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===Film=== [[File:The Grand Union Canal at Bull's Bridge.jpg|thumb|The Bull's Bridge, Hayes section of the [[Grand Union Canal]], has been used as a filming location]] [[Galton and Simpson]]-scripted comedy ''[[The Bargee]]'' (1964) stars [[Harry H. Corbett]] and [[Ronnie Barker]] as boatmen operating a canal-boat along the Bull's Bridge, Hayes section of the [[Grand Union Canal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057872/locations |title=''The Bargee'' (1964) Filming Locations |work=IMDb |access-date=28 October 2014}}</ref> ''[[Poor Cow]]'' (1967) β a noted example of [[Kitchen sink realism|kitchen sink drama]] starring [[Carol White]] and [[Terence Stamp]] β was filmed partly in Hayes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062141/locations |title=''Poor Cow'' (1967) Filming Locations |work=IMDb |access-date=28 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reelstreets.com/films/poor-cow/ |title=Poor Cow |work=Reel Streets |access-date=18 August 2024}}</ref> [[The Beatles]]' 1967 film ''[[Magical Mystery Tour (film)|Magical Mystery Tour]]'' followed the band and their entourage on a surreal musical journey. Hayes is not listed among the featured locations, but the town's name features throughout. The famous ''Magical Mystery Tour'' coach β a [[Plaxton]]-bodied Panorama 1, based on the six-wheeled [[Bedford VAL]] 14 chassis, registered URO 913E and painted yellow and blue with [[Psychedelia|psychedelic]] logos β was chartered by [[EMI]] from Fox Coaches of Hayes, who purchased the vehicle new in March 1967. The firm's name β "Fox of Hayes" β is visible throughout the film, above the coach's licence-plate.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://arrivewithouttravelling.com/blog/f/coming-to-take-you-away---the-magical-mystery-tour-bus |title=Coming to take you away! - the Magical Mystery Tour bus |last=Bradley |first=Steve |date=13 February 2021 |website=arrivewithouttravelling.com |access-date=21 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://cbwmagazine.com/roll-up-roll-up-for-the-magical-mystery-tour-step-right-this-way/ |title='Roll up, roll up, for the magical mystery tour! Step right this way!' |last=Payling |first=Alan |date=30 April 2024 |website=[[Coach & Bus Week]] |access-date=21 August 2024}}</ref> Parts of ''[[Chocolat (2000 film)|Chocolat]]'' (2000), starring [[Juliette Binoche]] and [[Johnny Depp]], were filmed in [[Barra Hall Park|Barra Hall]], Hayes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0241303/locations |title=''Chocolat'' (2000) Filming Locations |work=IMDb |access-date=28 October 2014}}</ref> The scene in ''[[Bend It Like Beckham]]'' (2002) where Jess ([[Parminder Nagra]]) meets Juliette ([[Keira Knightley]]) was filmed in [[Barra Hall Park]], Hayes; the Hounslow Harriers' practice pitch in the film is the nearby old [[Hayes & Yeading United F.C.|Yeading Football Club]] pitch.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286499/locations |title=''Bend It Like Beckham'' (2002) Filming Locations |work=IMDb |access-date=28 October 2014}}</ref> The [[Sheraton Skyline Hotel at London Heathrow|Sheraton Hotel]] on Bath Road, Hayes features in four films: [[Otto Preminger]]'s final film, ''[[The Human Factor (1979 film)|The Human Factor]]'' (1979) starring [[Richard Attenborough]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080903/locations |title=''The Human Factor'' (1979) Filming Locations |work=IMDb |access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref> [[Michael Caine]] spy thriller ''[[The Whistle Blower]]'' (1986),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092206/locations |title=''The Whistle Blower'' (1986) Filming Locations |work=IMDb |access-date=28 October 2014}}</ref> director [[Ridley Scott]]'s thriller ''[[The Counselor|The Counsellor]]'' (2013),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2193215/locations |title=''The Counselor'' (2013) Filming Locations |work=IMDb |access-date=28 October 2014}}</ref> and crime drama ''[[The Infiltrator (2016 film)|The Infiltrator]]'' (2016) starring [[Bryan Cranston]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1355631/locations?ref_=tt_dt_dt |title=''The Infiltrator'' (2016) Filming Locations |work=IMDb |access-date=18 May 2017}}</ref> [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] superhero film ''[[Thor: The Dark World]]'' (2013) includes scenes filmed on the site of the old [[The Old Vinyl Factory|EMI]] complex on Blyth Road, Hayes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1981115/locations |title=''Thor: The Dark World'' (2013) Filming Locations |work=IMDb |access-date=28 October 2014}}</ref> [[Brad Pitt]] caused a stir in Hayes in November 2012 when filming scenes for horror film ''[[World War Z (film)|World War Z]]'' (2013) at locations off Hayes End Road; the actor reportedly dined at Tommy Flynn's Bar and Diner (formerly the ''Queen's Head'' & ''The Grange''; closed 2015<ref name="QueensHead"/>), on Wood End Green Road.<ref>{{cite news |title='No photos' as Brad Pitt has a snack |last=Griffith |first=Jack |url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/local-news/no-photos-brad-pitt-snack-5972166 |newspaper=GetWestLondon |date=21 November 2012 |access-date=28 October 2014}}</ref> [[Keira Knightley]] returned to Hayes to co-star with [[Benedict Cumberbatch]] in ''[[The Imitation Game]]'' (2014), filmed at the town's [[West London Film Studios]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Hayes |first=Alan |date=23 May 2014 |title=Breaking Bad actor opens refurbished Hayes film studios |url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/local-news/breaking-bad-actor-opens-refurbished-7166586 |work=[[MyLondon]] |location= |access-date=20 April 2023}}</ref> [[Colin Firth]] came to Hayes to make ''[[The Mercy]]'' (2017), [[Set (film and TV scenery)|studio-set]] scenes of which were filmed at [[West London Film Studios]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3319730/locations/?ref_=ttfc_sa_4 |title=The Mercy: Filming locations |work=IMDb |access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref> [[Judy Garland]] biographical film ''[[Judy (film)|Judy]]'' (2019), with [[RenΓ©e Zellweger]], was made at the town's [[West London Film Studios]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7549996/locations/?ref_=ttfc_sa_4 |title=Judy: Filming locations |work=IMDb |access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref> Comedians [[Freddie Starr]] (1993),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0376605/ |title=Freddie Starr Live |work=IMDb |access-date=27 July 2015}}</ref> [[Frank Carson]] (1993),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2091889/ |title=Frank Carson Live! |work=IMDb |access-date=27 July 2015}}</ref> and [[Mike Reid (actor)|Mike Reid]] (1993)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3149122/ |title=Mike Reid: Live and Uncensored II |work=IMDb |date=11 October 1993 |access-date=27 July 2015}}</ref> & (1998)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0305828/ |title=Mike Reid: Alive and Kidding |work=IMDb |date=26 October 1998 |access-date=27 July 2015}}</ref> have issued on video and DVD performances filmed at Hayes's [[Beck Theatre]].
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