ONE of Monmouth’s coffee shops was recently turned into a film set for a new series of Young Sherlock on Amazon Prime Video.

Oxford Coffee shop in Monmouth was one of few shops which was incorporated into the Young Sherlock’s film set. Located in Beaufort Arms Court, the outside of the coffee shop was magically transformed into a greengrocer for episode two of the television show.

The show, directed by Guy Ritchie has only recently appeared on Amazon Prime Video but it comes as an exciting surprise that some of the places which featured in the show are located in the heart of Monmouthshire.

Beaufort Arms Court is a tranquil cobbled area, where Oxford Coffee sits as well as other businesses like Clare and Bob’s Tea shop, which also featured in the episode.

The tea shop was turned into a photographers which Sherlock visits in the series. They are a family run tea room, who sell homemade bakes - and even support other local suppliers such as Neil Powell Butchers, the Great Trewen Milk Shed and Kontext Coffee.

Oxford Coffee shop came to Monmouth in 2018 and are a warm, and friendly environment, offering a range of food, cakes and coffee to Monmouth residents.

The Beacon spoke to Manager of Oxford Coffee, Chelsea Oxford and her mum Sharon Oxford to hear about the excitement of their shop being used in an exciting project.

Chelsea said a location manager from Amazon Prime came to take a look at the Monmouth area to know which location would be best suited for the show. Having previously worked on past shows like The Way with Michael Sheen he already had an idea of what the location was like.

The film team came and measured the set to the outside of the shop, so it was all ready for them to start filming which took around five days, for an afternoon of filming.

“We realised how much work goes into creating these films for like two minutes of a scene,” said Sharon.

“It was nice to see the behind the scenes,” said Chelsea, “It was enlightening,” added Sharon.

Young Sherlock follows a 19-year-old Sherlock Homes who is played by Hero Fiennes Tiffin - known for starring in films like After and playing young Voldemort in Harry Potter at Oxford in the 1870s. After being framed for murder, Sherlock solves his first life-changing case which then evolves into a bigger conspiracy.

Other film locations which featured in the television series include: Monmouth’s Shire Hall Museum, which showcases during a court scene, Llanvihangel Court which is located by Abergavenny and acts as Sherlock’s Holmes family home and The Rolls of Monmouth which is the psychiatric hospital also featured in the series.

Monmouth has become a focal point of film locations, following the sheer amount of television sets which have come to film scenes in Monmouth town and the surrounding area. Previous films/ series include: Sex Education, The Way, Doctor Who, and Captain America.