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The Independent
17-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Where is ‘Mad About The Boy' set? All the Bridget Jones filming locations you can visit in London
Bridget Jones is back. Last year, author Helen Fielding confirmed that the beloved rom-com trilogy was getting a fourth instalment and sent the cameras rolling across London. Now, franchise leading lady Renée Zellweger – alongside past and present love rivals Hugh Grant, Leo Woodhall and Chiwetel Ejiofor – has returned to the silver screen. The last time we saw her enviable Zone 1 flat eight years ago, the serial singleton, now firmly in her forties, married Mark Darcy (Colin Firth) in a shift from her cigarette and chardonnay-fuelled days. For the diary writer's next narrative, the fourth film follows Fielding's 2013 novel, Mad About the Boy, and covers the eponymous character's next chapter: motherhood, social media and dating apps. With several of the street scenes, bar debriefs and classic faux pas locations easily stumbled upon on a walking tour of London, here's where to head for a behind-the-scenes look at Bridget Jones ' life. Where was Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025) filmed? Hampstead, London The hapless heroine was spotted filming in her Victorian family home in London's Hampstead between May and August 2024 – and the affluent area features heavily in the film. Here Bridget also meets love interest, Roxster (Woodall) up an oak tree on the Heath. Hampstead is also the home of the famous Spaniards Inn, a 16th-century drinking hole that already has made a name for itself featuring in Charles Dickens's The Pickwick Papers and allegedly where Romantic poet John Keats penned Ode to a Nightingale. You'll spot it in one of the scenes near to the end of Mad about the Boy. Also in the affluent neighbourhood sits the French-Italian restaurant La Cage Imaginaire, a family-run affair that serves as the setting of Bridget and Roxster's second dinner date. Islington Another pub featured is The Old Queen's Head on Essex Road in Islington when Bridget, her friend Shazzer and the rest of the group head out for a few drinks. Lake District, Cumbria Doting mother Bridget accompanies her children to the Lake District for a school expedition in the fourth film. Director Michael Morris revealed to Time Out that if you were to head to Thirlmere, specifically, Steel End Road, fans of the film would be able to cast their eyes upon the picturesque valley location that serves as the backdrop to the scenes. Moor House, London Outside scenes of Better Women, Bridget's new workplace, were filmed at Moor House in London. However, the actual indoor scenes at work were filmed at the BBC Television Centre in Shepherd's Bush. In one shot, Bridget can also be seen commuting to work power-walking across Tower Bridge. In one scene, we see Hugh Grant's Daniel Cleaver attending his younger girlfriend's spoken word gig at The Hope & Anchor pub in Hammersmith. Borough Market and the Electric Diner Fans of the Bridget Jones franchise will have a special place in their hearts for Borough Market, with the exterior of the Globe Tavern being Bridget's original London pad. However, she has since up and left to leafy Hampstead north of the river. Yet it is not the last we see of the bustling London market area, as at one point the mother-of-two and her new beau Roxster are seen wandering through the stalls. The scene then cuts to a bar, which is actually all the way on the other side of London on Portobello Road, the Electric Diner, now a Soho House property that brings the diner experience to a swanky level. Hackney Towards the end of a date with Roxster, the pair soak up the sunshine along the banks of the canal in the hipster east-end borough of Hackney. Petersham House, Richmond In one of the most memorable scenes from this fourth instalment, a Colin Firth Darcy-esque moment takes place (Pride and Prejudice's Mr Darcy, of course, not Bridget Jones's Mark Darcy) where Roxster flings himself into a swimming pool at a garden party to rescue a dog, rising from the water with a soaking white shirt. The garden party takes place at the 17th-century stately Petersham House, whose curated and colourful nurseries can be visited from Tuesday to Saturday. Where was the rest of the Bridget Jones franchise filmed? Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) Aside from a host of London film studios, Zellweger, Firth and Grant filmed across the city to bring the Bridget Jones column to life. 8 Beadle Street, Southwark Bridget's endearingly chaotic flat sits in an enviable zone 1 location on Beadle Street in Southwark. The spacious site of many a solo singalong and glass of wine raises some serious salary questions... Globe Tavern, Borough Market For the flat exterior, the Globe Tavern – a traditional British pub in Borough Market – is the iconic location below the singleton's residence, just next to the tracks of London Bridge station. Pickfords Wharf Apartments, Clink Street Daniel Cleaver's (Grant) suave bachelor pad is in a converted 19th-century warehouse on Clink Street overlooking the Thames. The property went on sale for over £3 million in 2012 – we can only assume the price has since hiked due to the hilarious tummy-control knicker scene that was filmed there. Royal Courts of Justice, Westminster Top London human rights lawyer Mark Darcy grants Jones an exclusive TV interview while defending a Kurdish revolutionary leader who is faced with extradition outside the actual Royal Courts of Justice in Westminster. London Stansted Airport To the northeast of central London, Stansted Airport doubles as JKF Airport when Mark Darcy moves to New York City with his lawyer girlfriend. The aviation hub was also used to portray a NYC airfield in Spider-Man: Far From Home in 2019. Institute Of Contemporary Arts, St James's The publishing house launching Kafka's Motorbike hosts the book event in St James's Institute Of Contemporary Arts – still a home for visual art, film festivals and exhibitions in central London that costs just £1 to visit for the day. Royal Exchange, Threadneedle Street Bridget and Mark lock lips in the snow outside the No. 11 Royal Exchange Buildings in Cornhill where Mark is buying her a new diary, an unusually romantic end to the first of the otherwise chaotic dating chronicles. Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) Three years later, Bridget returned to her love turmoils with Darcy and Cleaver. Though some scenes were shot in Lech, Austria and Thailand, the roots of the franchise remained in London. Hyde Park Italian Gardens, Westminster After Daniel abandons Bridget in Thailand, Mark confronts him around and in the picturesque Italian fountains of Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park for a scene firmly in the splash zone. The Light Bar, Shoreditch High Street On Shoreditch High Street, Bridget Jones is told to dump Mark Darcy by her friends who think he is cheating over several glasses of wine and cigarettes at The Light Bar. The renovated drinks hotspot set in an old Victorian power station is still open for cocktails at number 233 today. Rigby & Peller, Mayfair Bridget buys a corset before Mark's uber-fancy law council dinner at Mayfair lingerie store Rigby & Peller. The luxury brand has stores across London, including the Conduit Street spot seen on screen. Piccadilly Circus A location featured multiple times across the films, billboards flash messages from Bridget's diary as headlines in the bright lights of Piccadilly Circus on London's West End. Single and pregnant twelve years later, Bridget starts pre-natal activities across the city. Greenwich Park Longtime friend Shazza, played by Sally Phillips, gets the lowdown on all things babies and Jack Qwant (Patrick Dempsey) on the grassy hills of Greenwich Park. Kingdom Street, Paddington Bridget is now a senior producer at the fictional Hard News, and the Regus Studios on Kingdom Street in Paddington set the stage for the outlet's studios and offices. London Aquatics Centre, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Pre-natal birthing classes with Jack and Mark – including exercise balls – take place at the London Aquatics Centre in Stratford. Albert Bridge Road, Battersea When push comes to shove and Bridget goes into early labour (and protests put a stop to the Italian takeaway van transport method), Albert Bridge Road in Battersea welcomes Mark and Jack as they carry Bridget to the hospital. St Clement Danes Church, Strand The funeral of Daniel Cleaver was filmed in the black and gold interior of St Clement Danes Church in Strand. The central church of the Royal Air Force has a memorial for those who have died in service in the RAF. Supreme Court, Westminster Mark Darcy is defending the freedoms of a Russian girl group called Poonani inside the Supreme Court. The prestigious location surprisingly opened its doors to the cameras for scenes, as did the Old Bailey. University College Hospital, Bloomsbury Several appointments with deadpan doctor Emma Thompson, as well as the delivery of Bridget's baby with the two potential fathers present, were filmed at University College Hospital in Bloomsbury. Bridget Jones's Diary, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason and Bridget Jones's Baby are available to rent on Amazon Prime Video; is currently in US and UK cinemas.
Yahoo
10-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
How to read and watch the Bridget Jones books and films in the correct order
Bridget Jones fans will be getting excited about the new film release coming this month but if you've not seen all the films or read all the books, you might want to catch up beforehand. Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy will be released this week. Before then though, you can either catch up with what you missed or go back and reminisce on your favourite books and films. Here is the order of the Bridget Jones books and films. The books, written by Helen Fielding, were published in a different order compared to the films. So, to read the books in order, you'll need to read Bridget Jones's Diary and then move on to Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. Book three is Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy and the fourth is Bridget Jones's Baby: The Diaries. Mad About The Boy will be shown in UK cinemas this week but there's still time to watch the previous films. The first film is Bridget Jones's Diary while the second film is Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. Next up, you can watch the third film Bridget Jones's Baby. Then it'll be time to watch the new release, Mad About The Boy. Recommended reading: How to watch Bridget Jones's Diary ahead of the Mad About The Boy film release James May shares how cameo in Bengali TV show was more than he was expecting EastEnders star Kellie Bright to return to soap amid 'explosive' 40th anniversary Mad About The Boy will be available to watch in UK cinemas on Thursday, February 13, also known as Galentine's Day. Have you watched all the films or read all the books? Let us know in the comments.
