Mr. Turner

The camera follows two Dutch Ladies (Judith Amsenga and Helen Cooper) as they walk chattering along a canal to where Mr. Joseph Mallord William Turner stands sketching the background windmill. Herringfleet Mill on the drain flowing alongside the River Waveney as it flows through Herringfleet Marshes in Suffolk.

Now, eight hours before sunset. The restored drainage mill is missing two sails which are currently lying on the grass. (SD)

A coach turns the corner into a busy London Street. The corner of Smith Square and Lord North Street in SW1.

Aargh, cones to spoil the period feel! SJ

J. M. W. Turner (Timothy Spall) walks towards the front door of the home that he shares with his father William and their Maid, Hannah Danby. Looking into Lord North Street from Smith Square in Westminster.

Cones and drizzle on a spring day. SJ

William Turner Senior (Paul Jesson) enters the shop of colourman Sebastiano Grande to purchase paint. IMDB suggests the Luton Hoo Estate near Luton in Bedfordshire where former outbuildings are used for filming purposes. Among others, 'Four Weddings and a Funeral', 'Eyes Wide Shut', 2010's 'Burke and Hare', 'The World Is Not Enough', 'The World's End', 'Enigma', 'War Horse' and 'A Shot in the Dark' had scenes shot at the location.

Soon after a visit by his former lover Sarah Danby and their daughters Evalina and Georgiana, Turner boards a coach sent by Lord Egremont. The Smith Square end of Lord North Street in SW1.

The west side. SJ

The coach nears Petworth House, home of Lord Egremont. The residence appears much as it must have in Turner's day.

Very little needed to be done during filming to return the house to how Turner would have known it. (SD)

Lord Egremont (Patrick Godfrey) greets his friend after returning from the estate's farm. Petworth House in West Sussex, which is also seen in 'Silver Bears'.

Twenty of Turner's paintings can be seen at Petworth House, four of which are viewed by Turner and Lord Egremont (in the Carved Room) later in this scene. (SD)

Whilst staying with Lord Egremont, Turner attends a recital by a young Singer accompanied by pianist Miss Coggins. Petworth House on Church Street in Petworth, West Sussex.

No moonlight in this daytime shot, but not much daylight either. (SD)

Having taken the steamer from London. Turner arrives in the seaside town of Margate. The Cleave in Kingsand, Cornwall.

When Turner enquires about lodgings, Mr. Booth (Karl Johnson) calls to his wife Sophia. The Cleave in Kingsand on the eastern coast of the Rame Peninsula.

During his stay Turner walks along the coast gathering ideas and subjects for his paintings.

The Seven Sisters, viewed from Seaford Head, East Sussex. Also seen in 'Atonement', 'Corruption', 'Half a Sixpence', 'La Course a l'echalote', 'Mr Holmes', 'On the Double' and 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'. (SD)

Turner returns to London where scientist and friend Mrs. Mary Somerville calls on him. Lord North Street features in 'An Education' and 'Atonement'.

The scene today. SJ

As William Turner Senior's health deteriorates, his concerned son goes about his usual business. Facing south on Lord North Street with the former St. John's church on Smith Square in the background.

Tricky to replicate the same lens perspective. SJ

Following his father's death, Turner visits a brothel. This is one of the outbuildings on the Luton Hoo Estate off Farm Road to the south of Luton.

Inside the building, the artist is introduced to prostitute Eliza, whom he sketches. Identifiable as the Luton Hoo Estate in Bedfordshire.

Another walk through the countryside near the coast. St. Michael’s Chapel on Rame Head in Cornwall.

Returning to Margate, Turner discovers that Mrs. Booth's husband has passed away. The Cleave in Kingsand, Cornwall.

After spending the night with Mrs. Booth on a subsequent visit, Turner leaves the house early. Kingsand on the Rame Peninsula in Cornwall.

Recovering from bronchitis, Turner follows Sophia Booth (Marion Bailey) down a flight of steps whilst the two enjoy a walk. The steps lead down from Garrett Street above South Rock between Cawsand and Kingsand.

Turner and his friends David Roberts (Jamie Thomas King) and Clarkson Stanfield (Mark Stanley) are rowed along the Thames where they toast HMS Temeraire as the ship is towed away to be dismantled. Stangate Creek on the River Medway in Swale, Kent with computer generated buildings in the left distance.

Failing in his attempt to pay back part of a loan, Benjamin Haydon (Martin Savage) leaves Turner's home as Hannah Danby (Dorothy Atkinson) watches from the door.

Turner and Captain George Jones (Richard Bremmer) call on art critic John Ruskin. Steve Randall found the Grade II* listed Southside House at 3-4 Woodhayes Road in Wimbledon SW19, the gateway to which can be seen in 'The Rivals'.

John Harwood presents an unchanged look. (SJ)

Mrs. Booth sells her house in Margate and moves to Cheyne Walk in Chelsea. Facing Hampermill House off Hampermill Lane to the south-west of Watford in Hertfordshire with what may, or may not, be the River Colne in the foreground.

Turner considers having his photograph taken by John Mayall. Mayall's Daguerreotype Institution stood at 433 West Strand in London but again, this appears to have been shot at Luton Hoo.

With his health failing, Turner returns to Chelsea after a visit to his deteriorating London house. In front of Hampermill House.

The now forgetful artist gazes at the front door before entering the house. Hampermill House, formerly Hamper Mills, in Hertfordshire.

Dr. Price (David Horovitch) says farewell to Mrs. Booth after telling Turner to put his affairs in order. Hampermill House off Hampermill Lane near Watford, Hertfordshire.