▁ ▁A ▁rest oration ▁appeal ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁raise ▁£ 5 . 5 ▁million ▁needed ▁to ▁renov ate ▁and ▁restore ▁the ▁Norman ▁building . ▁The ▁castle ▁is ▁the ▁third - old est ▁continu ously ▁occupied ▁castle ▁in ▁England , ▁after ▁the ▁royal ▁for tr esses ▁of ▁the ▁Tower ▁of ▁London ▁and ▁W inds or ▁Castle , ▁and ▁the ▁oldest ▁to ▁be ▁continu ously ▁owned ▁and ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁family . ▁It ▁contains ▁an ▁ant ique ▁four - post er ▁bed ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁identified ▁as ▁the ▁piece ▁of ▁furn iture ▁that ▁has ▁remained ▁the ▁longest ▁in ▁continuous ▁use ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁family . ▁ ▁In ▁modern ▁culture ▁The ▁castle ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁many ▁scenes ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁television ▁film ▁of ▁The ▁Other ▁B ole yn ▁Girl . ▁More ▁recently ▁the ▁castle ▁and ▁grounds ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁external ▁sh ots ▁of ▁the ▁Val enci an ▁castle ▁in ▁Gal avant . ▁ ▁The ▁castle ▁is ▁featured ▁in ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁gene al ogy ▁document ary ▁television ▁series ▁Who ▁Do ▁You ▁Think ▁You ▁Are ?, ▁with ▁American ▁actress ▁Cour ten ey ▁C ox ▁looking ▁into ▁her ▁ancest ry . ▁C ox ▁lear ns ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁a ▁ 2 1 - gener ation ▁direct ▁desc endant ▁of ▁Thomas ▁de ▁Ber keley , ▁ 3 rd ▁Baron ▁Ber keley ▁and ▁ 2 2 - gener ation ▁desc endant ▁of ▁de ▁Ber keley