In recent adaptations of "Pride and Prejudice", Longnor has featured as Lambton, while Lyme Park and Chatsworth House have stood in for Pemberley.
Klasični film iz leta 1955 "The Dam Busters" je bil posnet v Zgornji dolini Derwent, v katerih so potekali praktični leti za bombne napade na jezovih Ruhr v času druge svetovne vojne.