Towns & cities

Newcastle upon Tyne

city in Tyne and Wear, England, UK

England · 54.9778, -1.6133

Newcastle upon Tyne is recorded as a filming location for 4 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Newcastle upon Tyne, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 15 more.

2 places inside Newcastle upon Tyne have a page of their own: listed below. Everything shot at them is already named above, recorded against Newcastle upon Tyne as well.

“As well as this, Newcastle was used as the location for I, Daniel Blake (2016) which won the Palme d'Or award at Cannes Film Festival as well as the BAFTA for Outstanding British Film.”

I, Daniel Blake (2016) · Wikipedia

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Movies and TV series filmed in Newcastle upon Tyne

I, Daniel Blake 2016
The Bay of Silence 2020
Staggered 1994
Boy Meets Girl 2015–
“The main series acquired co-writers Simon Carlyle and Andrew Mettam, and had six 30-minute episodes (including the pilot episode with some re-shot scenes) set and recorded in Newcastle upon Tyne.” Wikipedia

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Newcastle upon Tyne 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.

Billy Elliot 2000
“The mining scenes were filmed at the Ellington and Lynemouth Colliery in Northumberland, with some filming in Dawdon, Middlesbrough and Newcastle upon Tyne.” Wikipedia
Transformers: The Last Knight 2017
28 Years Later 2025
“Locations include Lindisfarne off the Northumberland Coast, Hexham, Bellingham, Kielder Forest, Rothbury (Northumberland), Newcastle upon Tyne (Tyne and Wear), Waskerley (County Durham), Melsonby, Ripon, Fountains Abbey, Aysgarth Falls, Redmire (North Yorkshire) and Bradford (West Yorkshire).” Wikipedia
Get Carter 1971
“In the first week of shooting in Newcastle, the ACTT called the crew out on a one-day strike.” Wikipedia
Goal! 2005
Vera 2011–
“The series is filmed in Newcastle upon Tyne and throughout Northumberland, County Durham and North Yorkshire in North East England.” Wikipedia
Sorry We Missed You 2019
Stormy Monday 1988
Wolfblood 2012–
“Early series filming locations included Hookergate School and the woods of the surrounding Rowlands Gill countryside, from series 4 onwards the filming moved to at Heworth Grange Comprehensive in East Gateshead (Hawthorn Comprehensive in the series) and the areas around Windy Nook and Newcastle.” Wikipedia
Geordie Shore 2011–
Song for Marion 2012
“Although the film is set in London it was primarily shot on location in Newcastle upon Tyne and Durham.” Wikipedia
United 2011
The Clouded Yellow 1951
“A significant proportion of the action was shot on location in Newcastle upon Tyne, featuring scenes on the quayside, around the Castle Keep and the Central Station, and the suburb of Jesmond.” Wikipedia
Virginia Woolf's Night and Day 2026
The Likely Lads 1976

Filming locations inside Newcastle upon Tyne

2 places inside Newcastle upon Tyne, each with a page of their own. Every production shot at them is already listed above, because Wikidata records them against Newcastle upon Tyne too.

Set here, per Wikipedia

Games whose English Wikipedia article says they are set in Newcastle upon Tyne, 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.

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Newcastle upon Tyne?

19 productions are recorded as filmed in Newcastle upon Tyne, including I, Daniel Blake (2016), The Bay of Silence (2020) and Staggered (1994). 15 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Newcastle upon Tyne?

I, Daniel Blake (2016), covered by 39 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Newcastle upon Tyne?

Newcastle upon Tyne is in the United Kingdom. Its coordinates are 54.9778, -1.6133.

What other filming locations are near Newcastle upon Tyne?

Newcastle Civic Centre (under 1 km), Newcastle City Hall (under 1 km), Tyneside Cinema (under 1 km), St James’ Park (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 Tagishsimon, CC BY-SA 3.0.