Towns & cities
Highgate
district of the London Boroughs of Camden and Islington in North London, England
England · 51.5716, -0.1448
Highgate is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 4 productions, in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
“Many exterior shots were filmed in and around the North London areas of Crouch End (where the film is set), Highgate, Finsbury Park and East Finchley.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Highgate as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- Shaun of the Dead 2004
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Fleabag
2016–
“Other locations include Twickenham, Hampton Hill, Highgate, Tufnell Park, Belsize Park, Maida Vale, Kentish Town, Parliament Hill Fields in Hampstead Heath, Southwark, Bloomsbury, Soho, Stanmore, Lincoln's Inn Fields and Finsbury Square.” Wikipedia
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Red Joan
2018
“Senate House in London stood in for the Université de Montréal. A Victorian house in Highgate was used for the various bedsits, college rooms and Joan's flat.” Wikipedia
- Truly, Madly, Deeply 1990
Filming locations nearby
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Landmarks & buildings
Highgate Cemetery
England·under 1 km
place of burial in north London, England, UK
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Towns & cities
Whittington Estate
·under 1 km
modernist housing estate in north inner London
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Landmarks & buildings
Holly Lodge Estate
England·under 1 km
1920s housing estate in Highgate, London
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Landmarks & buildings
Archway tube station
England·under 1 km
London Underground station of the Northern line, High Barnet branch
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Towns & cities
Archway district
England·under 1 km
district of the London Borough of Islington in North London, England
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Landscapes & nature
Hampstead Ponds
United Kingdom·1 km south-west
Swimming ponds on Hampstead Heath, also known as Kenwood Ponds.
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Highgate?
4 productions are recorded as filmed in Highgate, including Shaun of the Dead (2004), Fleabag (2016–) and Red Joan (2018). 4 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Highgate?
Shaun of the Dead (2004), covered by 46 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Highgate?
Highgate is in the United Kingdom. Its coordinates are 51.5716, -0.1448.
What other filming locations are near Highgate?
Highgate Cemetery (under 1 km), Whittington Estate (under 1 km), Holly Lodge Estate (under 1 km), Archway tube station (under 1 km) 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 Charlesdrakew, Public domain.