Filmography
Thurrock has been used as a film location many decades – The Guns of Loos was filmed at the West Thurrock chalk pits as far back as 1928.
Below are some of the films and television programmes shot on location in Thurrock since the 1950s.
Films
| Year | Film | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | His House | Various locations in Tilbury |
| 2018 | Peterloo | Tilbury Fort |
| 2017 | Tulip Fever | Tilbury Fort |
| 2017 | Darkest Hour | Tilbury Fort |
| 2017 | Wonder Woman | Tilbury Fort |
| 2016 | Grimsby | Multiple sites in Tilbury |
| 2016 | Rise of the Footsoldiers 3 | Argent Street car park, Grays |
| 2015 | Mr Holmes | Cruise Terminal, Tilbury |
| 2014 | Paddington | Cruise Terminal and Docks, Tilbury |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows | Dartford Tunnel |
| 2009 | Fish Tank | Tilbury Town station and other locations around Tilbury |
| 2005 | Batman Begins | Coalhouse Fort |
| 2004 | Alfie | Tilbury Docks |
| 2002 | 28 Days Later | Broadview Transport Café, Stanford |
| 2000 | Essex Boys | East Tilbury Marshes, Bata Building, Tilbury and under QEII Bridge, West Thurrock |
| 1993 | Four Weddings and a Funeral | St. Clements Church, West Thurrock and Old Gas Showrooms, Grays |
| 1992 | Blue Ice | Tilbury Docks |
| 1990 | Chicago Joe and the Show Girl | State Cinema, Grays |
| 1989 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Tilbury Docks |
| 1988 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit? | State Cinema, Grays |
| 1975 | Brannigan | Tilbury Docks |
| 1963 | The Victors | Tilbury area |
| 1958 | Up the Creek | Ward's ship-breaking yard, Grays |
| 1950 | Hangman's Wharf | East Tilbury Rectory, Sydney Road, Tilbury and Gibbs Wharf, Grays |
| 1937 | Glamorous Night | Tilbury Landing Stage |
| 1935 | The Stoker | Tilbury Docks |
| 1935 | Me and Marlborough | Goldsmith's Wharf, Grays |
| 1929 | The Berg (later called 'Atlantic') | Tilbury Docks |
| 1927 | The Guns of Loos | Gibbs's Pit, West Thurrock |
| Pre-1914 | Unnamed British-made 'Western' films | Purfleet-on-Thames, around Botany Gardens, the chalk cliff area and the Royal Hotel |
Actors who performed on location for some of these films have included:
- Christian Bale
- Sean Bean
- Sacha Baron Cohen
- Michael Fassbender
- Gal Gadot
- Hugh Grant
- Tom Hardy
- Bob Hoskins
- Cillian Murphy
- Gary Oldman
- Rebel Wilson
Television entertainment
| Year | Programme | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Baby | The Backstage Centre, Purfleet-on-Thames and Grays Wharf, Grays |
| 2021 | Shop Well for the Planet? | Various locations, Grays |
| 2020 | The Third Day | Coalhouse Fort |
| 2020 | Liar 2 | Multi-storey car park, Grays |
| 2019 | Hot Property | Billet Field, Stanford-le-Hope |
| 2019 | Teen Mom UK | Aveley and Grays Beach Riverside Park |
| 2019 | The Dengineers | Argent Street, Grays |
| 2019 | White Gold, series 2 | Multiple locations |
| 2018 | Say Yes to the Dress UK | Lakeside Shopping Centre |
| 2017 | Black Sheep | Multiple locations in Chadwell St Mary |
| 2017 | Damned | Multiple locations in Grays |
| 2017 | Keith and Paddy's Picture Show | The Springhouse, Corringham |
| 2017 | SS-GB | Tilbury Fort |
| 2017 | Taboo | Coalhouse Fort and Tilbury Fort |
| 2017 | White Gold, series 1 | Multiple locations |
| 2016 | The One Show | East Tilbury library |
| 2015 | Britain's Outlaws: Highwaymen, Pirates and Rogues | Coalhouse Fort |
| 2015 | Posh Pawnbrokers | North Hill, Horndon on the Hill |
| 2015 | The Unforgotten | The Manorway, Corringham |
| 2015 | The X Factor | Hawkins Drive, Chafford Hundred and High Street, Grays |
| 2014 | Chasing Shadows | Dansand Quarry, Orsett |
| 2014 | Silent Witness | Coalhouse Fort |
| 2014 | The One Show | Coalhouse Fort and Hathaway Road, Grays |
