The BBC is filming a second of popular police drama Happy Valley on location in Yorkshire in northern England. Set in the Calder Valley, the series follows police officers faced with a possible serial killer.
Filming is set to begin in Scotland for the BBC’s new drama One Of Us. The story follows two rural families who know each other well but whose lives change after two grisly murders. Macbeth and Outlander are among the productions to have shot recently in Scotland.
Actress Anne Hathaway is set to star in new TV miniseries The Ambassador’s Wife. Based on a fictional novel by Jennifer Steil, the wife of a former British Ambassador to Yemen, the story will focus on the wife of an ambassador kidnapped in a Middle Eastern country.
Amazon adventure movie Lost City of Z has started filming in Belfast and will later shoot on location in Colombia. The Northern Ireland capital offers Titanic Studios, where HBO’s hit fantasy drama Game of Thrones is based.
Disney’s ABC Studios has started filming a second series of the fairy tale comedy Galavant at The Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol. Galavant will spend 16 weeks shooting on purpose-built sets in the Tank House 3 space.
The Great Getaway will be based on the 18th century life of Prince Charles Edward Stuart – commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie – and will film in Scotland. The historical drama Outlander is one of the largest productions to have shot in the country in the last few years.
Two former BBC executives and veterans of Doctor Who and Da Vinci’s Demons have set up new production company Bad Wolf that will have an office in South Wales. Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner plan to bring GBP 100 million of investment to Wales over the next ten years.
A new movie adaptation of Swallows and Amazons is being shot in the Lake District in north-west England and has been welcomed by the National Trust. Historical buildings managed by the organisation have appeared recently in the BBC’s period drama series Wolf Hall.