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Film & TV Locations
Lady Macbeth (2017)
The Lambton Estate in Chester-le-Street, a beach in the coastal town of Seaham and Cow Green Reservoir near High Force in Teesdale were all used during filming of Lady Macbeth.
Florence Pugh, the acclaimed rising star from Oxfordshire plays the lead in a British retelling of a lurid Russian story from 1865 about a discontented, and ultimately violent, young bride.Dark Angel (2016)
Dark Angel is based on the extraordinary true story of Victorian poisoner Mary Ann Cotton, - famously known as Britain's first serial killer, with parts of the new drama being filmed at award-winning Beamish Museum.
Victoria, 2016
ITV’s major new drama series stars Jenna Coleman as a young Queen Victoria. Parts of the series were filmed at Raby Castle in the Durham Dales. The ambitious 8-part drama follows the early life of the Queen, from her ascension to the throne at the tender age of 18 through to her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert.
Image credit ITV/Mammoth Screen
Downton Abbey
Beamish Museum appeared in the last ever episode of Downton Abbey on Christmas Day 2015. Beamish’s Town street was covered in “snow” in July, when filming took place with Lady Mary Crawley (played by Michelle Dockery), Tom Branson (Allen Leech) and Henry Talbot (Matthew Goode). The museum was delighted to welcome over 100 cast, crew and supporting artists.
George Gently (2012 - 2014)
George Gently is shot on location in Durham City and the surrounding area. Set during the swinging 1960’s, old-school detective Inspector George Gently (Martin Shaw) steers his way through a world where forensics was in its infancy and a northern pop group named The Animals famously sang “We gotta get out of this place……..”
Ushaw and Durham City’s World Heritage Site of Durham Cathedral and Castle provide a stunning backdrop for this popular crime drama.
The Paradise (2012)
Set in a luxury department store, The Paradise is the biggest BBC drama to be made in north east England and it is a Durham stately home which is being used as the set for the series.
Nineteenth century Lambton Castle,near Chester-le-Street, has proved to be a natural-born winner in the glamorous world of make believe. The estate grounds have been transformed with the construction of a replica Victorian street whilst the Castle’s amazing interiors have been refurbished to add glamour and glitz.Billy Elliot (2000)
It seems entirely appropriate that a film set against the backdrop of the coalminers’ strike of 1984-85 was partly filmed in a county which wears its industrial heritage with pride. Billy Elliot, the son and brother of coalminers, is caught between his love of dance and his loyalty to his strike-torn family. The former Durham pit villages proved perfect for filming street scenes.
Harry Potter
The Philosopher's Stone (2001) - Durham Cathedral's cloister doubles as an exterior shot for the Hogwarts School and against a snowy backdrop, Harry stands in one corner of the Cathedral cloister and releases his pet Owl, Hedwig. The Chamber of Secrets (2002) - Durham Cathedral’s cloister provides the setting for Ron Weasley’s spectacular slug vomiting, and in the Chapter House Professor McGonagall taught the other wizards how to turn animals into water goblets.
Joe Maddison's War (2010)
Joe Maddison’s War is the story of a shipbuilder who finds himself too old to be involved in active service as the Second World War breaks out. Eager to make a contribution to the war effort he joins the Home Guard and the story that follows becomes an exploration of friendship and the very human need for a sense of belonging.Written by one of the region’s most highly regarded playwrights of the 20th century (Alan Plater) and with star actors born and bred in north east England (Kevin Whately as
Elizabeth (1998)
Raby Castle is one of Durham’s award-winning visitor attractions. In 1998 the film Elizabeth starring Cate Blanchett became an award-winning film (BAFTA Best British film).
The film tells the story of the early years of the Virgin Queen’s reign when Elizabeth I is at her most vulnerable and her newly acquired crown is far from being safe on her head.
The nave of Durham Cathedral, easily identified in the film by its distinctive patterned stone columns, became Queen Elizabeth I’s royal palace.Alien 3 (1992)
The third in the Alien series of science fiction horror films continues the story of the battle between starship crewman Lt Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and a killer alien species. Blast Beach at Dawdon on the Durham Heritage Coast was used as the surface of an alien planet. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for its stunning visual effects but since the making of the movie the Durham Heritage Coast has won awards for its own visual effects at Seaham, Dawdon and Blackhall Rocks.
Get Carter (1971)
Realistic, sinister and influential the Get Carter film set the standards for future British crime films. Set in north east England and partly filmed in Durham the story tracks London gangster Jack Carter (Michael Caine) on his quest to uncover the real story behind his brother’s seemingly accidental death. Dryderdale Hall near Hamsterley Forest was the location used for the home of gangster Cyril Kinnear (John Osborne) and Michael Caine was filmed running through the well wooded grounds which s
