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Beginnings

Two-storey modern house with grey exterior and black accents, surrounded by trees and a fountain in the foreground.
Beginnings

Beginnings: Peter Cushing’s Purley

by Adam Scovell

The British act­ing icon spent his for­ma­tive years the South Lon­don dis­trict, in a house built by his father.
Two-storey building with 'Sea Master' signage, framed in a white border against a coral pink background.
Beginnings

Beginnings: Boris Karloff’s South London

by Adam Scovell

Trac­ing the hum­ble ori­gins of one of hor­ror cinema’s most cel­e­brat­ed and impor­tant performers.
Historic Victorian-style house with gabled roof, ornate windows, and leafless trees.
Beginnings

Beginnings: Ida Lupino’s London

by Adam Scovell

Vis­it­ing the leafy Lon­don street where the pio­neer­ing Hol­ly­wood actor and film­mak­er came of age.
Dilapidated building with balconies against a blue sky with some birds flying.
Beginnings

Beginnings: Derek Jarman’s Bankside

by Adam Scovell

Vis­it­ing the site near South­wark Bridge in Lon­don where the late artist’s film­mak­ing career began.
Terraced houses with red and green doors, windows, and trim on a grey facade.
Beginnings

Beginnings: Charlie Chaplin’s London

by Adam Scovell

Retrac­ing the com­ic master’s for­ma­tive years across the Eng­lish capital’s south­ern boroughs.