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Morris & Co. on Screen

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Documenting all the places Morris & Co. / #WilliamMorris patterns show up in set decoration. A little project by @smeadleonard.bsky.social. Submissions extremely welcome - tag me, DM me, or email MorrisOnScreen@gmail.com

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Morris & Co. on Screen @morris-on-screen.bsky.social · 2w ago

"Love Hard", 2021. William Morris, "Strawberry Thief", 1885 (foreground) and "Pimpernel," 1876 (background).

A scene from "Love Hard", 2021. A woman pulls out a chair at a table in a domestic dining room, beside a man who is already seated. The room they are in has high wood panel wainscotting with "Strawberry Thief" in a dark red colorway above. Through a wide doorway, a stair hall can be seen with a high painted section in a grey-green with a narrow panel of "Pimpernel" in a grey-green colorway above.

Morris & Co. on Screen @morris-on-screen.bsky.social · 3w ago

I love the use of Morris & Co. in graphics as well as on screen! Thank you to @hopesteffen.bsky.social for drawing my attention to this one: the poster for comedian Denise Scot's 2026 tour "Tickety Boo", featuring a recolored version of William Morris's "Chrysanthemum" (wallpaper, 1877).

Tour graphic for Denise Scott. She is centered in the image, seen from waist up in maroon top with highly detailed embroidered floral trim. A very large rendition of "Chrysthanthemum", an intricate floral pattern with serrated leaves and big many-petaled flowers, forms the background and overlaps her body in places. The flowers are as big as her head. The print is in shades of bright blue, with pink flowers. At the middle, text reads "Denise Scott Tickety Boo."

Morris & Co. on Screen @morris-on-screen.bsky.social · 3w ago

Another episode of Sewing Bee, another Morris & Co. pattern. The Great British Sewing Bee, Series 12 Episode 2, 2026 William Morris, "Strawberry Thief", 1885

Screenshot from Season 12, Episode 2 of The Great British Sewing Bee, showing Sam working in his studio, which has white walls and a sloping attic roof. There is an upholstered box (ottoman?) at his feet covered in "Strawberry Thief" fabric.

A cropped detail of the previous image, centered on the "Strawberry Thief" upholstered box.

Morris & Co. on Screen@morris-on-screen.bsky.social · last mo.

The Great British Sewing Bee, Series 12 Episode 1, 2026 William Morris, "Snakeshead", 1876 (designed as a printed fabric)

Lewis, Great British Sewing Bee 2026 contestant, carrying a small tray of drinks in a pub. The walls have dark grey-brown painted wainscoting with Morris & Co. "Snakeshead" wallpaper above: a small symmetrical repeating pattern of yellow and red abstracted flowers and white stems on a dark background.

Morris & Co. on Screen @morris-on-screen.bsky.social · 3w ago

Morris on Screen is now also on Instagram! I’ll be posting the same on-screen sightings over there, plus possible bonus stories if I spot Morris & Co. patterns in the wild. www.instagram.com/morris_on_sc...

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Morris & Co. on Screen @morris-on-screen.bsky.social · last mo.

The Great British Sewing Bee, Series 12 Episode 1, 2026 William Morris, "Snakeshead", 1876 (designed as a printed fabric)

Gavin Stoneystreet @drgavin.bsky.social · 3mo ago

@morris-on-screen.bsky.social @smeadleonard.bsky.social Happy to see Morris's Pimpernel on Stranger Things S5 E5 x

Morris & Co. on Screen @morris-on-screen.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Fiddler on the Roof, 1971 William Morris, "Chrysanthemum", 1877

A scene from Fiddler on the Roof (1971): Tevye enters a room, following a woman. The room is decorated in Victorian style, with brass table lamps and objects, a sofa upholstered in a dark floral with a lace cover on the back, dark curtains, and Morris & Co. "Chrysanthemum" on the wall. All of the colors are very muted.

Robert Hunter@hunterston.bsky.social · 12mo ago

@morris-on-screen.bsky.social The 1971 film of Fiddler on the Roof has a scene in the house of the 'rich' village butcher which most improbably has Morris wallpaper. Ruth Levitas.

Morris & Co. on Screen @morris-on-screen.bsky.social · 12mo ago

A Series of Unfortunate Events, Season 3 Episodes 5 and 6, "Penultimate Peril" Part 1 and 2, 2019. William Morris, "Bachelor's Button", 1864 and J.H. Dearle "Seaweed", 1901.

