Neighbours to protest at porn producer's Bristol home

Fed-up residents are planning to protest outside a neighbour's house in Bristol which has been used to shoot pornographic films. They say there is a constant procession of women and men going to and from the house. People living in The Coppice, a quiet cul-de-sac in Bradley Stoke, Bristol, said they are making a stand because police and council officials have declined to take any action.

Up to 20 residents are set to stage a protest in their street this morning, after previously making a series of complaints and gathering signatures on a petition.

Adult film producer James Edwards agreed to sign an Acceptable Behaviour Contract – described by the Home Office as a voluntary agreement made between someone involved in anti-social behaviour and the police – more than two years ago, after residents said his pornographic activities had spilled outside the house into the front garden when explicit scenes were being shot.



Police issued an £80 fixed penalty notice on a woman who was urinating beside a lamppost whilst being filmed.

Fred Hillberg, who lives in The Coppice, said residents had had enough and wanted action taken because they claimed their lives were being made a misery because of Mr Edwards's activities. He said: "We started having to put up with pornographic activity about five years ago which eventually spilled out into public view.

"We approached the police, South Gloucestershire Council and even the Home Office and provided surveillance video, adverts, website data and pictures but to no avail." Neighbour Pete Kite said: "This is no place for this sort of thing. It's degrading and affecting our lives and property status."

Update: There are more photos here.