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Where’s A Very English Scandal filmed? Filming locations in Hertford and Devon revealed

HUGH Grant has swapped the big screen for the small one for his new TV miniseries A Very English Scandal.

But where is this new BBC show filmed? And when is it on? Here is the FULL lowdown...

 Hugh Grant filmed A Very English Scandal in Devon
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Hugh Grant filmed A Very English Scandal in DevonCredit: Rex Features

Where is A Very English Scandal filmed?

The cast of A Very English Scandal, including Hugh Grant, Ben Whishaw, Monica Dolan and Blake Harrison, have all been spotted filming the show:

Devon

Much of the series was shot on location in North Devon.

Hugh Grant (playing the lead of MP Jeremy Thorpe) and Ben Whishaw (playing Norman Scott) were spotted filming scenes for the show in Saunton Sands in 2017.

They were also seen at Chittlehampton, near South Molton.

Ahead of filming local residents were sent a letter giving notice that filming will take place in The Square.

 The crew were seen filming in Saunton Sands
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The crew were seen filming in Saunton SandsCredit: Rex Features

Hertford

In November 2017 Hertford was transformed into a 1970's Devonshire town, as Ben Whishaw and Blake Harrison (Andrew Newton) filmed at multiple locations including Fore Street.

Local news reported how crew shot scenes across the town, from the Corn Exchange, outside a home on Old Cross, in front of The Salisbury Arms and down Castle Street.

Shop fronts and pub signs were given a 70s makeover, as Hertford became the show’s setting of Barnstaple in Devon.

 Blake Harrison was seen filming in Hertford
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Blake Harrison was seen filming in HertfordCredit: Rex Features

When does A Very English Scandal start on BBC?

A Very English Scandal started on Sunday 20, May at 9pm on BBC One.

There will be three hour-long episodes and it is based on John Preston's novel of the same name.

A Very English Scandal tells the shocking true story of Jeremy Thorpe, a disgraced member of parliament who in 1979 was tried but later acquitted of conspiring to murder his ex-lover, Norman Scott.

Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw clash in dramatic first trailer for A Very English Scandal

 

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