Lair of the White Worm, The

Date: 1988
Director: Ken Russell
Production Company: White Lair

Stars: Hugh Grant, Amanda Donohoe, Catherine Oxenberg, Peter Capaldi, Sammi Davis, Paul Brooke, Stratford Johns
Location(s): Hertfordshire, Staffordshire

Region(s): ,

Storyline:

An archaeologist discovers an odd skull amid the ruins of a convent and unearths the legend of the D’Ampton Worm.

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At Mercy Farm, Mary (Sammi Davis) and Eve (Catherine Oxenberg) look on as Angus (Peter Capaldi) finds a strange skull. Wikipedia suggests somewhere in Derbyshire but it's Stockers Farm, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire.

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Home of Lord James D'Ampton. Knebworth House, Stevenage, Hertfordshire. Also seen in 'The Monster Club', 'Decline and Fall . . . of a Birdwatcher', 'The Wings of the Dove’, 'The Flying Sorcerer', 'The V.I.P.s', 'Keep it Up Downstairs' and 'The Big Sleep'.

The north and east façades in daylight. SJ

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Lady Sylvia arrives at Mercy Farm after hearing of the find. IMDb lists near Hemel Hempstead however, it's Stockers Farm again, which appears in 'Never Let Me Go (2010)', 'Children of Men', ‘Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason’, 'Dark Places', ‘28 Weeks Later’ and ‘The Other Side’.

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Stonerigg Cavern - the lair of the White Worm. Thor's Cave in the Manifold Valley, Staffordshire.

Stuart Robins returned to the lair 36 years after the film's release.

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Mary and Eve take Angus to Stonerigg Cavern after their fathers watch was found there. Thor's Cave can also be seen in 'Clash of the Santas'.

A great match from Stuart Robins.

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Ernie, a policeman, arrives at Lady Sylvia's house. Gaddesden Place near Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.

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Angus lures Ernie away from Mary at Temple House, home of Lady Sylvia. Gaddesden Place, Great Gaddesden near Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.

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Ernie (Peter Brooke) follows Angus down the steps of Temple House. Gaddesden Place, Hertfordshire.

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Angus with his bagpipes. Gaddesden Place near Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. The location was also seen in 'Fanny by Gaslight', 'Aksar', 'Hidden Agenda' and 'Attack on the Iron Coast'.

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After Ernie is killed, Angus, Mary and Eve can relax . . . . . or so we think. Gaddesden Place in the Gade Valley, Hertfordshire