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Ritchie's Young Sherlock Takes Over Wales!
1 Apr
Summary
- Young Sherlock series filmed extensively across Wales.
- Llandaff Cathedral transformed for Victorian-era scenes.
- Filming occurred in January 2025 over four days.
Guy Ritchie's "Young Sherlock," a re-imagined origin story, extensively utilized Wales as a filming location. Llandaff Cathedral near Cardiff was notably transformed into a Victorian London backdrop for several days in January 2025. This filming required the cathedral to close to the public for four days.
Beyond Llandaff, the production also shot scenes in Monmouth, Margam Park in Port Talbot, and the Merthyr Mawr estate in Bridgend. The Bannau Brycheiniog, also known as the Brecon Beacons, provided a scenic backdrop for a flashback sequence depicting a Chinese village. These locations stood in for various settings across 19th Century England, France, and Turkey.
The series features Hero Fiennes Tiffin as a young Sherlock Holmes and Colin Firth as Sir Bucephalus Hodge. This marks Ritchie's second foray into bringing the detective to the screen, following his 2009 film "Sherlock Holmes." The filming in Wales was part of a large-scale production, bringing a significant crew and economic activity to the region.
