Five times Roehampton has been used as a film location
Roehampton’s beautiful university campus and bold stark brutalist architecture haven’t failed to attract the attention of the production teams of TV and film. Here are five times “Roey” has appeared on the screen, both big and small.
Fahrenheit 451
Today, Roehampton estate might not feel like a glistening utopia but much of François Truffaut’s adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s renowned dystopian fiction Fahrenheit 451, used the estate as a vision of futuristic living. Released in 1966, the film depicts life under a totalitarian government which has banned and insists on burning all books. Although conceived as a terrifying warning against the authoritarian rule, a book hating fascist government would mean the end of recommended reading lists, so maybe it wouldn't be too bad after all.
Strictly Come Dancing
Roehampton’s very own Grove House has become a regular star on ‘Strictly’ having appeared several times over the last few seasons.
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Denial
Last year’s critically acclaimed historical drama about the real-life libel case involving holocaust denier David Irving. The film failed to live up to it’s weighty aspirations but with a number of scene shot in various locations around campus it’s worth a watch just for the ‘wait! is that…’ moments.
Minder
The legendary British 80’s comedy-drama about the London crime network, owes a small amount of it’s 15 year run to Roehampton, after filming the vast majority of its pilot episode in Danbury Avenue’s laundrette.
Sweeney 2
The second spin-off movie from the popular 70’s police television show includes a surprisingly boring car chase down Danbury Avenue. To be honest you’ll probably see more exciting vehicular shenanigans on any given day of the week on the estate. Rest of the film is pretty great though.
