Towns & cities

Manchester

city in Greater Manchester, England

England · 53.4794, -2.2453

Manchester is recorded as a filming location for 16 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Manchester, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 51 more. 1 anime is also set here.

1 production was filmed at 4 places inside Manchester rather than at Manchester itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.

“In March, filming took place in Manchester's Northern Quarter, doubling for New York City.”

Morbius (2022) · Wikipedia

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Movies and TV series filmed in Manchester

Captain America: The First Avenger 2011
Peaky Blinders 2013–2022
Morbius 2022
Queer as Folk 1999–2000
“Queer as Folk is a 1999 British television series that chronicles the lives of three gay men living in Manchester's gay village around Canal Street, where it was also filmed.” Wikipedia
Genius 2016
Years and Years 2019–
Anemone 2025
Cold Feet 1997–2020
“The series began filming in Manchester on 19 March 2018 and continued until July.” Wikipedia
Paradox 2009–
Cucumber 2015–
Houdini and Doyle 2016–
Banana 2015–
Mrs Lowry & Son 2019
Resurrection Man 1998
Clocking Off 2000–2003
Life 2020–

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Manchester 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.

Sherlock Holmes 2009
“Filming was conducted in Manchester's Northern Quarter.” Wikipedia
The Crown 2016–2023
“Shooting locations used to double foreign settings included Manchester (as New York City), Málaga and Almería (as Sydney and other Australian settings), as well as Atlanterra, Cádiz (as Mustique).” Wikipedia
Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker 2019
The Iron Lady 2011
Darkest Hour 2017
“Filming took place in Manchester, England, at both the Town Hall and John Rylands Library, both doubling for the Houses of Parliament and featuring heavily in the film.” Wikipedia
28 Days Later 2002
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit 2014
Coronation Street 1960–
A Monster Calls 2016
Britain's Got Talent 2007–
Alfie 2004
Sherlock Holmes 1984–
“Most of the locations used for filming can be found in Cheshire, Liverpool and Manchester.” Wikipedia
Red Dwarf 1988–
Control 2007
“Control was filmed partly on location in Nottingham, Manchester, and Macclesfield, including areas where Curtis lived, and was shot in colour and then printed to black-and-white.” Wikipedia
The 51st State 2001
“Almost all of the film was shot on location in Liverpool apart from the opening scene which was shot in Los Angeles, a driving scene which was filmed in Manchester and another scene which was filmed at Cholmondeley Castle in Cheshire.” Wikipedia
Ali G Indahouse 2002
“The opening "gangland" dream sequence was filmed in Los Angeles, with all other scenes filmed in Manchester, London, and Staines.” Wikipedia
Official Secrets 2019
“Filming had moved to Manchester by 19 March, serving as a stand-in for London.” Wikipedia
Tolkien 2019
Priest 1994
“The film was shot on location in Blundellsands, Liverpool, London, and Manchester.” Wikipedia
A Very English Scandal 2018–
A Taste of Honey 1961
“The film was shot on location in Salford, Manchester, and Blackpool.” Wikipedia
24 Hour Party People 2002
“Production designer Mark Tildesley had the Haçienda nightclub interior rebuilt to its exact proportions in a Manchester warehouse.” Wikipedia
TNA iMPACT! 2004–
Hobson's Choice 1954
Match of the Day 1964–
It's a Sin 2021–
“Despite its London setting, It's a Sin was filmed mainly in Manchester, with other locations used in Liverpool, Bolton, Eccles, Bangor, and Rhos-on-Sea.” Wikipedia
Good Girl Gone Bad Live 2008
“Good Girl Gone Bad Live was filmed at the Manchester Arena show in Manchester, United Kingdom; the show was part of the Good Girl Gone Bad Tour and held on December 6, 2007.” Wikipedia
The Tournament 2009
RuPaul's Drag Race UK 2019
Narnia: The Magician's Nephew 2027
“Further scenes were shot in the Castlefield area of Manchester the same month.” Wikipedia
Fool Me Once 2024–
A Kind of Loving 1962
“The film was shot at Shepperton Studios, and on location in the northwest of England in Bolton, Blackburn, Manchester, Oldham, Preston, Radcliffe, Salford and St Anne's-on-Sea.” Wikipedia
Safe 2018–
Let Sleeping Corpses Lie 1974
“The opening montage was filmed in Manchester city centre.” Wikipedia
Cracker 1993–
“The internals for the police station were filmed in the old Daily Mirror offices in central Manchester, now The Printworks retail complex.” Wikipedia
Hit & Miss 2012–
The Voice UK 2012–
“Five events took place in London, two events in Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester and Cardiff, and one event in Belfast.” Wikipedia
Das Boot 2018–
“In England, specifically, Liverpool and Manchester were used for the scenes set in New York.” Wikipedia
The Stranger 2020–
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
Mandy 1952
“The film was shot at the Ealing Studios in west London, and also at the Royal Schools for the Deaf outside Manchester.” Wikipedia
Snatch 2017–
Stay Close 2021–
“The series was filmed in Brinscall, Lancashire, and around Manchester, St Helens, Runcorn, Widnes, Ashton-under-Lyne, Blackpool, Formby, Morecambe and North West England including Runcorn's Silver Jubilee Bridge.” Wikipedia
A Gentleman in Moscow 2024–
The Jewel in the Crown 1984–
University Challenge 1962–
Brassic 2019–
“Further filming locations included some scenes being filmed in Bolton, the Crows Nest pub scenes are filmed in The Star and Garter public house near Manchester Piccadilly station whereas the inaugural episode's notable car-chase opening scene was shot in West Yorkshire.” Wikipedia
Countdown 1982–
Girls in Love 2003–
Accused 2010–
“Accused was written by McGovern, Danny Brocklehurst and Alice Nutter and was filmed in Manchester.” Wikipedia
Fresh Meat 2011–
“The programme was filmed at The Sharp Project in Manchester, a £16.5 million studio facility built to fill the void when Granada Studios closed in 2013.” Wikipedia

Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Manchester

1 production shot at 4 places inside Manchester, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Manchester itself.

Ted Lasso Old Trafford per Wikipedia 2020–2023

Set here

Anime that take place here. Nothing drawn was ever filmed here, so this is where the story is set rather than where a camera stood: a different claim from everything above, and kept under its own heading for that reason.

Steamboy 2004

Set here, per Wikipedia

Games whose English Wikipedia article says they are set in Manchester, where Wikidata’s narrative-location statement stops at the country. Still a setting and not a shoot, and still a sentence rather than a statement: two steps from the strongest evidence on this atlas, and labelled at both.

Resistance: Fall of Man 2006

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Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Manchester?

68 productions are recorded as filmed in Manchester, 1 of them at places inside it, including Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Peaky Blinders (2013–2022) and Morbius (2022). 51 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Manchester?

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), covered by 79 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Manchester?

Manchester is in the United Kingdom. Its coordinates are 53.4794, -2.2453. The day trip guide for Manchester, United Kingdom lists 485 filming locations within 100 km.

What other filming locations are near Manchester?

Manchester Town Hall (under 1 km), St Peter's Square (under 1 km), Manchester city centre (under 1 km), John Rylands Library (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 Daniel Nisbet from Manchester, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0.

Planning a visit? Filming locations near Manchester, United Kingdom: 485 places within 100 km, with distances and directions.