Studios & sets

Elstree Studios

8 film & TV studios in Borehamwood, UK

United Kingdom · 51.6587, -0.2758

Elstree Studios is recorded as a filming location for 6 productions. Wikipedia names it for 6 more.

“The studio's immediate survival was secured through the facilities being used for Star Wars (1977).”

Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977) · Wikipedia

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Movies and TV series filmed at Elstree Studios

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Elstree Studios as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope 1977
The Shining 1980
“While most of the film was shot on interior sets and the full-scale exterior facade replica at Elstree Studios, a second-unit crew headed by Jan Harlan shot some sequences on location in the American West.” Wikipedia
Tomorrow Never Dies 1997
Flash Gordon 1980
The World's End 2013
The Abominable Dr. Phibes 1971
“The film was shot on the "20s era" sets at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire.” Wikipedia

Named here by Elstree Studios’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Elstree Studios, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.

The Prisoner 1967–1968

“Television shows shot at Elstree include The Avengers, Danger Man, The Prisoner, UFO, Robot Wars, The Muppet Show, EastEnders, Holby City, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and Big Brother.” Wikipedia

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Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at Elstree Studios?

12 productions are recorded as filmed at Elstree Studios, including The King's Speech (2010), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) and The Crown (2016–2023). 6 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed at Elstree Studios?

The King's Speech (2010), covered by 78 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Elstree Studios?

Elstree Studios is in the United Kingdom. Its coordinates are 51.6587, -0.2758.

What other filming locations are near Elstree Studios?

Elstree Studios (under 1 km), BBC Elstree Centre (under 1 km), Borehamwood (under 1 km), Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls (2 km west) and 2 more — all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Stacey Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.