Film, Books and Television
The town has been used in a number of films, including:
- The Duke Wore Jeans (1958)
- Carve Her Name with Pride (1958)
- Circus of Horrors (1960)
- Murder at the Gallop (1963)
- The Jigsaw Man (1983)
- The Shooting Party (1985)
- Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) - Featured one of the suites in The Crown hotel
- Metroland (1997)
Television programmes filmed in the town include:
- Metro-land (TV) (1973)
- Midsomer Murders (seven episodes)
- The Peter Principle (1990s)
- Chucklevision one episode
Books featuring the town include:
- George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty Four (briefly)
- Douglas Adams & John Lloyd The Meaning of Liff (briefly, as Definition)(1984)
- Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman "Good Omens" (briefly - Pratchett grew up in nearby Beaconsfield).
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