Towns & cities

Portsmouth

city in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

England · 50.8058, -1.0872

Portsmouth is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Portsmouth, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 10 more.

2 productions were filmed at 1 place inside Portsmouth rather than at Portsmouth itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.

“Off-set locations that have been used for filming include Clacton (1989), Devon (September 1990), Hertfordshire (used for scenes set in Gretna Green in July 1991), Portsmouth (November 1991), Milan (1997), Ireland (1997), Amsterdam (December 1999), Brighton (2001) and Portugal (2003).”

EastEnders (1985–) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed in Portsmouth

Les Misérables 2012

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Portsmouth 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.

Tomorrow Never Dies 1997
Project Hail Mary 2026
EastEnders 1985–
Tommy 1975
“Much of the film was shot on locations around Portsmouth, including the scene near the end of the film featuring the giant "pinballs", which were, in fact, obsolete buoys found in a British Navy yard that were simply sprayed silver and filmed in situ.” Wikipedia
The Battle of the River Plate 1956
Persuasion 1995
Mansfield Park 1999
The Last Vermeer 2019
The Boy Friend 1971
“The big production numbers were shot at Elstree Studios in London and the rest at New Theatre Royal in Portsmouth.” Wikipedia
My Mother's Wedding 2023

Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Portsmouth

2 productions shot at 1 place inside Portsmouth, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Portsmouth itself.

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. HMS Victory per Wikipedia 1951
Hornblower HMS Victory per Wikipedia 1998–

Landmarks & buildings

HMS Victory

England

1765 first-rate ship of the line

Set here, per Wikipedia

Games whose English Wikipedia article says they are set in Portsmouth, where Wikidata’s narrative-location statement stops at the country. Still a setting and not a shoot, and still a sentence rather than a statement: two steps from the strongest evidence on this atlas, and labelled at both.

Her Story 2015

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Portsmouth?

13 productions are recorded as filmed in Portsmouth, 2 of them at places inside it, including Les Misérables (2012), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) and Project Hail Mary (2026). 10 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Portsmouth?

Les Misérables (2012), covered by 52 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Portsmouth?

Portsmouth is in the United Kingdom. Its coordinates are 50.8058, -1.0872. The day trip guide for Portsmouth lists 705 filming locations within 100 km.

What other filming locations are near Portsmouth?

His Majesty's Naval Base, Portsmouth (1 km west), New Theatre Royal (1 km south), HMS Victory (2 km west), Portsmouth Historic Dockyard (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 en:User:AlanFord, Public domain.

Planning a visit? Filming locations near Portsmouth: 705 places within 100 km, with distances and directions.