▁for ▁a ▁rev ival ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁did ▁not ▁material ise ▁and ▁the ▁Ro chester ▁Bom bers ▁became ▁the ▁Rom ford ▁Bom bers . ▁ ▁S ail ing ▁and ▁row ing ▁are ▁also ▁popular ▁on ▁the ▁River ▁Med way ▁with ▁respective ▁clubs ▁being ▁based ▁in ▁Ro chester . ▁ ▁Film ▁The ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁James ▁Bond ▁Gold f inger ▁describes ▁Bond ▁driving ▁along ▁the ▁A 2 ▁through ▁the ▁Med way ▁Town s ▁from ▁St ro od ▁to ▁Ch ath am . ▁Of ▁interest ▁is ▁the ▁mention ▁of ▁" ine v itable ▁traffic ▁j ams " ▁on ▁the ▁St ro od ▁side ▁of ▁Ro chester ▁Bridge , ▁the ▁novel ▁being ▁written ▁some ▁years ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁M 2 ▁motor way ▁Med way ▁by pass . ▁ ▁Ro chester ▁is ▁the ▁setting ▁of ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁Peter ▁Wat kins ▁television ▁film ▁The ▁War ▁Game , ▁which ▁dep ict s ▁the ▁town ' s ▁destruction ▁by ▁a ▁nuclear ▁miss ile . ▁The ▁opening ▁sequence ▁was ▁shot ▁in ▁Ch ath am ▁Town ▁Hall , ▁but ▁the ▁cred its ▁particularly ▁thank ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁D over , ▁Gra ves end ▁and ▁Ton bridge . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁advent ure ▁film ▁Iron cl ad ▁is ▁based ▁upon ▁the ▁ 1 2 1 5 ▁sie ge ▁of ▁Ro chester ▁Castle . ▁There ▁are ▁however ▁areas ▁where ▁the ▁plot ▁diff ers ▁from ▁accepted ▁historical ▁narr ative . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