Filming over the years at Leeds Heritage Theatres

Filmed at The Picture House

Though the venue’s history of exhibiting films is a long one, charting back to 1914, The Picture House didn’t feature in a film itself until 1985: Wetherby, starring Vanessa Redgrave, Ian Holm and Dame Judi Dench, where the iconic façade of the cinema stars in an exterior scene of this small-town mystery.

Shortly after its ‘big break’ in Wetherby, Hyde Park Picture House became a returning character – and fan favourite! – in First of the Summer Wine (1988-89). Its pilot episode sees the Picture House pop up a handful of times – and, of course, the building’s Grade II listed Edwardian lamppost has its time to shine too.

In 2013’s The Great Train Robbery, Jim Broadbent makes himself comfortable in Screen One of the Picture House to watch a movie, before being called to duty and tackling the titular robbery. In the opening title credits, the external façade again makes a memorable appearance – alongside the iconic lamppost on the corner of Brudenell Road and Queen’s Road, pictured below.

By Ben Fletcher, Website and Communications Officer.

Read Ben's full piece to find out about other filming across our venues over on LHT's blog, here.