A Christmas Carol (1984) – Filming Locations
Drama / Fantasy / TV Movie / Family · Directed by Clive Donner · Starring George C. Scott, Susannah York
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.
Where was A Christmas Carol filmed?
- Shrewsbury, England, Shrewsbury – Victorian London street scenes and Scrooge's business district. The picturesque medieval town's Georgian and Victorian architecture doubled as 19th-century London, providing authentic period streets for the opening scenes
- Guildford, England, Guildford – London streets and Christmas market scenes. Surrey town used for exterior London locations due to its well-preserved Victorian streetscape and architectural character
- Kent, England, Kent – Countryside and rural scenes including the Cratchit family's journey. English countryside locations used for scenes set outside London, including rural settings visited by the Christmas spirits
- Hertfordshire, England, Hertfordshire – Interior and exterior scenes of Fezziwig's warehouse and Christmas party venue. The grand stately home provided impressive interior and exterior locations for the Fezziwig flashback sequences