Harry Potter, James Bond, and now… Harold Fry. Gloucestershire has played home to some big silver screen characters in its time, with its magnificent architecture and landscape a prime backdrop for hugely successful television and film productions.
And in Oscar winner Jim Broadbent's latest film, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, some of the most picturesque film locations in Gloucestershire have been featured.
Featuring a star-studded cast, including Broadbent and Penelope Wilton, and directed by BAFTA-winner Hettie Macdonald, whose credits include Howards End and Normal People, the film focuses on Harold Fry, played by Broadbent, as he travels 500 miles across the country by foot on a pilgrimage to visit a terminally-ill friend.
The tear-jerking, but feel-good new film, tracks Fry as he travels through Stroud, Birdlip, Mickleton, Cheltenham and Cranham Woods, showcasing some of Gloucestershire's most beautiful scenery.
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is released in UK cinemas on Friday 28 April 2023.
