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Now’s your chance to discover the locations featured in your favourite productions! VisitEastbourne has created this limited edition Eastbourne TV and film map to highlight popular locations featured on the big screen so you can follow in the footsteps of stars like Dame Helen Mirren, Cate Blanchett, Matt Lucas and David WalliamsF

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Did you feel the thrill of Harry Potter’s Quidditch match in The Goblet Of Fire? Were you on the edge of your seat during Pearl Harbour’s spectacular dogfights? Well, remember Eastbourne. It played a huge part in these and dozens of other film and television productions, etching dramatic moments in your memory and imagination forever. Fast becoming one of the most widely used film locations in the south east, Eastbourne has played a starring role in many of your favourite television shows, from Little Britain to Poirot, as well as proving a hit on the silver screen in Angus, Thongs & Perfect Snogging, Notes On A Scandal, Brighton Rock, and many more. EASTBOURNE Little Britain TV & FILM MAP

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#1 The makers of Brighton Rock replaced all of the lighting on Eastbourne Pier as part of their transformation to make it resemble Brighton’s Palace Pier in the 60s. #2 The shoot day for the scene coming out of the party house in Angus, Thongs & Perfect Snogging when Georgia (Georgia Groome) was dressed as an olive was due to be shot on the Monday of their filming week in Eastbourne but was eventually shot on the Friday.

www.visiteastbourne.com Angus, Thongs & Perfect Snogging #3 All of the mobility scooters that are shown in the scenes filmed along the seafront, near the Carpet Gardens, were specifically put into the film by the makers of Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging. #6 The fishing boat scene from Angus, Thongs & Perfect Snogging was filmed on these beaches as Robbie (Aaron Johnson) jokes with Georgia (Georgia Groome) about Eastbourne’s changing image, ‘I’ve heard it’s the new Brighton.’ #7 Clearing this stretch of seafront of modern cars and street furniture was a huge task to pull together for the filming of Made in Dagenham as it took place a day after Airbourne: Eastbourne International Airshow, which annually welcomes over 500,000 visitors. #10 The Gallopers Carousel at Fort Fun Family Fun Park on Eastbourne seafront featured in the title sequence for the whole series of Little Britain. #11 Scenes were filmed along Golden Jubilee Way for Notes On A Scandal, using police cars to create a rolling road block but unfortunately, didn’t make the final edit. #12 The famous car is seen flying over Beachy Head Lighthouse in children’s classic, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. #13 The car seen going over the cliff at Beachy Head in James Bond: The Living Daylights, with Timothy Dalton playing 007, is rumoured to have been made of wood. #14 Lizzie Bradbury (Kirsten Dunst) and Peter Colt (Paul Bettany) take a scenic drive from London to Brighton in the box office smash hit Wimbledon, with their route including Beachy Head Road towards Eastbourne. #16 The Lives and Loves of a She Devil is one of Eastbourne’s early filming successes and scenes were shot at the famous Belle Tout Lighthouse, which has since been moved back from the cliff edge and today operates as a bed and breakfast.

#25 The popular ‘Ladies’ sketch in Little Britain with Emily Howard (David Walliams) and Florence Rose (Matt Lucas) was filmed along the promenade and at Eastbourne’s 1930s Bandstand. Hundreds of the show’s fans turned up to watch the filming and shooting took longer than expected to clear the public from view.

Notes On A Scandal #27 On the morning of filming for BBC Two’s That Mitchell and Webb Look Series 2, it was raining so hard that it looked like there had been buckets of water thrown over the main characters. By the time they arrived to film in Eastbourne in the afternoon, it was glorious sunshine! #28 Eastbourne’s grade II listed Victorian theatre, The Devonshire Park, appeared as a cinema in Miss Marple. #31 Over 200 extras were used to shoot the riot scenes on Eastbourne beach during one day of filming for Brighton Rock. #33 The historic 1930s Bandstand was transformed from a concert venue, as it is today, into a café when Foyle’s War was filmed in Eastbourne.

