DID YOU know just how much Bracknell has been on the big screen?
Last week the News revealed film crews are looking at a range of locations in Bracknell Forest to shoot shows and movies.
Two Harry Potter films have been shot in the borough - one in Martin’s Heron, and one in Swinley Forest.
Here’s a list of some of the other projects filmed around Bracknell Forest.
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Fighting with My Family - 2017
Stephen Merchant comedy-drama Fighting with My Family follows a former wrestler as he makes a living performing at small venues across the country.
Starring, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Lena Hadley and Vince Vaughn, film crews shot footage by St Paul's Church in The Square in Harmanswater in 2017.
The News spotted director Stephen Merchant on location.
Broadchurch - 2014
OMG David Tennant has been spotted in Bracknell - more #Broadchurch filming apparently may have to take a drive tomorrow ;-)
— Maria 🧚🏻♀️ (@Mia_Cluer) September 24, 2014
Popular crime drama Broadchurch took advantage of Bracknell Forest to shoot footage for the show’s second series in 2014.
Fan favourites David Tennant and Olivia Coleman were reportedly spotted when crews took to Jennett’s Park and the John Nike leisure complex.
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The Wrong Mans - 2014
Congratulations to The Wrong Mans, fllmed in Bracknell town centre last September, and up for a TV BAFTA. pic.twitter.com/ERT8nawkT4
— Bracknell Forest (@BracknellForest) April 9, 2015
James Corden’s sitcom The Wrong Mans sees Berkshire County Council worker Sam Pinkett (played by Matthew Baynton) become accidentally involved in an international conspiracy.
Bracknell is the setting for the show, as Pinkett is initially tasked with creating the slogan for the regenerated town.
Most of the show was filmed in Surrey but reports showed a Christmas tree was put up in Charles Square in August 2014 for the filming of one episode.
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Eddie the Eagle - 2015
Taron Egerton stars in the biography of the notorious British ski-jumper Michael Edwards.
Unsurprisingly, a lot of the filming takes place in the snowy locations of Bavaria, Oberstdorf and Tirol, but Bracknell played a part in the silver-screen hit too.
I watched Eddie the Eagle film yesterday and realised they filmed at Nike Ski Slopes in #Bracknell. Knowing that Taron Egerton was at one point 15 minutes away from me has made me a tad flustered.
— Time travelling between 1880 and 1920. (@SilentTheatre1) January 2, 2019
Dry slope scenes were shot at the John Nike ski slope in 2015, and crews also used Pope’s Meadow car park for some shots.
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The Theory of Everything - 2013
This Stephen Hawking biopic starring Eddie Redmayne follows the relationship between the late physicist and his wife Jane Hawking.
According to IMDb, part of the film was shot in Swinley Forest when Jane takes the children camping.
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Best of the rest
Several other shows, series, and movies and have been filmed in Bracknell Forest, according to various reports.
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Channel 4 reality show The Undateables filmed in Pope’s Meadow, children’s show Teletubbies was partially shot at Lily Hill Park and Midsummer Murders took to the former RAF Staff college to capture its police station scenes.
Honourable mention
Not quite a film or a show, but it's about Bracknell so it's on the list.
I'll see your films and raise you a video game.
— Cllr Andy Croy #ex-barman (@AndyCroy) October 2, 2019
"Resistance: Fall of Man" contains a Bracknell level.
It's a bit tunnelly so not sure how much is recognisable.
Looking forward to the review!
Have you spotted crews filming around the borough?
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