Claygate - in The Media

In The Media

Filming carried out in Claygate include:

• The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (Tony Richardson 1961) starring Tom Courtenay, set at Ruxley Towers (Ruxton Towers in the film) and showing much of the surrounding countryside before the construction of the Esher By-pass.
• The BBC TV situation comedy Wyatt's Watchdogs which starred Brian Wilde and Trevor Bannister and was about a Neighbourhood Watch group.
• Never the Twain (1981) which used the Greek Vine frontage as the shop fronts. It starred Windsor Davies and Donald Sinden as two grumpy antique shop owners.
• A sketch for The Two Ronnies
• A shampoo commercial
• A clip from Men Behaving Badly.
• Ronnie Wood Famous Rolling Stones guitarist moved in to Ruxley towers in 2009.

Previous celebrity residents of Claygate include Terry Jones and Michael Aspel. For many years Claygate has had a number of celebrities switch on its Christmas lights. These have included Cliff Richard, Gloria Hunniford, Tony Stamp and Roger Valentine from The Bill and Bernie Nolan to name a few.

Ronnie Wood, Guitarist of the Rolling Stones lives at the highest point of Claygate, Ruxley Heights in Ruxley Tower. He can quite often be seen being driven around in his Bentley.