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Movie and TV scenes shot in Wilton

Many movie and TV scenes have been shot at Wilton House.
Movies and shows especially like using:

• Interior: Double Cube Room with group portrait.
• Exterior: The Palladian Bridge.

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Movies and TV under the 17th Earl

Movies and TV arranged under the film director, the 17th Earl of Pembroke (succ 1969, died 2003):

1. Lady Caroline Lamb (1972).

2. Romance with a Double Bass (1974) written by John Cleese.

3. Barry Lyndon (1975) by Stanley Kubrick.
   • The Palladian Bridge. Other outdoor shots.
   • Double Cube Room with group portrait.

4. Emily (1976) starring Koo Stark.
   • Directed by the 17th Earl of Pembroke.

5. The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976) starring Richard Harris
   • Includes outdoor scene of S front from river with Palladian Bridge, also Double Cube Room with group portrait, all before opening credits.

6. A Voyage Round my Father (1982) by John Mortimer.

7. The Bounty (1984) with Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins.
   • Double Cube Room with group portrait.

8. The Madness of King George (1994).
   • The wife of the 10th Earl of Pembroke plays a big part in the story.
   • Wilton is used for filming, though it is not meant to be Wilton in the story.

9. Sense and Sensibility (1995) with Emma Thompson.
   • Includes ball scene in Double Cube Room with group portrait.
   • Includes shot of the Beechey portrait of Augustus Montgomery.

10. Mrs. Brown (1997).
    • Has Queen Victoria at her desk, in Double Cube Room with group portrait.

Barry Lyndon (1975).
Outdoor scene at Wilton. The Palladian Bridge.

The ending of Barry Lyndon (1975).
Interior scene with Double Cube Room.

Clip from The Bounty (1984).
Shows Double Cube Room with group portrait.

Clip from The Madness of King George (1994).
The wife of the 10th Earl of Pembroke plays a big part in the story. However Wilton does not feature.
This scene is actually shot at Wilton, in the Double Cube Room (with group portrait visible). But it is not meant to be Wilton in the story.

The ball scene in Sense and Sensibility (1995).
Shows Double Cube Room with group portrait.

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Movies and TV under the 18th Earl

Movies and TV arranged under the 18th Earl of Pembroke (succ 2003):

1. Pride & Prejudice (2005) with Keira Knightley.
   • The Double Cube Room with group portrait stands in for the interior of Mr. Darcy's house Pemberley.

2. The Young Victoria (2009).
   • Includes dinner in Double Cube Room with group portrait. Also shots of Cedars of Lebanon outside, Palladian Bridge, and scenes in the Large Smoking Room.

3. The Crown (TV series, 2016 on).
   • Double Cube Room used for Buckingham Palace interior.

4. Emma (2020).
   • Many shots. Wilton exterior. Palladian Bridge. Double Cube Room.

5. Bridgerton (TV series, 2020 on).
   • Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (TV mini-series, 2023).
   • Double Cube Room. Palladian Bridge. Courtyard.

Filming of Pride & Prejudice (2005) at Wilton and other locations.

• Wilton stands in for the interior of Mr. Darcy's house Pemberley.
• Exterior shots are actually at Chatsworth.
• Interior shots in Wilton, including Double Cube Room with group portrait.

Trailer for Emma (2020).
Wilton features as Donwell Abbey, seat of Mr. Knightley.

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Bridgerton, Queen Charlotte, and the 10th Earl of Pembroke

• Bridgerton (2020 on), filmed partly at Wilton House, is a strange American show where much of Regency England is multi-ethnic, like modern America.
• It showcases the ludicrous crank history theory that Queen Charlotte was a black woman.
• Why mention this? After all, some of the other movies and shows above are strange too.
• I mention it because:
  1. People actually believe this crank history theory about Queen Charlotte. In fact, because of Bridgerton, it is probably becoming the most widely believed fake history about this period.
  2. The 10th Earl of Pembroke and his family were actually close to the real Queen Charlotte. So it is odd to see an imaginary American version of Queen Charlotte being filmed at his house.

• Links between the 10th Earl of Pembroke and Queen Charlotte:
  • The 10th Earl was a Lord of the Bedchamber to George III.
  • His wife was Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Charlotte.
  • The King and Queen stayed with them at Wilton House on their 1778 visit. They arrived at Wilton on Wed 30 Sept 1778 and stayed two nights. They left on Fri 2 Oct 1778.
  • Letters survive from the Queen to the family in WSHC 2057/F4/47.

• The 10th Earl and his wife would have been baffled by this bizarre show.

Clip from Bridgerton (2020) with Double Cube Room.

Clip from Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023) with Double Cube Room.

In real life, George III and Queen Charlotte arrive at Wilton House on Wed 30 Sept 1778.