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2 unusual facts about The Remains of the Day


Collingbourne Ducis

The Post Office at Collingbourne Ducis was mentioned by Sir Anthony Hopkins' character, Mr. Stevens, in the 1993 film The Remains of the Day.

Darlington Hall

Darlington Hall is not related to the fictional place of the same name which appears in the novel The Remains of the Day.


Miles Richardson

He appeared in three episodes of Midsomer Murders, he has had parts in 'Allo 'Allo, "Doctors"(three times) Maurice, The Remains of the Day, Highlander: The Raven, Hope it Rains and Dirk Gently.

Paula Jacobs

Her film appearances include Birth of the Beatles (1979), An American Werewolf in London (1981), She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas (1984), We Think the World of You (1988), Duel of Hearts (1992), The Remains of the Day (1993) and Tea with Mussolini (1999).

Rolls-Royce 20/25

The Rolls Royce 20/25 hp is featured in films such as; The League of Gentlemen (1959), Father Came Too! (1963), The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966), To Be or Not To Be (1983), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Remains of the Day (1993), Simon Sez (1999), Enigma (2001), etc.

The George Inn, Norton St Philip

The building has been used as a setting for films such as The Remains of the Day, Tom Jones, and The Canterbury Tales, as well as in the television adaptations of Persuasion by Jane Austen and Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe.


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