Corn Street and Harbour Hotel

On screen

How Corn Street and Harbour Hotel appears

Corn Street and the Harbour Hotel become the setting for the British Television Awards in series one, episode seven of Rivals. Bristol Film Office confirms the red-carpet filming, while VisitBristol identifies the episode and the hotel as the venue. The Exchange and St Nicholas Market appear around the street setting. This is London within the story, although the real filming place is Bristol's Old City. A single record covers the street and hotel because they form the same recognisable awards sequence.

• Series 1, Episode 7: Episode 7

The real place

What you can visit

Corn Street is a public city street with working businesses behind its historic frontages. The Harbour Hotel operates as a hotel and hospitality venue, not a museum of the fictional awards. You can appreciate the exterior from public space, but access to event rooms or other interiors follows the business's arrangements. Nearby St Nicholas Market gives the walk a real local focus rather than simply an impression of the screen's London. Leave entrances and service access clear, and do not expect red carpets, period vehicles or production barriers to remain in place.

Look for the permanent architecture rather than the temporary ceremony dressing. The street's recognisable buildings survive the scene, while the awards event was created for filming.