Ten Trinity Square on Film

The grand exterior of Four Seasons Hotel London at Ten Trinity Square has been recognised by locals in the City of London for nearly 100 years, but the impressive facade is even more well-known than some might think. Over the decades, Ten Trinity Square has featured in a multitude of international film and TV dramas and taken on a number of different roles, from government building to the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales.

1977: British drama The Professionals starring Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins and Gordon Jackson aired from 1977 to 1983 and featured the exterior of Ten Trinity Square in the opening credits as a government building. The popular crime-series ran for four seasons and pulled in audiences of more than 10 million.

1991: In the 1990s, Ten Trinity Square became Arnholt's Bank in the television version of Agatha Christie’s Poirot, starring actor David Suchet.

1992: The building starred as the Old Bailey in the 1992 American spy thriller film Patriot Games, based on the original book by Tom Clancy. Apparently the real Old Bailey was deemed "much too ordinary" for the creative American team by the location manager.

2012: Using a bit of artistic license, Ten Trinity Square also featured in the 2012 James Bond film Skyfall, as a government building in Whitehall where Judy Dench’s character M, met Gareth Mallory to discuss her early retirement. The interiors of the building were also used in a number of scenes.

2017: Netflix exclusive War Machine, starring Brad Pitt, was released in 2017 and tells the story of a US General sent to Afghanistan to win the war. The grand entrance of Ten Trinity Square appeared during the film as the setting for a glamourous dinner event attended by Brad Pitt and a guest.

While Ten Trinity Square has often played a starring role, there are endless other popular film locations around the City of London. From the River Thames where Pierce Brosnan chased an assassin in a speedboat in The World is Not Enough, to Leadenhall Market, which moonlighted as Diagon Alley in Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone, there is a film set to be found around every corner.