Anna Friel joins cast of new McGovern drama as it begins filming in Liverpool
Filming has begun in Liverpool this week on Jimmy McGovern’s new drama, with Anna Friel joining Sean Bean in the cast.
Six one-hour episodes of Broken (working title) are being produced by LA Productions for BBC One.
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Liverpool sees flurry of filming in August
TWO major dramas are being filmed on location in Liverpool from today (Monday 15 August).
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New cast confirmed for return of Safe House with filming in Liverpool
Filming on a brand new series of ITV crime drama Safe House is to begin later this month in Manchester, Liverpool and Wales.
Stephen Moyer (True Blood, The Bastard Executioner and the upcoming Fox drama series Shots Fired) will take the lead role in the 4 x 60min series produced by Eleventh Hour Films.
READ MOREPro Motion Hire Opens in Liverpool
Pro Motion Liverpool will be opening its doors on 25th Jan 2017 in the Baltic Triangle. Based in the heart of Liverpool’s creative hub, it will provide Pro Motion’s usual brand of high quality kit and expert technical knowledge, continuing to support the thriving Film, Broadcast and Digital Content industries in the North of England.
Pro Motion Hire is excited to announce the launch of their new branch, Pro Motion Liverpool.
“Filming in Liverpool is a great experience. The city has a wealth of fantastic , versatile locations – both interior and exterior .The film office have supported our production fully , nothing is too much trouble and they have impressed me with their amazing can do attitude. I would come back here every time if I could”
Betsan Morris Evans, Producer, The City & The City
‘Liverpool and its surrounding area provided the perfect backdrop to The Five. The city became an important part of the tone and feel of the show and, logistically, was a great place to shoot.
Nicola Shindler, Executive Producer and Director of RED Production Company
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
“Liverpool is a wonderful place to film – the locations, the people, the welcome we felt and support we had when making Fantastic Beasts in the city was second to none”.
David Yates, Director, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
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Sean Bean stars in Jimmy McGovern’s Broken
Sean Bean has been cast in Jimmy McGovern’s new prime time drama series,Broken (working title).
The 6 parter is being made by Liverpool’s LA Productions for BBC One and co-producer, Colin McKeown described it as a “state-of-the-nation piece” based in the city.
READ MOREFilm director becomes Citizen of Honour
David Yates, the film director behind some of the UK’s highest grossing feature films, has become Liverpool’s latest Citizen of Honour in a special ceremony on Friday 17 February.
READ MORE‘One of the biggest challenges we faced making Florence Foster Jenkins in the UK was always going to be how to find 1940s New York.The elegance and grandeur of Liverpool made it easy.’
Tracy Seaward, Producer, Florence Foster Jenkins
‘Liverpool is a terrific place to shoot because it has a range of period architecture, great countryside on its doorstep and London is just a two hour train journey away.’
Simon Maloney, Producer S3, Peaky Blinders
“I have filmed in Liverpool before and it is a wonderful, wonderful city for filming because it has so many unspoilt – for period filming especially – unspoilt interiors. It was an incredibly flexible city for that and very film friendly.”
Stephen Poliakoff, Director, Close to the Enemy