The Baudelaire children, dressed in green hotel bellboy uniforms, gather in a hotel room decorated with green-on-green, complexly patterned fabrics and wallpaper. The room is dimly lit, but a lamp on the far wall illuminates the wallpaper, which is Morris & Co. "Bachelor's Button," a tonal green pattern of large swirling acanthus leaves and rounded flowers.

Arthur Poe leads the Baudelaire children down a hotel hallway. They are all wearing blindfolds and dressed nicely in suits or dresses. They are at a crossing of two hallways, and there is an open area surrounded by a wrought-iron ballustrade to the right. The floors are inlaid parquet. The walls have dark green trim surrounding large panels of Morris & Co. "Seaweed", a complex pattern of many fine details, with sharp-edged foliage in brighter green and small blue flowers on a dark green ground.

Morris & Co. on Screen @morris-on-screen.bsky.social · last yr.

The Living and the Dead, Series 1 Episode 1, 2017 "Indian", probably by George Gilbert Scott, 1868-70

Harriet Denning (Tallulah Haddon), a young woman in a white and blue 1890s day dress with loose wavy blond hair, sits on a chaise lounge draped in fabric in front of a wall papered in Morris & Co. “Indian” wallpaper, a historic revival unrealistic pattern of very thick plant stems and large stylized flowers, in gold tones on a dark blue background.

Nathan Appleby (Colin Morgan), a man with dark hair and beard in 1890s waistcoat, shirtsleeves, trousers, and high boots, sits at a desk adjusting a phonograph horn. Small amounts of “Indian” wallpaper are visible under the window and behind the various pieces of decoration above his desk.

Morris & Co. on Screen @morris-on-screen.bsky.social · last yr.

Another Morris cushion spotted on Taskmaster @taskmaster.tv Season 17 - Episode 4, "Apropos of Apoppo" William Morris, "Strawberry Thief", 1883 (alongside a sliver of "Snakeshead", 1876)

An slightly fisheye view of the Taskmaster study in series 17, with John Robins, Joanne McNally, and Sophie Willan seated at the table looking at a task. The decor theme is Victorian. Two cushions sit on the sofa at left, made with Morris & Co. "Snakeshead" and "Strawberry Thief" fabrics.

Morris & Co. on Screen@morris-on-screen.bsky.social · 2y ago

Taskmaster @taskmaster.tv, Season 17 Episode 2, "Jumungo" William Morris "Snakeshead" and "Pimpernell", both 1876 (cushions on sofa, bottom left)

An overhead view of the Taskmaster study in series 17, with Steve Pemberton sitting at the table. The decor theme is Victorian. Two cushions sit on the sofa at bottom left, made with Morris & Co. "Snakeshead" and "Pimpernel" fabrics.

Morris & Co. on Screen @morris-on-screen.bsky.social · last yr.

The Lodgers, 2017 William Morris, “Pimpernell”, 1876 another past contribution from @petrabclark.bsky.social !

A young man in a blue shirt and black waistcoat, seen from shoulders up, bows his head in front of a wall covered in Morris & Co. “Pimpernell”, a swirling, symmetrical pattern with green background, light green steams and leaves, large peachy flowers and small white flowers.

Morris & Co. on Screen @morris-on-screen.bsky.social · last yr.

Phantom Thread, 2017 William Morris, "Fruit", 1866 (modern metallic colorway)

Setting: A room papered floor to ceiling with Morris & Co. "Fruit", a pattern of leaves, citrus, and pomegranates on a silvery blue metallic background. The room has white trim including a doorway, a chair rail, and inset panels above the chair rail; every divided section is papered with the same pattern. A large gilt-framed mirror sits on the mantle of a white fireplace, reflecting yet more wallpaper.
Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis) and Alma Elson (Vicky Krieps) sit at a breakfast table in the middle of the room. Reynolds is writing or sketching in a notebook on his lap. Alma is pouring tea from a silver pot.

Morris & Co. on Screen @morris-on-screen.bsky.social · last yr.

Lovecraft Country, Season 1 Episode 3, "Holy Ghost”, 2020 George Gilbert Scott, “Indian”, c. 1868-70 (yet another originally submitted by @petrabclark.bsky.social!)

Setting: A nineteenth-century style dining room with ornately carved wooden chairs around a marble-topped table. The table is covered in various old, dusty-look detritus including some books and an ice cream scoop. Against the wall and through a wide doorway, other furniture is draped in sheets. the walls are papered in Morris & Co. "Indian" in a gold on dark green or brown background. The design is a bold meandering stem with large highly stylized flowers.
Two Black women stand in the doorway in 1950s clothing. One, a young woman in black blouse and gold trousers, stands with hands on hips looking into the room. The other, an older woman, wears a green dress and is speaking.

