TV shows filmed in Weymouth, Dorchester and Bridport

Some of you might remember the detective show Rockliffe’s Folly.

It was filmed in 1988 in Weymouth, Dorchester and Bridport and stared Ian Hogg as a fed-up Scotland Yard detective who moved to the provinces for a change of pace.

Filming of Rockliffe’s Folly

Ian Hogg's character transferred to the Wessex Police Force, finding the country has plenty of crime problems of its own!

Ian Hogg filming Rockliffe’s Folly

Weymouth portrayed the central setting of 'Maidenport' and the police station seen was Dorchester’s. The series used Bridport for town scenes, along with the surrounding countryside.

Ian Hogg filming on the seafront with real police officers PC Geoff Calloway and WPC Claire Ryall

You will recognise Dorchester's South Street, where Ian is seen strolling along, notebook in hand. Weymouth seafront was also a familiar location, where real life police officers had to be deployed to help with crowd control.

Pink Panther star Burt Kwouk filming Tenko near Moreton

A more memorable television series filmed in this area in the 1980s was the BBC's Tenko. Here, we have a picture of Burt Kwouk, best known for his role as Cato in the Pink Panther series, in costume as camp commandment of a Japanese prison camp. The 'camp' was built near the village of Moreton.

West Dorset MP Sir James Spicer (left) at Halstock Village Shop for the BBC programme Out of Westminster

We also bring you a picture of filming of a BBC political show in Halstock Village Shop.

And here's a picture of the filming of the BBC's 999, which many of you will remember from the 1990s.

And last but not least, two actors who went on to become huge stars - Max Beesley and twice Oscar-nominated Samantha Morton filming literary classic Tom Jones at Mapperton House near Beaminster.