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8 homes with film and TV links
The ultimate home for any movie and TV buff surely has to be one associated with their favourite film or show. So why not boost your bragging rights by snapping up a property that's been featured on screen or previously owned by a leading actor or director? Make your selection from these swanky abodes.
Netflix's (NFLX) current mega-hit Dept Q was shot mainly in the Scottish capital, at a variety of locations including Cockburn Street in the heart of Old Town.
Here you'll find a well-presented second floor flat looking out over the ancient cobbles and comprising a double bedroom, galley kitchen, sitting/dining room and bathroom.
Although it doesn't have any outside space of its own, Princes Street Gardens — actually a park — is round the corner. By Coulters through ESPC.
Period drama devotees with long memories may well recognise Back Garth, as this three-storey Georgian house appeared in ITV's 1999 adaption of Oliver Twist starring Keira Knightley, Julie Waters and Andy Serkis.
It has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, an eat-in kitchen, a top floor sitting room and a dining room where a bar was built in during filming when it doubled as a pub.
Sash windows, exposed beams and wooden floors are among the original features and a rear courtyard is accessed via an internal side passage, once used by horses. Via Finest Properties.
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Although now firmly embedded in farming life in the Cotswolds, TV personality Jeremy Clarkson grew up in Yorkshire and his childhood home is on the market.
Dating from the 17th century, Grade II listed Rowland Hill House includes five bedrooms, a large kitchen breakfast room with an Aga, a dining room, sitting room and an elegant drawing room opening into a orangery.
There's a walled garden with an outdoor kitchen, a good-sized parking area and a detached garage block with living space above, suitable for guests or as an office or gym. Find out more from Lister Haigh.
Deanery House, an imposing white period townhouse, stands in the middle of Godalming's Church Street where scenes featuring Cameron Diaz's character Amanda Woods in Christmas film The Holiday were filmed.
The Grade II listed house, which has been in the same family since 1924, is arranged over four storeys with over 7,000 square feet of flexible accommodation including eight bedrooms and four reception rooms. For further information contact Knight Frank.
New York-born film maker Stanley Kubrick lived in Abbotts Mead, a red brick late Victorian house, from 1965 to 1979. He bought it because of its proximity to Elstree studios but managed the production, editing and distribution of 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon and The Shining from home.
The extended nine-bedroom house sits in nearly two and a half acres of landscaped grounds and comes with an outdoor heated swimming pool, a garage block with a two-bedroom flat, and a detached four-bedroom lodge with its own garden. Get in touch with Savills.
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This six-bedroom house is no stranger to fame, as it was designed in 1927 by Francis Hamilton, a renowned architect, and later owned by Broadway producer John C Wilson and his partner, playwright and actor Noel Coward.
Over the years it became a summer retreat for well-known names including Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh and composer Richard Rogers, who wrote The King and I and the Sound of Music, and its pool appeared in the 1968 film The Swimmer, starring Burt Lancaster.
Lovingly maintained it enjoys far-reaching views over Long Island Sound and Manhattan's skyline. Through Brown Harris Stevens.
When Michael Caine and his wife Shakira decided to move back to the UK from Hollywood in the mid-1980s, they fell for Rectory Farm House immediately and stayed for 15 years.
The Grade II listed 17th century house, which the actor extended, oozes kerb appeal and is set in over eight acres of gardens with 600 feet of Thames frontage.
There are six bedrooms, six reception rooms — including a library, drawing room and a long room with a cocktail area and four sets of doors opening on to terraces — and a leisure complex with a pool, Moroccan-style jacuzzi and sauna. A separate two-bedoom cottage and lodge provide even more space. Through Savills.
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Fans of Woody Allen's work are bound to identify this modernist gem straight away as it had a major role in his 2008 romantic comedy Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Protagonists Vicky, played by Rebecca Hall, and Cristina, played by Scarlett Johansson, stayed here while visiting Barcelona for the summer and getting involved with artist Juan Antonio, played by Javier Bardem.
Located in a gated community, the seven-bedroom, seven-bathroom villa boasts high ceilings, a wine cellar, a lift, swimming pool and sea and city views. Through Lucas Fox.
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