Morris & Co. on Screen @morris-on-screen.bsky.social · last yr.

"I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson", Season 2 Episode 1, 2021 William Morris, "Chrysanthemum”, 1877

fills the middle of the room into the foreground, surrounded by low Aesthetic-style wooden chairs with small red back cushions. There is a limited setting on the bare wood table: two place settings at the far ends of the table, a small ceramic tureen, and two lit candles in low crystal candle sticks. against the walls are a mid-height buffet and two tall glass-fronted china cabinets. The buffet displays some pieces of Aesthetic pottery. The walls are papered in a green-on-green colorway of Morris & Co. “Chrysanthemum” (see second image for description).

Three people stand around the table: an older man in casual modern clothing, a younger man with long dark hair and a dark jacket over a white shirt with big flowing white cuffs, and a woman in a dark coat or dress.

Morris & Co. “Chrysanthemum” wallpaper sample. A pattern of thin meandering stems and large blossoms and serrated leaves on a background fill of smaller simplified leaves and stems. The colorway is green-on-green, all in chalky distemper shades. The darkest green is the background, with the majority of the small and large foliage in the same shade of mid olive green. The central large poppy-style bloom with serrated petals is in a light, yellowish green and its stems are a lighter, mintier green than the rest of the pattern. The large namesake chrysanthemum blossoms’s rounded petals are another lighter shade of minty green, and the central gathered stamens olive green on dark green.

Morris & Co. on Screen @morris-on-screen.bsky.social · last yr.

Midsomer Murders, series 19 episode 6, “The Curse of the Ninth”, 2017 J.H. Dearle, “Michaelmas Daisy”, 1912 (blue and bronze colorway c. 1968-72)

Setting: A room with low white wainscoting. To the right, the wall above the wainscoting is also white. To the left, taking up most of the frame, is a wall where the wainscoting is topped with Morris & Co. “Michaelmas Daisy”, a pattern of repeating symmetrical bunches of daisies with dense foliage. The colorway is dark bronze leaves and bright blue flowers on a dark blue background. There is a half-height bookshelf in front of the wall, full of antique books and toppes with a bronze of a horse and rider and some Chinese porcelain. There is a portrait of a man on the wall, maybe 17th-century. To the right, the white wall has other framed pictures on it and a marble bust. There is an open door in the corner where the two men meet, white with white trim.
Michael Falconer (James Fleet), a man dressed in black with grey hair and beard, is coming through the doorway into the room, followed by John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon).

Morris & Co. on Screen @morris-on-screen.bsky.social · last yr.

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, 2010, also featured another Morris & Co. paper: William Morris, "Windrush", 1883 (designed as textile, modern red colorway)

A large group of people in somber modern clothing gathered around a table in a formal dining room. A man stands at the head of the table, speaking. Behind him, the wall is papered in Morris & Co. "Windrush", a pattern of meandering thin stems and large blooms, colorway pink on red.

Morris & Co. on Screen@morris-on-screen.bsky.social · last yr.

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, 2010 J.H. Dearle, “Blackthorn”, 1892 (modern red colorway)

Kim Raphael (Katie Holmes) looking through a doorway trimmed with very dark wood. The wall on the side of the doorway has dark wood wainscoting topped by Morris & Co. “Blackthorn”, a symmetrical pattern of branches and small white flowers on a dark red background.

Petra Clark @petrabclark.bsky.social · last yr.

The teen protagonist of "A Good Girl's Guide to Murder" (2024) has a lovely bedroom papered with "Willow Bough" (1887) wallpaper. These screenshots are from Episode 1, but it reappears throughout. 🌿 @morris-on-screen.bsky.social

A teen girl leans against a dark wood door set in a stone wall. The adjacent wall is decorated with a swirling green and cream leaf-patterned wallpaper, long red curtains, and an Art Deco wardrobe.

A teen girl with short dark hair stands in front of a wall decorated with green and cream leaf-patterned wallpaper.

Petra Clark @petrabclark.bsky.social · last yr.

For @morris-on-screen.bsky.social : A Morris & Co. two-fer spotted in the film "Nonnas" (2025): "Fruit" (1866) wallpaper appears in one scene along with a character wearing a "Pimpernel" (1876) apron.

Two women and a man observe a third woman preparing a dish in a restaurant kitchen. The wall behind the man is decorated with a fruit and floral wallpaper in shades of red, yellow, green, and pale blue.

