Editing Derbyshire (section)

==In literature and popular culture==
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The 1969 film ''[[Women in Love (film)|Women in Love]]'' by [[Ken Russell]] had scenes filmed in and around [[Elvaston Castle]], notably the Greco-Roman wrestling scene, which was filmed in the castle's Great Hall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gothic Hall at Elvaston Castle – Derbyshire County Council |url=https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/countryside/countryside-sites/country-parks-and-visitor-centres/elvaston/facilities/gothic-hall/gothic-hall.aspx#:~:text=To%20this%20day%20the%20hall,based%20on%20D.H.%20Lawrence's%20novel. |website=www.derbyshire.gov.uk |access-date=11 May 2021 |archive-date=11 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511204236/https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/countryside/countryside-sites/country-parks-and-visitor-centres/elvaston/facilities/gothic-hall/gothic-hall.aspx#:~:text=To%20this%20day%20the%20hall,based%20on%20D.H.%20Lawrence's%20novel. |url-status=live }}</ref>

The 1988 film ''[[The Lair of the White Worm (film)|The Lair of the White Worm]]'' by Ken Russell, (starring [[Amanda Donohoe]] and [[Hugh Grant]]) was filmed largely in Derbyshire.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2014/mar/28/the-lair-white-worm-ken-russell-my-guilty-pleasure|title=My Guilty Pleasure – The Lair of the White Worm |work=The Guardian |date=28 March 2014|access-date=11 June 2024}}</ref> ''Lair's'' opening title sequence and primary story locations occur in and around [[Thor's Cave]], part of the [[Peak District]], [[River Manifold]] valley.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.storm-crow.co.uk/articles/thors_cave.html|title=Thor's Cave |publisher=Storm Crow Survival |date=|access-date=11 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=https://www.midlandsmovies.com/ten-horror-movies-filmed-in-the-midlands|title=Ten Horror Movies Filmed In the Midlands |publisher=Midland Movies |date=29 October 2022|access-date=11 June 2024}}</ref>

The 2008 film ''[[The Duchess (film)|The Duchess]]'' includes scenes filmed at [[Chatsworth House]] and at [[Kedleston Hall]].<ref name="duchess">{{Cite web |url=https://www.movie-locations.com/movies/d/Duchess.php |title=The Duchess 2008 |publisher=Movie-Locations.com |access-date=13 December 2020 |archive-date=26 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126162249/https://www.movie-locations.com/movies/d/Duchess.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

The 1993–2002 TV series ''[[Peak Practice]]'' was set in [[Crich]] and [[Fritchley]], except for the twelfth and final series, and originally starred [[Kevin Whately]] and [[Amanda Burton]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/derby/features/tours/location/peak_practice.shtml "Peak Practice"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924205338/http://www.bbc.co.uk/derby/features/tours/location/peak_practice.shtml |date=24 September 2015}}, BBC Derby, 24 September 2014, retrieved 20 August 2015.</ref> In 2003, an unrelated and less successful medical TV drama, ''[[Sweet Medicine]]'', was mostly filmed in the historic market town of Wirksworth.

Other Derbyshire locations in which British TV scenes have been filmed include:<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/derby/features/tours/location/index.shtml "Derbyshire on TV and Film"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924205336/http://www.bbc.co.uk/derby/features/tours/location/index.shtml |date=24 September 2015}}, BBC Derby, 27 September 2014, retrieved 20 August 2015.</ref>
*[[Alderwasley]]: ''[[Stig of the Dump]]''
*[[Ashbourne, Derbyshire|Ashbourne]] and Vernon Street in [[Derby]]: ''[[Nanny (TV series)|Nanny]]''
*[[Chesterfield, Derbyshire|Chesterfield]]: The twisted spire of [[Church of St Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield]], was made famous by its use in the opening credits of the 1966–1971 ecclesiastical BBC TV sitcom ''[[All Gas and Gaiters]]'', featuring [[Derek Nimmo]].
*[[Hadfield, Derbyshire|Hadfield]]: ''[[The League of Gentlemen]]''
*[[The Peak District]] is the scene of a series of four crime novels of the 21st century by [[Sarah Ward (novelist)|Sarah Ward]]: ''Bitter Chill'' (2015), ''The Shrouded Path'' (2020), ''A Deadly Thaw'' and ''A Patient Fury''.
*[[Repton]] and especially [[Repton School]]: ''[[Goodbye, Mr. Chips]]'' (in both [[Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939 film)|1939]] and 1983 versions)
*[[Shirebrook]]: ''[[The Full Monty]]''
*[[Wingfield Manor]]: 1980s BBC TV series of ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia (TV serial)|The Chronicles of Narnia]]''