| 2014 | Wheeler Dealers | The Manorway, Corringham |
| 2013 | CIA Declassified | Coalhouse Fort |
| 2013 | Surprise, Surprise | Corringham Town Park |
| 2012 | The One Show | Tilbury Fort |
| 2011 | Most Haunted | Coalhouse Fort |
| 2011 | Spooks | Coalhouse Fort |
| 2007 | Oliver Twist | Tilbury Fort |
| 2002 | Fame Academy | Lakeside Shopping Centre |
| 1997 | London's Burning | Tilbury Fire Station |
| 1997 | Sharpe's Rifles – The Lost Regiment | Tilbury Fort |
| 1993 | Lipstick on your Collar | State Cinema, Grays |
| 1988 | Richard Burton My Brother | State Cinema, Grays |
| 1986 | Julia McKenzie and Friends | State Cinema, Grays |
| 1985 | Bluebell | State Cinema, Grays |
| 1960s | Dr Who | Tunnel Cement Pit, West Thurrock |
| 1956 | Quatermass II | Shell Oil Refinery and Wards Engineering Works, Grays |
Television documentaries
| Year | Programme | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The Hidden Wilds of the Motorway | Various locations, Grays and Purfleet |
| 2019 | Digging up Britain’s Past | Tilbury Fort |
| 2017 | One Bomb | Thames Path, Purfleet |
| 2017 | Teen Mum UK | Various locations, Grays |
| 2016 | On The Edge | Thames Path, Purfleet |
| 2016 | The Day I Fell | Various locations, Grays |
| 2015 | Armada: 12 Days to Save England | Tilbury Fort |
| 2015 | Face to Face | West Thurrock Memorial Ground |
| 2014 | Emperor's New Clothes | Little Thurrock Primary Schoool and Grays End Close |
| 2014 | Great British Railway Journeys | Tilbury Fort |
| 2013 | Countryfile | Davy Down Country Park |
| 2013 | Inside Out | Tilbury Fort and Thurrock Musuem |
| 2013 | Towers of Ilium | Coalhouse Fort |
| 2010 | Birth of Britain | Aveley, bridge over A13 |
| 2004 | Battlefield Britain | Tilbury Fort |
| 2004 | Pulling Power | Tilbury Docks, Tilbury Town and East Tilbury Village |
| 2003 | Restoration | Coalhouse Fort |
| 2002 | Sea to Source | Tilbury Docks |
| 2000 | Walk over Heritage | Purfleet and Coalhouse Fort |
| 1998 | Lakesiders | Lakeside Shopping Centre |
| 1984 | Unusual Heritage | Coalhouse Fort |
| 1970s | Chronicle | Mucking Marshes |
| 1957/8 | Defending London’s River | Tilbury Docks |
Music videos, adverts and other shoots
| Year | Video | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | No Rome – 'It’s All Smiles' album cover | The Manorway, Corringham |
| 2020 | Anne-Marie – How to be Anne-Marie | Various locations, Purfleet-on-Thames and Stanford-le-Hope |
| 2020 | Vogue China | Coalhouse Fort |
| 2019 | 'This is what a cyclist looks like' advert – ForwardMotion South Essex | Grays Town Wharf |
| 2019 | adidas Uniforia Official Euro 2020 football launch | Kilverts Field, Grays |
| 2018 | The Ferryman Photo Shoot – US Vogue | Coalhouse Fort |
| 2017 | Boots Christmas advert | Various locations, Purfleet |
| 2016 | Insolvency Service of Ireland advert | Lampitts Hill, Stanford-le-Hope |
| 2013 | Mount Kimbie ft. King Krule – You Took Your Time video | Various locations in Chadwell St Mary and Tilbury |
| 2010 | Mars advert | Fielding Road recreation ground, Tilbury |
| 1998 | Jamiroquai – Deeper Underground | State Cinema, Grays |
Historical newsreels
The list below is a selection from the British Pathé newsreel archive.
| Year | Video | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Queen Elizabeth II tours flooded areas of Tilbury and Purfleet. | Tilbury and Purfleet-on-Thames |
| 1948 | Empire Windrush filmed arriving at Tilbury Docks carrying Jamaican immigrants. | Tilbury Docks |
| 1934 | Chief Scout Lord Baden Powell departing from Tilbury Docks on world tour. Scouts see him off. | Tilbury Docks |
| 1932 | England cricket team filmed leaving Tilbury Docks for Australia to play for the Ashes. | Tilbury Docks |