Thamesmead as a new and better alternative through the eyes of two small children who live in older, dilapidated flats on the other side of the city. The Tavy Bridge area of Thamesmead South, including Southmere Lake, was used as a setting for the Stanley Kubrick film "A Clockwork Orange" and also the play and Channel 4 gay coming-of-age film "Beautiful Thing". British TV Drama "Misfits" was also filmed in Thamesmead. Many scenes take place around Southmere Lake, while Bexley College was once also used as a setting. The estate featured in The Libertines video What Became of the Likely Lads.
Larner Road Estate the construction of the Thamesmead estate enabling residential buildings to be erected quickly. As early as the late 1960s, the Larner Road Estate became notorious for criminal activities, including violent crime, drugs, sexual crime and anti-social behaviour. In 2008, a teenager was stabbed to death in a violent attack on the estate. An infamous gang on the estate was known as RA or Rebel Assault. In December 2012, the London Borough of Bexley approved planning permission to redevelop the Larner Road Estate as Erith Park over the next five years in a reputed £120 million pound scheme. The new development