Brand new Netflix mystery Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials arrives on Netflix on Thursday 15th January, after filming at The Bottle Yard Studios and on location in Bristol and the West Country with Film Office support.
BAFTA Rising Star Mia McKenna-Bruce (How To Have Sex, Persuasion) leads the cast as Lady Eileen ‘Bundle’ Brent, a young, determined sleuth, joined by Helena Bonham Carter (One Life, Nolly) as Lady Caterham and Martin Freeman (The Responder and Black Panther) as Battle, in the fast-paced drama from the Queen Of Crime brought to life in a thrilling new version for Netflix. Set in 1925 England, it follows the fizzingly inquisitive ‘Bundle’ as she pieces together the clues behind a chilling conspiracy that threatens to upend her world.
Filming for the three-part limited series, which was penned by Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall, took place at The Bottle Yard Studios and locations across Bristol and the West Country from June to September 2024, before moving to Spain for additional shooting. Around 175 cast and crew worked on the show per day during the UK leg of filming, an estimated 75% of which were local to the West of England region.
Under the oversight of Oscar-winning Production Designer Martin Childs (Shakespeare in Love, The Crown), bespoke sets were built in the Studio for key interiors including the ‘Seven Dials’ club.
Photo credit: Netflix/Simon Ridgeway
Seven Dials Producer Joanna Crow says: “Having worked at The Bottle Yard on various productions over the past 15 years, I’m a huge fan of the services and spaces they offer, which suit the full range of productions from lower budget children’s TV to high end Band 3 drama, in my own experience. For Seven Dials, the studio operation was very flexible to suit our needs in terms of space, including much breakout space to suit varying demands, and the team were always a pleasure to deal with.
“Bristol, Bath and the wider region offer a rich and varied palette of landscapes and locations which Seven Dials is a great showcase for. We were ably supported by the local Film Offices and found 1925 London with no need to time-travel or to leave the South West. The Bottle Yard Studios and the West of England region is now a progressive and prestigious filming hub offering a very attractive package all round.”
Katherine Nash, The Bottle Yard’s Head of Studios says: “Hosting this major Netflix drama is a ringing endorsement for The Bottle Yard Studios and the locations support delivered across our region, by Bristol Film Office and neighbouring Film Offices across the West of England. We know that productions like Seven Dials helped generate an overall production spend of over £46m in Bristol last year, making them highly significant to our local production industry and the city’s wider economy. As well as creating employment for regional freelancers, the Seven Dials production team also helped bring forward new local talent by engaging fully with All Set West, helping bridge that step into the industry for the crew of tomorrow, which is fantastic to see.”
On location in Bristol, the series filmed extensively with Film Office support, adding a 1920’s period feel to a host of locations including Arnos Vale Cemetery, Queen Square, All Saints Lane and the Corn Street area surrounding St Nicholas Markets. Police station sets were created in the Corn Exchange offices located above St Nicholas Market, whilst on Bridewell Street, an “Old Scotland Yard” exterior was created, complete with vintage cars, extras in period costume and London street signs.
Martin Freeman as ‘Battle’ in Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials Mystery (Photo credit: Netflix/Simon Ridgeway). Scene filmed on location at the Corn Exchange offices above St Nicholas Market, facilitated by Bristol Film Office.
Filming also took place further afield across the West of England with support from neighbouring Film Offices. Locations included Abbey Green and Great Pulteney Street in Bath, West Somerset Railway’s Blue Anchor Station and Minehead in Somerset, Badminton House Estate in South Gloucestershire and Westonbirt Arboretum in Gloucestershire.
The production team was actively engaged with the BFI-funded All Set West scheme, offering paid work experience on set for three trainees across the Art, Script Supervisor and Sustainability departments. A larger group of trainees also had the chance to visit the set on location and meet with Producer Joanna Crow and other members of the crew.
All Set West Trainees with Seven Dials Producer Joanna Crow (image courtesy All Set West)
Joanna adds: “Beyond the practical aspects, basing at The Bottle Yard gives so much more. Seven Dials was part of the pilot for their wonderful All Set West scheme, a trainee programme carefully designed and managed to give opportunities to those who aren’t always included. The scheme vets and trains its mentors and ensures at the start that its candidates have good representation in terms of ethnic diversity, neurodiversity, gender, disability, socio-economic background and other underrepresented areas. For many shows, including ours, it’s imperative to be inclusive in representation and this scheme makes it easy to do that – but with genuine candidates and genuine progress for the region.”
All Set West Trainee Jon-Luke Goodman (age 26 from Bristol), who undertook work experience in the Script Supervisor department, says: “Working in Film and TV felt unattainable to me before doing All Set West Training and there were so many barriers stopping me from being able to work in the industry, not even knowing where to start for one. The training gave me skills and confidence as well as contacts and now I feel really empowered to take on roles in this sector.”
All Set West Trainees Sammy and Jon Luke on location with Seven Dials (image courtesy All Set West)
From Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall, Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials is written and executive produced by Chibnall, alongside Suzanne Mackie (The Crown) through her company Orchid Pictures and Chris Sussman (Good Omens). It is directed by Chris Sweeney (The Tourist, Back to Life) who also acts as Executive Producer, and produced by Joanna Crow (Supacell, Chloe).
A special RTS West of England preview of Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials will take place at Watershed in Bristol on 14th January 2026, sponsored by The Bottle Yard Studios and Bristol Film Office. Following a screening of the first episode, there will be a Q&A about the making of the series with Chris Chibnall (Executive Producer, Writer), Chris Sweeney (Executive Producer, Director), Suzanne Mackie (Executive Producer) and Joanna Crow (Producer).
Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials begins on Netflix on 15th January 2026.