🏙 Towns & cities
London Borough of Islington
borough in the London Region in England
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · 51.5417, -0.1022
London Borough of Islington is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia article of 1 production — 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.
25 productions were filmed at 19 places inside London Borough of Islington rather than at London Borough of Islington itself — listed below, each with the place it was shot.
“The Lady Vanishes was filmed at the Gainsborough Studios in Islington, London.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names London Borough of Islington 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.
Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in London Borough of Islington
25 productions shot at 19 places inside London Borough of Islington, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against London Borough of Islington itself.
- The Dark Knight Farmiloe Building per Wikipedia 2008
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone London King's Cross railway station per Wikipedia 2001
- V for Vendetta Farringdon station 2005
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets London King's Cross railway station per Wikipedia 2002
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix London King's Cross railway station per Wikipedia 2007
- Sherlock Holmes St John Street per Wikipedia 2009
- The Imitation Game London King's Cross railway station 2014
- Four Weddings and a Funeral Islington per Wikipedia 1994
- A Fish Called Wanda Clerkenwell 1988
- Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge London King's Cross railway station per Wikipedia 1995
- Shaun of the Dead Finsbury Park per Wikipedia 2004
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Clerkenwell 2011
- Paddington 2 Clerkenwell 2017
- Hamnet The Charterhouse 2025
- Eastern Promises Farmiloe Building per Wikipedia 2007
- Fleabag Highgate per Wikipedia 2016–
- Harry Potter London King's Cross railway station per Wikipedia 2026–
- Ted Lasso Emirates Stadium per Wikipedia 2020–2023
- The Man Who Knew Infinity The Charterhouse 2015
- Baby Reindeer Regent's Canal per Wikipedia 2024–
- Only Fools and Horses Islington per Wikipedia 1981–2003
- Happy-Go-Lucky Finsbury Park per Wikipedia 2008
- Attack the Block Islington per Wikipedia 2011
- The Gentlemen Islington per Wikipedia 2024–
- Who Dares Wins Union Chapel, Islington per Wikipedia 1982
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Farmiloe Building
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
building in Clerkenwell, London
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
London King's Cross railway station
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
railway station in the London Borough of Camden, England, UK
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Farringdon station
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
London Underground and railway station in Farringdon, London Borough of Islington, England, UK
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🛣 Streets & squares
St John Street
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
street in the London Borough of Islington
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🏙 Towns & cities
Islington
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
district of London, England
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
St James' Church, Islington
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
church of england church
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🏙 Towns & cities
Clerkenwell
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
area of inner north London in the London Borough of Islington
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Angel tube station
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
London Underground station
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🏙 Towns & cities
Finsbury Park
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
area in north London, England
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Highgate
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
district of the London Boroughs of Camden and Islington in North London, England
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
The Charterhouse
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
historic complex of buildings in Smithfield, London, United Kingdom
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🏙 Towns & cities
Farringdon
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
historic area of the City of London in London, England
7 more places are inside London Borough of Islington — see them on the map.
Filming locations nearby
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
The Fountain Studios
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
former television studio complex located in Wembley Park, London
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Grosvenor Square
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
square in the Mayfair district of London, England, UK
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🏰 Castles & palaces
Tower of London
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
castle in central London, United Kingdom
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🎬 Studios & sets
Pinewood Studios
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
British film studio and television studio situated in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Battersea Power Station
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
decommissioned coal-fired power station in London, now in use as a premium shopping centre
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Criterion Restaurant
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
restaurant in London
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in London Borough of Islington?
26 productions are recorded as filmed in London Borough of Islington, 25 of them at places inside it, including The Lady Vanishes (1938). 1 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in London Borough of Islington?
The Lady Vanishes (1938), covered by 45 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is London Borough of Islington?
London Borough of Islington is in United Kingdom, at 51.5417, -0.1022.
What other filming locations are near London Borough of Islington?
The Fountain Studios, Grosvenor Square, Tower of London, Pinewood Studios and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.
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 AlanFord at English Wikipedia, Public domain.