Two women sit at a counter in a restaurant kitchen while a thirs stands between them tasting some sauce. The woman on the left wears an apron decorated in a large print floral pattern in muted green shades.

Morris & Co. on Screen @morris-on-screen.bsky.social · last yr.

William Morris, “Marigold” (1875) and “Windrush” (1883, designed as fabric).

Alexandra Anderson@lxndranderson.bsky.social · last yr.

@morris-on-screen.bsky.social The set of “All Creatures Great and Small” Marigold (left) in the sitting room and Windrush (right) in Siegfried’s study.

Scene from “All Creatures Great and Small” showing the Marigold wallpaper pattern of Morris and Co. in the sitting room.

Morris & Co. on Screen @morris-on-screen.bsky.social · last yr.

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, 2010 J.H. Dearle, “Blackthorn”, 1892 (modern red colorway)

Morris & Co. on Screen @morris-on-screen.bsky.social · last yr.

Wanderlust, 2018 (recurring set) William Morris, "Strawberry Thief", 1883

Joy Richards (Toni Collette) sitting in an light brown leather armchair in front of a bookcase. There is a throw pillow beside her on the chair covered in Morris & Co. “Strawberry Thief” in a light blue colorway. The birds and strawberries of the pattern aren’t visible, but green foliage and small cream and pink flowers can be seen.

Joy Richards (Toni Collette) again sitting in an light brown leather armchair in front of a bookcase, but in a different outfit. There is a throw pillow beside her on the chair covered in Morris & Co. “Strawberry Thief” in a light blue colorway. The birds and strawberries of the pattern aren’t visible, but green foliage and a large cream tulip can be seen.

Morris & Co. on Screen @morris-on-screen.bsky.social · last yr.

The Gilded Age, Season 1 (episode unknown), 2022 William Morris, “Chrysanthemum”, 1877

Setting: An elaborate late-19th-century interior with Belter & Co.-style Rococo Revival sofa and chair in dark wood and dark red damask upholstry, windows hung in pink-red curtains with gold trim, and wall papered with Morris & Co. “Chrysanthemum”, a meander pattern of closely-spaced large blooms in cream and dark pink on a dark blue ground. The room also holds objects like a small landscape painting in a thick gold frame standing on a display easel and a small marble statue by the window.
Ada Brook (Cynthia Nixon) stands by the window in an 1880s day dress set, a red jacket and skirt with gold underskirt and cuffs, with tight bodice and large bustle.

Morris & Co. on Screen @morris-on-screen.bsky.social · last yr.

Advertisement, Gusto, 2025 (as seen on Instagram) William Morris, “Pimpernel”, 1876 (modern colorway)

Screenshot of an Instagram video ad. A woman looks at the camera, speaking, while waxing a man’s eyebrow. Behind the woman is a wall papered with Morris & Co. “Pimpernel”, a swirling mirrored pattern of narrow light green leaves and very large, loose-petaled red-orange tulips interspersed with much smaller yellow five-petaled pimpernel blossoms, on a dark background.

Morris & Co. on Screen @morris-on-screen.bsky.social · last yr.

Marcella, Season 2 Episode 7, 2018 William Morris, "Fruit", 1865-66 yet another original @petrabclark.bsky.social submission, I am forever in her debt for all her Morris spottings!

A view down a staircase and through a doorway into a room, where Marcella Backland (Anna Friel) stands looking up the stairs at the camera. The staircase is simple and enclosed by walls, which are papered in Morris & Co. "Fruit", a pattern of leaves, citrus, and pomegranates on a cream background. The room at bottom of the stairs has terra cotta tiles and simple wood furniture.

Marcella Backland (Anna Friel) moving through a hallway papered in Morris & Co. "Fruit", a pattern of leaves, citrus, and pomegranates on a cream background. She is turned away from the camera and looking into a sparsely furnished, white-painted room at left. Another person is coming up the stairs and into shot at right.

Morris & Co. on Screen @morris-on-screen.bsky.social · last yr.

Midsomer Murders, Season 14 Episode 4, "The Oblong Murders”, 2011 J.H. Dearle, “Compton”, 1896 (modern Morris & Co. colorway)

John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon) sits on a bed in a hotel room, close to the camera at left of screen. Behind the headboard there is a wall papered in Morris & Co. “Compton”, a patten with prominent pink poppies, white tulips, pink honeysuckle, and green foliage on a dark background. To the right there is an alcove with blue-painted panelling and an inset safe. Barnaby is looking at the safe. To far right, there is a glimpse of window with a heavy curtain pulled back.

