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Popular TV Series Locations in the UK

Seeing a picturesque coastline or stretch of countryside on TV can often prompt viewers to spend their next holiday there – and, in some cases, move to the region permanently. Here Hamiltons Removals, who offer to house removals to Suffolk, East Anglia and all parts of the UK, identify four of the counties which have proved particularly popular with TV producers.

Suffolk

Lovejoy, a BBC comedy/drama series about a roguish antiques dealer of the same name, ran for eight years on the BBC from the mid-1980s onwards. Ian McShane’s title character could be seen in many of the picture-postcard villages of the county, including Long Melford, Debenham, Kersey, Clare and Woolpit.

More recently Detectorists, the BBC series about a metal detectors’ club, was also filmed in Suffolk, even though it is supposedly set in the neighbouring county of Essex. St Michael’s Rooms in Framlingham is the venue for the meetings of the club which Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones’s characters belong to. If you want to visit their favourite watering hole, The Two Brewers, then you will have to pop in for a pint either at The Castle Inn (next to Framlingham Castle) or The Crown Inn at nearby Great Glemham.

Norfolk

Many people associate Norfolk with the hapless radio DJ Alan Partridge, memorably played by Steve Coogan. The various TV series (and a film) spawned by this character includes several Norfolk locations, including Norwich’s cathedral and train station, and Cromer Pier.

The classic BBC comedy series Dad’s Army was also filmed in Norfolk. The Home Guard unit at Walmington-on-Sea was supposedly on the south coast, but most of the scenes were shot in Thetford and the nearby Stanta training area. Most of the cast stayed in Thetford during filming and there is a Dad’s Army museum in the town.

The ITV series Kingdom, which starred Stephen Fry as a country solicitor, was set in the town of Market Shipborough but much of the show was shot in the centre of Swaffham. Although it is 20 miles inland, viewers were given the impression that the town is on the North Norfolk coast – so some scenes were filmed in Holkham and Wells-next-the-Sea.

House removals Suffolk - Poldark, Cornwall

Cornwall

Both the BBC TV series of Poldark – the first series made in the 1970’s and the second series some 40 years later – were filmed in the county, remaining true to the original novels by Winston Graham. Many of the same locations were used in both series, including the town of Charleston near St Austell, which doubled as the city of Truro, Bodmin Moor and the coastline from Botallack to Levant, pictured above.

The ITV comedy drama Doc Martin, starring Martin Clunes in the title role, was set in the fictional village of Portwenn. In real life, the external scenes were principally shot in Port Isaac, a fishing village on the north Cornish coast, and some of the interiors were filmed in a converted local barn. 

Yorkshire

Often called ‘God’s Own County’, Yorkshire has long been a favoured destination for TV series. The BBC comedy series Last of the Summer Wine, which ran for 31 series from 1973 onwards, was filmed in and around the west Yorkshire town of Holmfirth. The show, which is believed to be the longest-running sitcom in the world, used real businesses and homes in and around the town.

The ITV drama Emmerdale was filmed in Esholt, near Shipley, from 1976-94, with the pub doubling as the village local The Woolpack. (After 1994 most of the shooting takes place in a Leeds TV studio).

All the external scenes for All Creatures Great and Small, the popular BBC show about the life and work of vet James Herriott, were filmed in North Yorkshire. The village of Askrigg became the fictional town of Darrowby, where the veterinary practice was based.

Moving House with Hamiltons Removals

If you are interested in house removals to Suffolk, Norfolk, Cornwall, Yorkshire and all parts of the UK, then Hamiltons Removals has almost 30 years of experience in the sector. As one of East Anglia’s leading removals companies, we pride ourselves on making your move as smooth as possible. We also offer a range of associated services, including packing and unpacking, cleaning and insurance. If you would like to book a video survey, follow this link.


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