The good people at the David Lean have devised a two-hour amble around Sanderstead and Riddlesdown to show off the locations that play a key part of one of the best recent British-made movies
PLUS: PODCAST: Listen to director Andrew Haigh interviewed about how he made his Croydon home central to his acclaimed movie
Bit of a Rec: actor Andrew Scott, as Adam in All Of Us Strangers, much of it filmed on location in Sanderstead
The David Lean Cinema crew are doing their utmost to bring films to life, and next month they are going on a special walking tour of the locations used in the making of Andrew Haigh’s acclaimed 2023 movie, All Of Us Strangers.
Inside Croydon’s Caitlin Clifford recently outlined how Haigh had placed Croydon, and especially his childhood family home in Sanderstead, front and centre in the making of the film, which stars Andrew Scott, Claire Foy and Jamie Bell.
Haigh came to Croydon earlier this year to talk about the film, and Croydon’s role in it, which was recorded an Under The Flyover podcast. The David Lean Cinema will be screening All Of Us Strangers again next month (on Wednesday, September 11).
Now volunteers from the David Lean Cinema are offering a guided tour of the film’s locations, on Saturday September 14, from 1.45pm meeting at Riddlesdown Station.
“The tour will be stopping off at some of the main locations that were used for the filming of All of Us Strangers,” they say.
“The tour end point will be Sanderstead Station around 4pm.”
Places are limited, with only 20 spaces available.
Caitlin Clifford describes the film as “a beautiful ode to both family and home”.
Filmed in the summer of 2022, All Of Us Strangers features not only Haigh’s old home on Purley Downs Road, but other locations around Sanderstead, including the railway station, the Recreation Ground and the high street.
It also shows bona fide stars Scott, Foy and Bell leisurely making their way through the Whitgift Centre – a shot that received laughter and cheers from the Croydon audience during the April screening at the David Lean. The guided walk won’t be extending to a shopping trip in central Croydon, though.
Perhaps the good people at the David Lean might consider a central Croydon guided tour, for all the various locations of cinema and TV shows over the years, as the town has provided endless opportunities for location managers.
Under The Flyover is our podcast strand which features star interviews, and is usually available only to paid-up subscribers of Inside Croydon. Here is our recording from earlier this year of director Andrew Haigh’s interview with Peter Bradshaw at the David Lean Cinema, talking about why Croydon was such a central part of All Of Us Strangers
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