THE SCINTILLATING SETS

More than 30 locations were used for filming, ranging from former council buildings to grand homes such as London’s Lancaster House and Wilton House in Wiltshire (below). But the main set was in a former factory in Uxbridge, west London, where the world of the Bridgertons and the Featheringtons was created on a massive scale, taking 80 setbuilders four months to make.

Plasterers replicated the detailed mouldings used in stately homes for the two houses, and a cantilevered staircase was also built. The Bridgertons’ house is based on a Wedgwood palette of pale blues while the Featheringtons’ is given a ‘Versace’ look. ‘We wanted lots of acid colours for them – lemons and greens but also golds and blacks, and one of our inspirations was Georgian furniture-maker Thomas Hope,’ says production designer Will Hughes-jones. ‘People’s jaws just dropped when they came onto these sets, but I wanted to re-create a feel of what these houses might have been like. Now, when you go to a stately home they feel dark and a bit dingy, but that’s partly because they’re 300 years old – so I’ve embraced the idea that this is what they really looked like.’

Bridgerton will be on Netflix from Christmas Day.