In 2002 the comedy and drama film "About a Boy" was filmed in Lady Margaret Road, which is located at the top of Kentish Town, and Oseney Crescent. Many of the filming locations used in the 2006 film "Venus", starring Peter O'Toole, Leslie Phillips, and Jodie Whittaker were in Kentish Town. In 1959 Lady Somerset Road and Oakford Road were used substantially for the filming of "Sapphire", a film exploring racial tension in London, directed by Basil Dearden. The Assembly House pub was the location for the 1971 film "Villain" starring Richard Burton. The 1993 comedy "Bad Behaviour", featuring Stephen Rea and Sinéad Cusack, was set in Kentish Town and includes scenes set in several local streets and the Owl Bookshop.