Foyle’s War Eastbourne has proved a hit with film makers – popular for its unspoilt seafront ready to be transformed into any era, the acres of open South Downs countryside without a pylon or vehicle in sight, and the willingness of the town to welcome film-makers and share the beauty of the location with audiences the world over. For more information on Eastbourne’s movie credentials or to plan a day out exploring location Eastbourne, go to VisitEastbourne.com. Download film-inspired itineraries, book accommodation, find out what’s on, and view travel information – it’s a one-stop-shop for starring in your own Lights, Camera, Eastbourne production!

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Photo credits Images provided courtesy of Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Optimum Releasing, BBC. ON LOCATION key # 1 Eastbourne Pier BN21 3EL 17 Tiger Inn BN20 0DA Last Orders (2001) West Beach 44 Inch Chest (2009) 18 Birling Gap BN20 0AB Made in Dagenham (2010) Brighton Rock (2011) Perfect Life (2010) 19 Cuckmere Cottage BN26 5TT Brighton Rock (2011) The Best Man (2005) Mitchell and Webb 20 Duke’s Drive BN20 7XL 19 Poirot Angus, Thongs & Perfect Snogging West Beach (2008) 2 Cavendish Place BN21 3EJ 21 Holywell Tea Rooms BN20 7XB 15 Angus, Thongs & Perfect Snogging Christmas at the Riviera (2007) 18 17 14 12 (2008) 22 Holywell BN20 7XB 16 13 Brighton Rock (2011) Angus, Thongs & Perfect Snogging 3 Carpet Gardens BN21 3EL (2008) Angus, Thongs & Perfect Snogging EastEnders (2008) Miss Marple 4 Queen’s Hotel BN21 3DY 23 Hydro Hotel BN20 7HZ Poirot Foyle’s War 5 Marine Parade BN22 7AY 24 Grand Hotel BN21 4EQ Notes on a Scandal (2006) Miss Marple Perfect Life (2010) 25 Seafront Promenade BN21 4DN 6 Splash Point Beaches BN22 7AA Brighton Rock (2011) Angus, Thongs & Perfect Snogging Foyle’s War (2008) Little Britain 7 Langham Hotel BN22 7AH Poirot Made in Dagenham (2010) 26 Carlisle Road BN21 4BT 8 Redoubt Fortress BN22 7AQ The Thick of It West Beach 27 Wish Tower BN21 4BY 9 Royal Parade BN22 7JY The Best Man (2005) Notes on a Scandal (2006) Christmas at the Riviera (2007) 10 Fort Fun BN22 7LQ Mitchell and Webb Little Britain That Mitchell and Webb Look 2 11 Golden Jubilee Way BN24 5 28 Devonshire Park Theatre BN21 4BW Notes on a Scandal (2006) Foyle’s War 12 Beachy Head Lighthouse BN20 7YA Miss Marple Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) 29 Town Hall BN21 4UG 13 Beachy Head BN20 7YA West Beach The Londoners (1965) 30 Grand Parade BN21 4DH Bond: The Living Daylights (1987) Perfect Life (2010) Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves The Thick of It (1991) 31 Main Resort Beaches BN21 3AD Band of Brothers (2001) Last Orders (2001) Pearl Harbour (2001) The Best Man (2005) Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire Brighton Rock (2011) (2005) 32 Cavendish Hotel BN21 4DH Notes on a Scandal (2006) Notes on a Scandal (2006) Emma (2009) Brighton Rock (2011) Brighton Rock (2011) 33 Eastbourne Bandstand BN21 3AD Little Britain Notes on a Scandal (2006) Mitchell and Webb Angus, Thongs & Perfect Snogging 14 Beachy Head Road BN20 0AE (2008) Green Wing (2004) Foyle’s War Wimbledon (2004) Little Britain Children of Men (2006) Miss Marple Perfect Life (2010) Poirot Foyle’s War 34 Chatsworth Hotel BN21 3YR 15 Warren Hill BN20 0 The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams Green Wing (2004) (1986) Angus, Thongs & Perfect Snogging Bramwell (1995) (2008) 35 Terminus Road BN21 3DH 16 Belle Tout BN20 0AE Perfect Life (2010) The Best Man (2005) The Lives and Loves of a She Devil