My Fair Lady (1964)

Set the Scene: In London, Professor Henry Higgins, a scholar of phonetics, starts the music of the movie asking "Why Can't the English?" as he proclaims that the accent of your voice determines a person's prospects in society. During the evening in Covent Garden Professor Higgins sets a wager with a fellow phonetics expert to which bets he could teach anyone to speak so well he could pass them off as a duke or duchess at an embassy ball. Enter Eliza.

The iconic moment of Eliza Doolittle selling her flowers in Covent Garden Market and singing "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" is the start of her relationship with Professor Higgins which develops as the movies goes on.

With the Market Building still standing exactly how it has been for centuries it is easy to feel transported to the time of Eliza and Higgins and burst in to song.

Location: The West Piazza and St Paul's Church Portico

Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone (2001)

Set the Scene: For any Potter Head, walking around Covent Garden is a bit like being a wizard surrounded by muggles as the neighbourhood has so many great moments from the films. From the resemblance the Tesco building on Bedford Street has to Gringotts to the secret way to Diagon Alley around the corner there are so many nods to the iconic film franchise.

Discover Goodwin’s Court where the alley way opens up to bow-fronted windows and a magic atmosphere most certainly feels like it was the place that inspired Diagon Alley. There is Cecil Court round the corner which many think is the real Diagon Alley, but we will leave that to the fans to decide.

One you can visit but not go inside is Australia House, where the interior scenes of Gringotts were shot. Peep through the window to see the chandeliers and the marble banking hall.

Location: Goodwin Court, Cecil Court and Australia House

Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone (2001)

Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

Set the Scene: Whilst on the way to visit Mary’s eccentric cousin Topsy, the children, Jack and Mary fly down Chandos Place loaded up on Jack’s bike before arriving at Goodwin’s Court. A topsy turvy turning turtle ensues before they leave the bowl in the careful hands of Topsy to get fixed.

Location: Chandos Place and Goodwin Court

Frenzy (1972)

Set the Scene: In the trailer for his penultimate film, Frenzy (1972), Hitchcock stands in a marketplace loading a sack with potatoes. “This,” he intones, “is the scene of a horrible murder—it’s the famous wholesale fruit and vegetable market, Covent Garden. Here,” With the majority of Frenzy being shot on location in Covent Garden, Hitchcock fans are sure to feel transported to the set from the first moment they step in to the Market Building.

Location: Market Building

Last Christmas (2019)

Set the Scene: Last Christmas was filmed on location in Covent Garden where the crew built a whole new shop in the Market Building. Directed by Paul Feig, screenplay by Emma Thompson and Bryony Kimmings and starring Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding and Michelle Yeoh, we’re not saying it is going to ever replace Love Actually but it will most certainly give it a run for its money and become an instant Christmas classic.

Locations: West Piazza and Market Building

Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

Set the Scene: Heading to his mission briefing in the traditional Aston Martin, James Bond pulls up to MI6 HQ which is in its everyday life Somerset House. The car driven in this movie can now be seen IRL at the London Film Museum's Bond in Motion exhibition.

Location: Strand and Somerset House

Spectre (2015)

Set the Scene: Daniel Craig returns to this iconic role and whilst on his majesty’s service, James Bond is summoned to a meeting with his team of Moneypenny, Q and M at the oldest restaurant in London; Rules.

Location: Rules, Maiden Lane

Enola Homes (2020)

Set the Scene: In the search for Tewksbury, Enola deduces that his love of flowers would take him to the only place in London he would go to and of course her search takes her to Covent Garden Market.

Location: Technically Covent Garden Market Building, but the Hollywood version

A Street Cat Named Bob (2016)

Set the Scene: Based on the true story of James Bowen, whose life changed when he met a street cat named Bob. The pair are known for their love of Covent Garden, with James and Bob returning to their old Big Issue pitch much to the delight of fans visiting the area hoping to get a glimpse

Location: West Piazza and London Transport Museum