Keira Knightleys fictional London home in Netflixs buzzy Black Doves series lists for $6.48M

The Victorian mansion that doubled as Keira Knightley’s spy lair in Netflix’s buzzy 2024 “Black Doves” thriller series is up for sale in south London’s Crystal Palace, hitting the market with a price tag exceeding $6.48 million.Apart from the screen, the residence is located at 7 Tudor Road.The five-bedroom property boasts a custom deVOL kitchen with a massive island and double fridge, a sun-drenched dining nook — and a sitting room with parquet floors, floor-to-ceiling windows and a sleek black fireplace that opens onto a sprawling terrace. The primary suite comes with an en-suite area and dressing room, while the family bathroom features a walk-in shower and freestanding tub.Downstairs, a basement game room with a billiards table and a cozy mini home theater seals the deal for luxury living.The current owner, Lisa Thoy, a breast cancer charity volunteer, snagged the place in 2016 while hunting for a family home near Dulwich College for her sons. She told The Times, “I was almost not even going to tell my husband about it because I thought it was too disruptive to our lives and there was no way he was going to agree to it.” But when Netflix came knocking with a hefty offer to film “Black Doves” there, she reconsidered. “Actually they made it worth our while and I thought, ‘OK, that’s quite a lot of money they’re offering.

I’d better at least mention it.’”The deal paid off — literally. The property rents for $272 an hour through Peerspace, with a six-hour minimum, though Thoy kept mum on exactly how much Netflix shelled out. During filming, the production crew relocated her family to a bare-bones rental, but Thoy and one of her sons couldn’t resist sneaking back to watch their home morph into the Webb family’s base. A bonus perk is when the crew built a shed in the garden — where Paapa Essiedu’s character Elmore Fitch meets his grisly end — and left it behind.Her son now uses it for music and gym gear, freeing u...