Co-owner of Devon cafe at centre of new Hollywood film is proud to help put the area on the map

A cafe on Devon's seafront is at the centre of a new Hollywood film, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Coleman.

The Winking Prawn in Salcombe takes centre stage in The Roses, a reimaging of the 1989 classic film The War Of The Roses, based on the novel by Warren Adler.

Filming took place at The Winking Prawn in Salcombe for three weeks in June 2024.

In film, The Roses, the cafe is called We've Got Crabs and is owned by Ivy Rose who is played by Olivia Coleman.

The Winking Prawn has been owned by Lucy Culkin's family for over 30 years.

Ms Culkin said "It's been such a great honour for all of us as a family to be involved in this film.

"It (The Winking Prawn) hardly changes in the film, it really is true to life how Olivia works around the restaurant."

The Roses is a modern love story, about Theo and Ivy Rose, a married couple who were deeply in love at the start of their relationship but are now struggling to juggle modern family dynamics.

The film is actually set in Northern California, with places like Salcombe in Devon being used as the Californian coastline.

Ms Culkin, said its put the Winking Prawn as well as Devon on the map, with the film showcasing how beautiful the Devon coastline is:

"Our new tagline needs to be you know you don't need California because it's here, beautiful Salcombe.

"There's other places, there's Nos Mayo, Blackpool Sands, Stoke Fleming. There's all sorts of areas around the region that they have used as their set."

Ms Culkin added the community is proud the area and the cafe have been featured in the movie:

"As a community and the people in the town are very, very proud. It's not just about us, it really is a huge collaborative effort of that's us.

"You know, when they go and watch it in the cinema and they see their coastline or they see The Winking Prawn, there's this cheer."

The Roses is in UK cinemas now.