Many film makers come to Bath to take advantage of the beautifully preserved Georgian buildings and streets.

Many great artists, writers, actors and musicians have lived, worked or been inspired by the city of Bath Charles Dickens stayed in St James's Square and at the Saracen's Head, while giving readings at the Assembly Rooms and Thomas Gainsborough spent 14 years in the city painting celebrated figures at his studio in The Circus.

Richard Beau Nash is associated with Bath's rise as a fashionable place' during the 18th century. As Master of Ceremonies he banned duelling and the wearing of swords, making the city a safer place.

Ralph Allen, who was largely responsible for the city's development is another famous name, along with William Herschel who was living in the city when he discovered the planet Uranus.

But it is Jane Austen who is most famously associated with Bath. She lived at 4 Sydney Place, opposite the Holburne Museum between 1801 and 1804.

Film makers ofen come to Bath to recapture the authentic atmosphere of Jane's Regency England.

Persuasion, The Remains Of The Day and Vanity Fair are just some of the many films and TV series shot in the area over the last few years.

Filming for Vanity Fair took place in 2003 and featured such stars as Reese Witherspoon, Bob Hoskins and Rhys Ifans.

BBC Wales filmed a programme called Drover's Gold in the city in 1996. Starring David Calder, Ray Stevenson, Geraldine James and Freddie Jones, The Circus was filled with cattle for the event, which was quite a transformation.