{"id":23945,"date":"2022-10-17T17:11:08","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T15:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1723362"},"modified":"2022-10-17T17:32:16","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T15:32:16","slug":"where-was-hot-fuzz-filmed","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/where-was-hot-fuzz-filmed\/","title":{"rendered":"Where was Hot Fuzz filmed?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Patrick Cremona\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 17 October 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Since its release 15 years ago, Edgar Wright\u2019s Hot Fuzz has cemented its place as one of the most beloved comedy films of the 21st century.<\/p>\n

The middle entry in Wright and Simon Pegg\u2019s so-called Cornetto Trilogy (sandwiched between the equally revered Shaun of the Dead and slightly less-appreciated The World\u2019s End), it contains perhaps more quotable lines of dialogue and memorable comic set pieces than any British film released since.<\/p>\n

The story follows tough city cop Sergeant Nicholas Angel, who suddenly finds himself uprooted from his busy London job and sent to the tiny Gloucestershire village of Sandford \u2013 a multiple Village of the Year winner where it initially seems crime is rather scarce.<\/p>\n

Of course, things turn out not to be quite what they seem, and with help from his hapless colleague Danny Butterman (Nick Frost), Angel sets about getting to the bottom of the dark secret at the heart of Sandford.<\/p>\n

In many ways, Sandford resembles what you might call a stereotypical English town \u2013 albeit with significantly more murders \u2013 and so you might be wondering where in the UK the film was actually shot.<\/p>\n

Read on for everything you need to know.<\/p>

Where was Hot Fuzz filmed?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Simon Pegg as Nicholas, David Bradley as Arthur and Nick Frost as Danny in Hot Fuzz.<\/span><\/figcaption> SEAC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Sandford is not actually a real place, and the vast majority of filming in fact took place in Wells, a cathedral city in Somerset that holds the distinction of being England\u2019s smallest city.<\/p>\n

Wells also happens to be where Edgar Wright himself spent most of his childhood, and the director said of the chosen location at the time: \u201cI love it but I also want to trash it.\u201d<\/p>\n

In real life the city has a notable cathedral, but Wright made the decision to airbrush the building out of every shot so that the Church of St Cuthbert could instead serve as Sandford\u2019s centre point.<\/p>\n

In addition to St Cuthbert\u2019s, Wells\u2019s locations that can be seen throughout the film include The Swan Hotel, where Nicholas Angel stays; local pub The Crown at Wells, where he first meets and arrests Danny; Little Theatre, where he watches a terrible amateur production of Romeo and Juliet; The Bishop\u2019s Palace, where he attends a meeting of the Neighbourhood Watch; and the local supermarket \u2013 then a Somerfield but now a Tesco Superstore.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a Hot Fuzz fan hoping to visit some of these locations then it couldn\u2019t be easier \u2013 there are regular Hot Fuzz Film Location Tours in Wells that even let you in on some little-known secrets about the film.<\/p>\n

Away from Wells, other locations used in the film include Hendon Police College, Wards Hurst Farm<\/span>\u00a0in\u00a0Hertfordshire (where David Bradley\u2019s character Arthur Webley\u2019s farm is based), and the surviving ruins of\u00a0Waverley Abbey where parts of the final chase were filmed.<\/p>\n

Hot Fuzz is currently streaming on BritBox \u2013\u00a0you can sign up for a\u00a07-day free BritBox trial here<\/a>. Check out our\u00a0Film<\/a>\u00a0hub for more news, interviews and features or find something to watch with our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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