et areas were used for the
pilot episode of the 1960s' ecclesiastical TV comedy
All Gas and Gaiters. The area of Romeland, directly north of the
Abbey Gateway and the walls of the Abbey and school grounds, can be seen
masquerading as part of an Oxford college in some episodes of
Inspector Morse (and several local
pubs also appear). Fishpool Street, running from Romeland to St Michael's
village, stood in for Hastings in some episodes of
Foyle's War.
Life
Begins was filmed largely in and around St Albans. The Lady Chapel in
the Abbey itself was used as a location for at least one scene in Sean
Connery's 1995 film
First Knight,
whilst the nave of the Abbey was used during a coronation scene as a substitute
for Westminster Abbey in
Johnny
English starring Rowan Atkinson. The 19th century gatehouse of the
former prison near the mainline station appeared in the title sequence of the
TV series
Porridge, starring
Ronnie Barker. The 2001 film
Birthday
Girl starring Ben Chaplin and Nicole Kidman was also partly filmed in St
Albans.
More recently, several scenes from the film Incendiary, starring Michelle Williams, Ewan McGregor and
Matthew Macfadyen, were filmed in St Albans, focusing in particular on the
Abbey and the Abbey Gateway.
The Clock Tower
Between 1403 and 1412 Thomas Wolvey, formerly the Royal Mason, was engaged
to build "Le Clokkehouse" in the Market Place. It is the only extant
mediaeval town
