A NEW film shot in Ryedale is available to watch from next week.

Stars including Elizabeth Hurley and John Cleese were involved in filming at Birdsall House last summer.

Production company MSR Media chose the stately home as the location for three films.

My Dad’s Christmas Date was partly filmed at Birdsall earlier last year, while Father Christmas is Back and Miss Willoughby were filmed at the house under strict Covid-19 regulations, with a large cast and crew forming isolation bubbles for up to five weeks.

Alongside Elizabeth Hurley and John Cleese, other actors appearing in the productions include Kelsey Grammar, Jeremy Piven, Talulah Riley, Nathalie Cox, Kris Marshall and Caroline Quentin.

Caroline said: “Birdsall manages to combine complete luxury and elegance with the warmth and charm of a real family home. What a lovely family, what a beautiful home.”

Birdsall House was built in 1540 and is home to the Willoughby family, though the family are not connected to the title character in one of the films.

The Honourable James and Lady Cara Willoughby and their three children opened their home for events in 2018 to ensure the longevity of the building and to allow more people to make use of the historic rooms and grounds, which includes a church.

Lady Cara Willoughby, of Birdsall House, said: “We feel extremely lucky to have had the opportunity to host so much filming here after having a majority of our weddings postponed this year.

“If you’d have told me after the lockdown announcement that we would instead be welcoming the likes of John Cleese to Birdsall I wouldn’t have believed you and it’s been an absolute pleasure to do so.”

The films have been produced by MSR Media and Bubwith based Highfield Grange Studios.

Father Christmas is Back will be available to watch from Sunday, November 7, on Netflix.

To watch the film trailers visit https://msrmedia.co.uk