I’m so proud it’s got this new City of Film status, it’s a place where stories should be told.” Jack Thorne, BAFTA-winning Screenwriter, Kiri
“We filmed all of the exteriors [in Bristol]. It’s Miriam’s patch. It’s fantastic, vibrant, really colourful, really edgy, completely non-conformist, which is very much who she is. They sort of complement one another… it was a really good place to film.” Sarah Lancashire, Actress, Kiri:
“We travel all around England for Unforgotten and find most places incredibly accommodating and helpful. Bristol was no exception. Everyone we liaised with went out of their way to help our crew and guide us to make our experience seamlessly pleasant. The cast and crew had a fantastic time filming in Bristol and we wouldn’t hesitate to go back there.” Line Producer Ani Kevork, Unforgotten
“I love Bristol. We shot Dirk Gently in Bristol, and it is a nice mixture of the gritty and the seedy. It’s got a life. Bristol’s past has given it a liveliness which I really enjoy.” Stephen Mangan, Actor, Dirk Gently and Bliss
“Bristol has a fantastic, dockside museum, which has been beautifully preserved. It has enabled us to transform the exterior to represent Weymouth Docks in 1946. We’re grateful for the support of the Bristol Film Office in helping us bring our scenes here to life.” Paula Mazur, Producer, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
“It was a pleasure filming Kiri in around the city of Bristol, with a massive helping hand from the Film Office who were incredibly accommodating in helping us achieve our goals at some tricky locations. When facing particular issues regarding the flying of drones in certain locations, thankfully they came up with solutions to keep all parties happy. I look forward to returning to Bristol on future projects, a city that is genuinely film friendly with excellent location support.” Jason Keatley, Location Manager, Kiri
“There is no doubt that Bristol and the surrounding countryside offer a huge diversity of fantastic locations and accompanied by the efficient ‘one stop’ city film office Bristol can truly claim to be ‘film-friendly.” Andy Eliot, Location Manager, Sherlock
“When we compared costs of filming elsewhere, we estimated that filming in Bristol saved us £130,000. There are savings across the board, in almost every department.” Jay Taylor, Producer, The Fold
“We knew from the early location scouts that the natural scenic beauty of the area was a good fit for the production, but seeing the facilities at The Bottle Yard and discovering there was such a strong infrastructure already in place made the decision to shoot in Bristol an easy one.” Karen Bailey, STARZ SVP Original Programming, The White Princess
“From Bristol’s city streets and beautiful surrounding countryside, to the vivid colours of the Portishead Lido and the iconic Clevedon Pier, we were able to access an amazing range of locations that would have proved nearly impossible inside the M25. We were not surprised, but nonetheless delighted to find a huge amount of local talent and wonderful crew to work with us.” Oliver Veysey, Writer/Producer, Access All Areas