A CROWTHORNE house is set to be featured in a cult Netflix series that was released today, June 15.
Exterior shots of the house in Edgcumbe Park will be seen in and episode of series six of Black Mirror starring Salma Hayek and Annie Murphy.
Owner Jennifer Johnston told Wokingham Today that filming took place 18 months ago for the episode titled ‘Joan in Awful’, but that she has only now been able to tell the world.
She said: “We had a location scout visit but we didn’t hear anything for months. You learn not to believe anything until a contract is signed.
“After months of waiting since filming (due to a non-disclose agreement), Netflix posted a trailer, teasing the series and announcing it would be released this month. I can finally spill the beans about Salma Hayek being in my house. I repeat, Salma Hayek was at my house!”
The house was chosen to portray an American-style bungalow in the episode. Johnson, and her neighbours who allowed Netflix to install American-style postboxes in their gardens, will be watching the episode together when it is released today.
Johnston has listed her house as a setting for television and movies, and Black Mirror is not the first show to be filmed.
She added that Edgcumbe Park has industry provenance, having been the setting for the original Fahrenheit 451 movie in the 1960s.
Aside from the prestige of having her house featured on screen, Johnson has acquitted a new passion as a result of Netflix.
She said: “Our bungalow was booked for a one-day shoot, with two days of preparation. Gardeners arrived and emptied a tonne of trees, shrubs, gravel, and fake rocks onto the garden. What they did in one day made our jaws drop.”
The Netflix team created a rock garden, but it was removed once filming was completed. But inspired by their efforts, Johnson set about recreating her own rock garden.
She said; “They were a hard act to follow but I grabbed the spade and got cracking.
“Thank you, Netflix, for the inspiration.”
Pictures courtesy of @American_bungalow
