Portrayal in Fiction
- Doctor Who The location building of St Thomas' Hospital serves as the location of the fictional Royal Hope Hospital featured in the Doctor Who episode "Smith and Jones". In the episode, the hospital is temporarily transported to the moon and a smoking pit is shown at the location of the real St Thomas' Hospital. In images of the hospital sitting on the moon, it appears that the main building of St Thomas' is used with an added tower. Most other exterior shots of the hospital appear to be of Singleton Hospital in Swansea, Wales, but modified to the resemble the more square shape of St Thomas'.
- 28 Days Later The hospital also featured in the 2002 film '28 Days Later' in which the hospital was abandoned due to the nationwide outbreak of a deadly virus which causes its victims to go insane.
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