The best films and TV shows filmed in Newcsatle - how many have you seen?
The newest edition in the post-apocalyptic film is now in cinemas, but 28 Years Later isn’t the only film to have been filmed in the North East.
We all love Newcastle and the surrounding areas, but it turns out a lot of filmmakers do too.
This year saw our amazing part of the country hit the big screen with 28 Years Later usign Northumberland as its setting, but it’s not the only example of filming teams heading to the region.
Newcastle’s vibrant cityscape has played a starring role in numerous productions. The city centre and Quayside have provided an urban playground for filmmakers, with Grainger Street witnessing luxury cars dodging falling rubble in Transformers: The Last Knight.
The city is also no stranger to small-screen crime drama, frequently appearing in the long-running Northumberland-based detective series Vera.
Harry Potter fans can also visit Alnwick Castle, scene of Harry’s first broomstick lesson and game of Quidditch. Visitors can even try broomstick flying with a ticket for the Castle’s broomstick training lessons.
Further along the coast Bamburgh Castle has been a major filming location for several productions, including Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and Transformers: The Last Knight.
Much-loved period drama Downton Abbey was set in some of the region’s most popular visitor attractions including Beamish Museum and Alnwick Castle.
Back in the city, football fans of a certain age will remember much of Tyneside used as the new home of Santiago Munez in the first of three Goal! films. The series follows the life of a Mexican footballer who kick starts his professional career at St James Park while training across much of the region, including Tynemouth beach.
We also can’t forget about Byker Grove, which gave us many names we all know well including Ant and Dec, Jill Halfpenny and Charlie Hunnam. In addition to being set in the city, the series was also filmed on Tyneside.
Another well-loved piece of media filmed using actors from the region was I, Daniel Blake. The crushing film based on a man’s experience of the welfare system of the 2010s was well recieved by critics and locals alike.
The hard-hitting drama was filmed entirely in Newcastle and plenty of familiar locations can be seen including the exterior of the job centre Blake uses, which is on John Dobson Street and the food bank is in Benwell Grove, while Daniel’s flat is on Grenville Terrace near the Quayside.