The Devon watch list

With the abundance of beautiful locations, it's no wonder that Devon is a favourite among film-makers - over the years, Hollywood blockbusters, TV programmes, music videos and more have all been filmed around the county. Director Stephen Spielberg used the wilds of Dartmoor to capture War Horse, which is based on a book by a local author and was heavily inspired by the National Park, describing it as one of the most naturally beautiful places on earth. 

Other than Dartmoor, places like Hartland have also been featured heavily in films because of their rugged cliffs and dramatic atmosphere, as has Saunton Sands beach and Braunton Burrows. 

Take a look at some of the films shot in and around Devon below - did you recognise any of the locations? 

Movies filmed in Devon

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Nothing But the Night (1973)
Starring: Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing
Dartmouth, South Devon; Dartmoor

Force 10 from Navarone (1978)
Starring: Harrison Ford and Robert Shaw
Plymouth, South Devon

That Summer! (1979)
Starring: Ray Winstone
Torquay, South Devon; Oddicombe Beach, Torquay; The Imperial Torquay

Seven Dials Mystery (1981)
Starring: John Gielgud and Rula Lenska
National Trust’s Greenway, South Devon

The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1981)
Starring: Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons
Totnes, South Devon; Exeter St David’s station, Exeter; Exeter; Dartmouth, South Devon; Kingswear, South Devon; the Torbay area

 

Revolution (1985)
Starring: Al Pacino and Donald Sutherland
Burrator Reservoir, Dartmoor

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1988)
Starring: Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke
Tavistock, West Devon; Ivybridge, Dartmoor

Treasure Island (1990)
Starring: Christian Bale and Charlton Heston
Clovelly, North Devon

The Remains of the Day (1993)
Starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson
Powderham Castle, nr Exeter

Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Starring: Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Hugh Grant
National Trust Saltram, Plymouth; Plymouth, South Devon; Berry Pomeroy, nr Totnes, South Devon; Compton Castle nr Paignton, South Devon; Mothecombe House, nr Plymouth, South Devon; Wonwell Beach, nr Kingsbridge, South Devon

Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Starring: Piers Brosnan
Plymouth, South Devon

Enigma (2001)
Starring; Dougray Scott and Kate Winsley
Various locations in Devon

Blackball (2003)
Starring: Paul Kaye and Alice Evans
Torquay, South Devon

Churchill the Hollywood Years (2004)
Starring: Christian Slater
Paignton, South Devon; Buckfastleigh, South Devon; Kingswear, South Devon; Brixham, South Devon; Cockington, South Devon; Plymouth, South Devon; Powderham Castle, nr Exeter; Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, South Devon; Royal William Yard, Plymouth; Torquay, South Devon

War Horse (2011)
Starring Emily Watson, Jeremy Irvine
Various locations on Dartmoor, including Yelverton, Sheepstor, Widcombe in the Moor

Dark Shadows (2012)
Starring: Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter
Start Point, nr Kingsbridge, South Devon

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Starring: Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt
Saunton Sands, North Devon

My Cousin Rachel (2017)
Starring: Rachel Weisz, Sam Claflin and Holliday Grainger
Various locations around Devon

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society (2018)
Starring: Lily James
Clovelly, North Devon; Bideford, North Devon; Saunton Sands

 

The Mercy (2018)
Starring: Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz
Teignmouth, South Devon

Rebecca (2020)
Starring: Lily James and Armie Hammer
Hartland Quay, North Devon

Operation Mincemeat (2021)
Starring: Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Penelope Wilton
Saunton Sands, North Devon

All My Friends Hate Me (2021)
Starring: Tom Stourton
Sidbury Manor, Sidmouth, East Devon

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
Starring Jason Momoa
Saunton Sands, North Devon

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (2023)
Starring: Jim Broadbent and Penelope Wilton
Kingsbridge, South Devon; South Brent, Dartmoor

TV filmed in Devon

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Jeeves and Wooster (1990-1993)
Starring: Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fey
Victoria Hotel, Sidmouth, East Devon

Rebecca (1997)
Starring: Charles Dance, Diana Rigg
Mothecombe House, Plymouth, South Devon

Sense and Sensibility (2008)
Starring: Dominic Cooper
Hartland Abbey, North Devon; Hartland, North Devon; Clovelly, North Devon

And Then There were None (2015)
Starring: Charles Dance, Sam Neil and Aiden Turner
South Devon Railway, South Devon

The Night Manager (2016)
Starring: Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie
Hartland, North Devon

Gold Digger (2019)
Starring: Ben Barnes and Julia Ormond
Dartmoor; Hartland, North Devon

Malory Towers (2000)
Hartland Abbey, North Devon

Suspicion (2002)
Starring: Uma Thurman and Robert Glenister
Brixham, South Devon

House of the Dragon (2021)
Hartland Abbey, North Devon

Music videos and similar filmed in Devon

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Robbie Williams - Angels
Filmed around Saunton Sands 

The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night
Newton Abbot, South Devon

Pink Floyd: The Wall
Saunton Sands, North Devon