South Acton in Popular Culture
- Episode 1 of "how the other half lives" a channel 4 documentary showing the poverty of one family on the south acton estate compared family living in the rich part of the country.
- Beaumaris Tower, on the South Acton estate, was a stand-in for the fictional Nelson Mandela House, the home of Del Boy in the popular sitcom Only Fools and Horses.
- Charles Hocking House is seen at the beginning of Steptoe and Son Series 8 Episode 1 "Back in Fashion"
- Scenes from the 1986 movie Aliens and the 1989 movie Batman were shot inside the disused Acton power station.
- Musician M.I.A in interviews has hinted one of the meanings of her stage name is "Missing in Acton", with Acton being the place she grew up.
- The Who, music band comes from Acton.
- The 1994 British drama 'Ladybird Ladybird' was shot all over Acton and was directed by Ken Loach.
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