Beesthorpe Hall

Above is a building that no doubt all of you will recognise. It is Beesthorpe Hall in Nottinghamshire. It was this house that played the part of Thornley Manor in the second series of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. In this section I will take you through the various filming locations around the house, and explain how they were used then and what they are used for now.

This is the east wing of the house. Outside as we see it here was where we saw Wayne shout to tell Moxey and Oz that they were going to the pub. Inside is the room that all the lads dosed down in. As you can see it has changed very little. The only thing that has been included is some concrete ballasts along the terrace of the house. This was put here to stop the grandchildren of the owners of the house from falling and hurting themsleves. The grass is also now a lot shorter.

Here is the main door of the property where Oz and Moxey emerged and Oz made his "What are you peasants.." speech. The door that was used in the series has now been given to another property, as you can see. This door leads to the main hallway (the following  picture).

I couldn't resist this. This is the main stairwell in the hallway of Beesthorpe Hall. He we saw Moxey stare between his legs as the fraud squad entered the property. The hall way leads to the music room on the left (where the lads all dossed down in), to the dining room and kitchens on the right and upstairs to the various bedrooms. The hall has a beautiful tiled granite floor that is not obvious in the filming.

This is the music room, the room that the lads all dossed down in. You can clearly see the fireplace, next to which Wayne slept. You can also see where Oz slept, the space that now occupies a piano. The 'party' video was also filmed in this room. This photograph is (C) K. Hogan & A. Brown.

Here is a better shot of where Wayne slept (demonstrated by myself).

This is the upstairs landing, where Neville looked for Oz after he moved his bed during the night. Also, the first interior shot of the house was filmed here, where Ally, Dennis and Hallwood came out of the back bedroom and descended the stairs (further below).

This room, on the second floor is one of the oldest rooms in the house, and in the series served as Dennis' office.

This corridor leading to a seperate part of the house is the corridor that MaGurke (The Ghost) was seen to walk. Interestingly enough, the real Beesthorpe ghost is said to walk near here.

Here is part of the back gardens where the lads sat around the fire on their breaks. Also here is the window that Oz and Moxey broke through on arrival to gain entrance to the house. As you can see, very little has changed. Evening the water pump is still here.

Here is another view of the back area. This is where Helen Bellamy noticed Oz and Moxey breaking in. Also filmed here was the 'Golf Lesson' video that Oz and Bomber found in the cellar (below).

This is the cellar where Bomber and Oz found the video cassettes, one of which incriminating Arthur Pringle. All that has changed down here is that the cupboards have had a fresh coat of paint.

This is the side terrace where Oz and Harry Blackburn sat discussing Merle Haggard.

Here is a view of Beesthorpe Hall's impressive driveway leading down to the main road.

Here is Beesthorpe Hall seen from the driveway. This was where we first saw the lads arrive at the manor.

Here is the kitchen of Beesthorpe Hall. Here we saw Barry make his suggestion about brass rubbing. A false wall was built half way down during filming, to hide the owners built in Aga cooker.

Both my research team and I would like to extend our sincere thanks to the owner of Beesthorpe hall and her family for allowing us to take and publish pictures of their beautiful house. From left-right: Dave Gordon, Niki Byers, The owner & Paul Armstrong. Photograph taken by Dave Walls.

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