Dungeness is also infamous for its numerous appearances in films, TV shows and adverts. One of the earliest appearance was in the film 'The Dark Man' made in the mid fifties and then 'The Loves of Joanna Godden' with Googie Withers and John McCullen. Since then we have had Doctor Who, Jules Holland and his friend from Mars interviewing locals, one of the Dennis Waterman oddball series, several made for TV movies and a few never to be seen again major film productions and of course numerous adverts - too many to mention.

Funny men, Laurel and Hardy made a splash at Dungeness in 1947 when they formally re-opened the Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway (RH&DR).   They were greeted at Hythe by the then owner of the railway, Captain J E P Howey following which they boarded an ‘express’ train to Dungeness, stopping only at New Romney.   The beautiful steam locomotive ‘Black Prince’ pulled the VIP guests.   This engine is now known as Doctor ‘Synn’ – I guess it was decided ‘Black’ was not very pc or more likely Doctor Synn was more commercial! 

Anna Maxwell-Martin, accomplished theatre and film actress but probably best remembered for her BBC Television appearance in the acclaimed period drama series Bleak House and repertory actor Neal Barry filmed  ‘The Other Man’ which eventually won the Edinburgh Film Festival award for ‘Best Short Film’.   Also with the two actors was local Dungeness girl, five year old Tilly O’Neil (tillyoneil.com) who later appeared with Robert Kretschmann, Franke Potente Stephen Fry and Troy Garrity in the taught drama ‘Eichmann’, filmed in Budapest and Malta in 2007.

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Dungeness is also relished, by photographers, not only for its unique location but for its good light. This in turn brings the catalogue companies and their anorexic models for their 'shoots', together with the serious wildlife photographers and of course the 'twitchers'. (Any foreigner tuning in and not au fait with the terminology can make use of the guest book - you may get an answer - hopefully useful). Film companies do need to get permission from the estate trustees before utilising the area.