BBC’s Doctor Who returned to Bristol for the first time since 2015 to shoot scenes for its upcoming tenth series. The show filmed at Kings Weston House and in the Redcliffe Caves, with Redcliffe Wharf used as a production base.
Class, the BBC’s third spinoff series of Doctor Who was shot on location in the Redcliffe Caves that lie underneath Bristol. The expansive underground network is an iconic local landmark in part to its eerie atmosphere and red stone walls, depicted in Class as being Hell itself.
Sky 1’s brand new series adapted from Marion Chesney’s Agatha Raisin mystery novels, was filmed on location in Bristol. The new series was commissioned after the success of 2014s Christmas special, Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death which was shot in Bristol and Biddestone, Wiltshire and attracted a viewership of over one million.
The Bristol Film Office has released statistics regarding the amount of film and television productions shot within Bristol over the 2015-16 period. The report shows a 65% increase in location filming over the previous year, a staggering figure that aligns with the incredible success that the UK film industry as a whole has had in recent years.