Morris & Co. on Screen @morris-on-screen.bsky.social · last yr.

Upload, Season 1 Episode 5, 2020 J.H. Dearle, "Seaweed", 1901 (red flower colorway modern Morris & Co.)

A hotel lobby space. To the right, a high-backed leathwer sofa sits in front of a wall papered in Morris & Co. "Seaweed" in a dark ground, red-pink blossom colorway. (See pattern description, next image.) The wall has a two-light sconce on it. To left, a curtain opens beside a doorway through to another lobby space with a round lobby seat and a crystal chandelier. Nathan Brown (Robbie Amell) stands at center, looking down at and speaking to a seated child, Dylan (Rhys Slack). The back of Nora Antony (Andy Allo)'s head fills the frame at right.

"Seaweed", an intricate pattern of skinny leaves and meandering thin stems in shades of green interspersed, with red-pink blooms, all on a very dark brown or black ground filled with tiny white dots.

Morris & Co. on Screen @morris-on-screen.bsky.social · last yr.

A Discovery of Witches, Series 1 Episode 2, 2019 Bramble, Kate Faulkner, before 1898

Setting: A complicated hallway space, with wall surfaces at a variety of distances from the camera. To the left, furthest from the camera, is an alcove space with a door to another room. At middle is a section of wall mid-distance from the camera. To right, close to the camera, is a sloping staircase ceiling. The straight walls all have simple, scuffed dark wood wainscoting. The upper parts of the walls and the entire staircase ceiling are papered in Morris & Co. “Bramble”, a dense green-on-green foliate pattern. See full pattern description in next image.

Diana Bishop (Teresa Palmer) stands at the door in the alcove as though listening to check if anyone is inside.

Sample of "Bramble" wallpaper, a pattern of large light green bramble/blackberry leaves, small white bramble/blackberry flowers, small dark brambles/blackberries, and mostly obscured light brown stems on a darker green ground. The foliage is very thick, mostly filling the visual plane.

Morris & Co. on Screen @morris-on-screen.bsky.social · last yr.

Enola Holmes, 2020. Bird and Pomegranate, Kathleen Kersey, c. 1910s. (Dark brown colorway likely modern Sanderson/Morris & Co.) originally submitted by @petrabclark.bsky.social

A view down into a grand stair hall. The stairs are dark wood with heavy balustrade and elaborate oriental style carpet in shades of red, brown, and cream. There is half-height dark wood wainscoting on the stairwall. Above that and in the hall below, there is Morris & Co. “Bird and Pomegranate” wallpaper, a pattern of green foliage and cream and red birds on a dark brown ground. The space is cluttered with books, plants, paintings with elaborate gilded frames, and other various Victoriana. The floor of the hall is flagstone, with part covered covered by another oriental rug in dark red. Enola Holmes stands at the foot of the stairs, looking up.

The same stair hall as in the first image, this time viewed from the ground floor. It shows the extensive coverage of “Bird and Pomegranate” on the wall below the stairs, as well as more paintings, plants, and dark wood furniture. Enola Holmes is walking down the stairs.

Morris & Co. on Screen @morris-on-screen.bsky.social · last yr.

London Spy, Episode 2, 2015 William Morris, Fruit (Pomegranate), c. 1866

Setting: A living room with high dark wooden wainscotting. Above it is a dado of Morris & Co. “Fruit” wallpaper, a light pattern of branches, foliage, and fruit on a cream background. The room is fairly sparsely furnished with three armchairs with a lot of space between them. There is a geometrically patterned rug in neutral earth tones, two bookshelves against the wall, and a few end tables and lamps. The room is dimly lit, with pools of light from a wall sconce and the standing lamps by the two occupied armchairs.

Danny Holt (Ben Whishaw) and Scottie (Jim Broadbent) sit in two of the armchairs at far left and right, facing each other across the open space of the room.

Morris & Co. on Screen @morris-on-screen.bsky.social · last yr.

The Society, Season 1 Episode 2 “Our Town”, 2019 J.H. Dearle, Golden Lily, c. 1899

A teenaged boy, Will LeClair (played by Jacques Colimon), lies back in an armchair covered in J.H. Dearle’s “Golden Lily” in its light colorway: green leaves and light gold, pink, and blue flowers on a cream background. A wooden secretary-style desk is to the right, and a window with cream and salmon striped curtains is behind him. The boy wears a green, brown, and yellow camouflage t-shirt and has a head of natural curls.