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Scotland ( Scots : ) is a country that is part of the ___MASK37___ and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain . It shares a border with England to the south , and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to the east and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the south - west . In addition to the mainland , the country is made up of more than 790 islands , including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides . London is the capital and most populous city of England and the ___MASK37___ , as well as the most populous city proper in the European Union . Standing on the River Thames in the south east of the island of Great Britain , London has been a major settlement for two millennia . It was founded by the Romans , who named it " Londinium ". London ' s ancient core , the City of London , largely retains its medieval boundaries . Since at least the 19th century , " London " has also referred to the metropolis around this core , historically split between Middlesex , Essex , Surrey , Kent , and Hertfordshire , which today largely makes up Greater London , governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly . England is a country that is part of the ___MASK37___ . It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west . The Irish Sea lies northwest of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest . England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five - eighths of the island of Great Britain ( which lies in the North Atlantic ) in its centre and south ; and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly , and the Isle of Wight . Midnight Menace is a 1937 British thriller film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Charles Farrell , Margaret Vyner , Fritz Kortner and Danny Green . An international arms manufacturing firm plans to start a war in ___MASK68___ by bombing London . It was released in the United States as Bombs Over London . Its original script was written by Alexander Mackendrick . ___MASK95___ is a television and film production company and facilities provider at Ealing Green in west London . Will Barker bought the White Lodge on Ealing Green in 1902 as a base for film making , and films have been made on the site ever since . It is the oldest continuously working studio facility for film production in the world , and the current stages were opened for the use of sound in 1931 . It is best known for a series of classic films produced in the post - WWII years , including " Kind Hearts and Coronets " ( 1949 ), " Passport to Pimlico " ( 1949 ), " The Lavender Hill Mob " ( 1951 ), and " The Ladykillers " ( 1955 ). The BBC owned and filmed at the Studios for forty years from 1955 until 1995 . Since 2000 , ___MASK95___ has resumed releasing films under its own name , including the revived " St Trinian ' s " franchise . In more recent times , films shot here include " The Importance of Being Earnest " ( 2002 ) and " Shaun of the Dead " ( 2004 ), as well as " The Theory of Everything " ( 2014 ), " The Imitation Game " ( 2014 ) and " Burnt " ( 2015 ). Interior scenes of the British period drama television series " Downton Abbey " are shot in Stage 2 of the studios . The Met Film School London operates on the site . The River Thames is a river that flows through southern England . At , it is the longest river entirely in England and the second longest in the ___MASK37___ , after the River Severn . It also flows through Oxford ( where it is called Isis ), Reading , Henley - on - Thames and Windsor . The lower reaches of the river are called the Tideway , derived from its long tidal reach up to Teddington Lock . It rises at Thames Head in Gloucestershire , and flows into the North Sea via the Thames Estuary . The Thames drains the whole of Greater London . The Man In The White Suit is a 1951 science - fiction satirical comedy film made by ___MASK95___ . It starred Alec Guinness , Joan Greenwood and Cecil Parker and was directed by Alexander Mackendrick . The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing ( Screenplay ) for Roger MacDougall , John Dighton and Alexander Mackendrick ( who was a cousin of Roger MacDougall ). The ___MASK37___ of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the ___MASK37___ ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign country in western Europe . Lying off the north - western coast of the European mainland , it includes the island of Great Britain ( the name of which is also loosely applied to the whole country ), the north - eastern part of the island of Ireland , and many smaller islands . Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe Republic of Ireland . Apart from this land border , the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to its east , the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south - south - west , giving it the 12th - longest coastline in the world . The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland . With an area of , the UK is the 78th - largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th - largest in Europe . It is also the 21st - most populous country , with an estimated 65 . 1 million inhabitants . Together , this makes it the fourth most densely populated country in the European Union . Great Britain , also known as Britain , is a large island in the north Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental ___MASK68___ . With an area of , Great Britain is the largest European island and the ninth - largest in the world . In 2011 the island had a population of about 61 million people , making it the world ' s third - most populous island after Java in Indonesia and Honshu in ___MASK73___ . The island of Ireland is situated to the west of it , and together these islands , along with over 1 , 000 smaller surrounding islands , comprise the British Isles archipelago . The Ladykillers is a 1955 British black comedy film made by ___MASK95___ . Directed by Alexander Mackendrick , it stars Katie Johnson , Alec Guinness , Cecil Parker , Herbert Lom , Peter Sellers , Danny Green and Jack Warner . American William Rose wrote the screenplay , for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay and won the BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay . He claimed to have dreamt the entire film and merely had to remember the details when he awoke . The European Union ( EU ) is a political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in ___MASK68___ . It has an area of , and an estimated population of over 510 million . The EU has developed an internal single market through a standardised system of laws that apply in all member states . EU policies aim to ensure the free movement of people , goods , services , and capital within the internal market , enact legislation in justice and home affairs , and maintain common policies on trade , agriculture , fisheries , and regional development . Within the Schengen Area , passport controls have been abolished . A monetary union was established in 1999 and came into full force in 2002 , and is composed of 19 EU member states which use the euro currency . Alexander Mackendrick ( September 8 , 1912  December 22 , 1993 ) was an American born Scottish director and teacher . He was born in Boston , Massachusetts and later moved to Scotland . He began making television commercials before moving into post - production editing and directing films , most notably for ___MASK95___ where his films include " Whisky Galore !" ( 1949 ), " The Man in the White Suit " ( 1951 ), and " The Ladykillers " ( 1955 ).