The team filmed by the fireplace in the Conways' den, around the living-room couches and in the garden.

WSJ: Starring Your Den

The island emboldened the Conways to put light-green carpeting down in other parts of their home, something they had been resigned to living without while their grandchildren were young.

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The Conways' home doubles as his home.

WSJ: Starring Your Den

Last fall, location manager Carol Flaisher knocked on the door of the Conways' rural-looking, 1820s home, assured the couple that she wasn't a crazy person and asked if they would consider renting out their house for a BBC film with the British actress.

WSJ: Starring Your Den