Towns & cities

Birmingham

city in the West Midlands, England

England · 52.4800, -1.9025

Birmingham is recorded as a filming location for 6 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Birmingham, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 21 more.

2 productions were filmed at 5 places inside Birmingham rather than at Birmingham itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.

“The first series was filmed in Birmingham, Bradford, Dudley, Leeds, Liverpool, and Port Sunlight.”

Peaky Blinders (2013–2022) · Wikipedia

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Movies and TV series filmed in Birmingham

Peaky Blinders 2013–2022
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One 2023
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man 2026
Line of Duty 2012–
“Filming of the first series took place in Birmingham, England, before moving to Belfast, Northern Ireland, for the remainder of the programme.” Wikipedia
The Job Lot 2013–2015
The Colour Room 2021

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Birmingham as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

Ready Player One 2018
Kingsman: The Golden Circle 2017
Britain's Got Talent 2007–
“In 2010, Cowell fell ill during filming of the fourth series and was unable to attend the Birmingham auditions, leading to Louis Walsh stepping in as a guest judge in his place until he recovered.” Wikipedia
Hustle 2004–
American Assassin 2017
Stan and Ollie 2018
The Fourth Protocol 1987
The Girl with All the Gifts 2016
Brassed Off 1996
Silent Witness 1996–
“In 2023 it was announced that production for Silent Witness would be moving to Birmingham.” Wikipedia
Maiden England 1989
Brum 1991–
“Set in the "Big Town" (mostly filmed in Birmingham, England) and produced by Ragdoll Productions, Brums first broadcasting was in 1991 and the last live-action series was broadcast in 2002.” Wikipedia
Fifth Gear 2002–
“In previous series, these links were filmed at the production company offices in Birmingham.” Wikipedia
The Voice UK 2012–
“Five events took place in London, two events in Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester and Cardiff, and one event in Belfast.” Wikipedia
K-9 and Company 1981
“The pilot was filmed on location near Cirencester, and studio shots filmed at Pebble Mill Studios, Birmingham with editing also taking place at Pebble Mill, however it was commissioned by BBC London Drama Serials (LDL).” Wikipedia
Survivors 2008–
“The city scenes in the first series were filmed in Manchester, while city scenes in the second series were filmed in Birmingham.” Wikipedia
Toast 2010
“The chief filming location was in Birmingham and Worcestershire with the Black Country Living Museum transformed into 1960's Wolverhampton, and in Walton Pool House in Clent.” Wikipedia
Dancing on the Edge 2013–
All Creatures Great and Small 1978–
“Some indoor scenes (including all those of the interior of Skeldale House) were shot at the BBC's Pebble Mill studios in Birmingham, a few months after the on-location portions.” Wikipedia
Doctors 2000–
“Filmed in Birmingham and set in the fictional West Midlands town of Letherbridge, the soap follows the lives of the staff of both an NHS doctor's surgery and a university campus surgery, as well as the lives of their families and friends.” Wikipedia
Tezz 2012
“Most of the film was shot in Birmingham and some portions were shot in London.” Wikipedia

Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Birmingham

2 productions shot at 5 places inside Birmingham, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Birmingham itself.

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story Heathfield Hall per Wikipedia 2023–
International Velvet University of Birmingham per Wikipedia 1978

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Birmingham?

29 productions are recorded as filmed in Birmingham, 2 of them at places inside it, including Peaky Blinders (2013–2022), Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) and Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026). 21 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Birmingham?

Peaky Blinders (2013–2022), covered by 63 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Birmingham?

Birmingham is in the United Kingdom. Its coordinates are 52.4800, -1.9025. The day trip guide for Birmingham, United Kingdom lists 386 filming locations within 100 km.

What other filming locations are near Birmingham?

Council House, Birmingham (under 1 km), Victoria Square (under 1 km), Grand Hotel (under 1 km), Grand Central (under 1 km) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by JimmyGuano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Planning a visit? Filming locations near Birmingham, United Kingdom: 386 places within 100 km, with distances and directions.