The station was used for filming of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in October 2007. Surbiton station also appears in Agatha Christie's Poirot: "The Adventure of the Clapham Cook", a TV adaptation of the short story by Agatha Christie and the first episode of the 1989 ITV series. Having been set in the 1930s Art Deco period and external shots of Hercule Poirot's fictional residence Whitehaven Mansions being filmed at Florin Court, the station assists in maintaining the authenticity of the programme and was built within a year of Florin Court. Notes References External links London Transport Museum: Kingston – The growth of London through transport – with 1875 map Art Deco architecture in London Railway stations in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1845 Former London and South Western Railway stations Railway stations served by South Western Railway Art Deco railway stations Railway station James Robb Scott buildings Grade II listed buildings in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Grade II listed railway stations Modernist architecture in London