The Girl Before kicks off tonight on BBC One, but where was it filmed and is the ultra-minimalist property of One Folgate Street actually real?
The psychological thriller is packed with a cast full of talented Brits, including Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jessica Plummer, David Oyelowo and Ben Hardy, who star as the main four characters in the drama.
Based on JP Delaney’s 2016 thriller of the same name, the four-parter follows Jane (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), who gets the chance to move into a beautiful, ultra-minimalist house designed by an enigmatic architect Edward (David Oyelowo).
There’s just one catch: the occupants must abide by his list of exacting rules. Jane starts to feel the house changing her in unexpected ways.
But when she makes the shocking discovery about her predecessor, Emma (Jessica Plummer), she’s forced to confront unnerving similarities.
Ahead of the series beginning tonight, here’s everything you need to know about where the intricate series was filmed and whether the house at the centre of the story is real.
Where was The Girl Before filmed?
In the drama, viewers will get the impression of a very London-centric location throughout, as Emma, her boyfriend Simon (Ben Hardy) and Jane all get to grips with their new lives in Edward’s home which they live in three years apart.
However, those tuning in may be surprised to learn that while some scenes are filmed in the capital, most of the show’s production was actually carried out in Bristol.
Speaking at a recent Q&A with Metro.co.uk and other press, creator JP explained a bit about where the show is set and filmed.
He said: ‘We moved it from the book. In the book it’s [set in] Cricklewood and we moved it to Hampstead.
‘Because we actually shot in Bristol. Some of the locations are Bristol some are London.
‘But we had a very precise postcode for it in our heads.