Where is Bridgerton filmed?
The show was filmed before the coronavirus pandemic in various locations in Britain including Bath and Bristol, which is often used for period dramas.
Bridgerton’s production designer Will Hugh-Jones said the show started off with history before bringing a more contemporary touch to the aesthetics whether through colour or fabric.
He said: “At the end of the day, we’re not a historical show. We do a nod to the history but we’re storytellers and so we would always be as historically accurate as we can, but if it doesn’t work for the storyline then we re-assess but as much as possible we keep true to history.
“Quite often, history’s a bit boring and we’re about doing something vibrant and something which is accessible to our audience.”
Hugh-Jones added about the challenges of the shoot, saying time was a big factor.
“Because we filmed in these massive houses, the building next door is where Prince Charles lives and is used by the Royal Family.
“We would regularly get a short period of time to get in there, get rid of the 20th century, take it back to our period, dress it with the crew bearing down on us and shoot it.
“We would then have been less time to get out. So the biggest challenge was time on this show but that’s not unheard of on many period shows.”
While director Tom Verica – who helmed the first two episodes – said there were a lot of locations for Bridgerton and one of the challenges was travelling between them to shoot the series.
He had five different balls in his two episodes and required “completely different rooms” to be created to house these scenes.
Verica said: “That was an incredible feat. It was probably one of our biggest challenges and I think ultimately that was the most gratifying as well.”
Bridgerton will be released on Netflix on Christmas Day