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Screen credits outrank databases. First-party location owners are strongest about their own properties. Publicity material is useful but may omit limitations.
S1ITV and production publicity interview archiveS2British Comedy Guide programme overviewS3British Comedy Guide cast and crewS4epguides episode registerS5IMDb full cast and crew indexS7Visit Norfolk screen-location guideS8Holkham Estate filming recordS9Visit West Norfolk film historyS10Literary Norfolk location inventoryS11Swaffham Museum town trailS12Norfolk Screen production listingS13The Guardian cancellation reportS14The Guardian premiere ratings reportS17Rotten Tomatoes series-one cast and crewS18TheTVDB aired-order indexS20The Guardian series-three commissioning reportS21The Guardian series-two finale ratings reportS22The Guardian final-episode ratings reportS23Historic England listing for Swaffham Market CrossS24Museum of Swaffham visitor informationS25Swaffham Town Council market informationS26Mark Russell soundtrack album record

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The site also draws on Kingdom — The Stephen Fry ITV Series: Complete Fan Research Dossier, research edition 1.0, supplied on 2 September 2026. Claims from that dossier retain its confidence and verification qualifications.

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