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With Sean Mathias, Cannes 17 May 2006 Enlarge

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Sheelagh Knight and The Very Revd. Alec Knight, Dean of Lincoln, with the fellow alumnus of St. Catherine's Enlarge

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Photo call, Cannes, 17 May 2006 Enlarge

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16 May 2006, with Eurostar train named "THE DA VINCI CODE" Enlarge

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On board Eurostar train "The Da Vinci Code" with Ron Howard, 16 May 2006 Enlarge

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Teabing in his study Enlarge

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Sophie (Audrey Tautou) and Teabing (Ian McKellen) in his study Enlarge

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With Audrey Tautou (Sophie Neveu) on location at Lincoln Cathedral, August 2005 Enlarge

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Sophie (Audrey Tautou) and Teabing (Ian McKellen) on his jet Enlarge

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Sir Leigh Teabing Enlarge

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Sir Leigh Teabing Enlarge

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Teabing on the floor Enlarge

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Teabing in for the catch Enlarge

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The Lincolnshire Echo, Front Page, 17 August 2005 Enlarge

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Sophie (Audrey Tautou), Langdon (Tom Hanks), and Teabing (Ian McKellen) courtyard of "Westminster Abbey" (Lincoln Cathedral). Enlarge

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Matt Butler, a friend who is playing a plainclothes detective in "The Da Vinci Code," gallantly hearing me learn my lines in my trailer, Shepperton Studios, August 2005 Enlarge

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On location at Lincoln Cathedral, August 2005 Enlarge

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Teabing in the trunk Enlarge

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Matt Butler (D.C. Watts) and Ian McKellen (Teabing) on location at Lincoln Cathedral Enlarge

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With cinematographer Salvatore Totino on location at Lincoln Cathedral, August 2005 Enlarge

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Sir Leigh Teabing Enlarge

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With Director Ron Howard on location at Lincoln Cathedral, August 2005 Enlarge

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With Tom Hanks (Robert Langdon) and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman on location at Lincoln Cathedral, August 2005 Enlarge

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Sir Leigh Teabing Enlarge

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Temple Church is easy to miss despite being signposted from Fleet Street in the City of London. Enlarge

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Down an alley-way, Temple Church rests between the ancient Inns of Court, where barristers are called to the bar and eventually practise out of the chambers of their clerks or agents. Enlarge

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The last time I stood here was over 30 years ago for a photo shoot advertising the BBC television broadcast of Christopher Marlowe's Edward 11. Today it's too wet for other visitors. Enlarge

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The Grail search leads Teabing et al to examine the knightly effigies inside the Church. Here, more diligently, I look for clues among the churchyard's monuments. Enlarge

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The remains of my Latin are insufficient to decipher any secrets on this plaque. Enlarge

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The main West door was still locked weekday mid-morning. After all, this is a private church. It serves the Inns of Court and has a close association with Middle Temple, of which I am an honorary Master. My ashes may be lodged within, at some date yet to be determined. Enlarge

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The side south door is also locked despite the notice-board's welcome. I wonder if they will be ready for the surge in visitors who have seen the film. Enlarge

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Westminster Abbey is no secret. It will be interesting when we film in Victoria Street on Saturday and close the traffic that feeds off and into Westminster Square. Filming for a live audience? Enlarge

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The Abbey bookshop was packed with wet tourists. Keith asked the assistant surrounded by Cliff Richard albums and Buckingham Palace teapots and a book on "English Bugs" if Abbey also stocked "The Da Vinci Code". A little too fast for comfort she said "No". Perhaps Keith had not been the first to ask. Enlarge

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